NASA scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Japan’s University of Toho, have used supercomputers to model the far future of Earth’s habitability. Their findings offer a clear—if distant—timeline for the end of life…
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Soviet spacecraft to crash land on Earth in just days. Here’s what to know
A piece of Soviet-era space debris is expected to crash land down to Earth this weekend….
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The trees are talking to each other — but only during this time
The trees are talking to each other. But it doesn’t happen all the time.
They appear to be…
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When Navigating a Tiny Virtual Town, Children’s Brains Create Detailed Maps
When it comes to navigating areas, young children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. Although past studies have proposed that our navigational abilities don’t truly kick in until the age of 12, a new study puts these claims to…
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Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Could Improve Biomedical and Environmental Cleanup
Researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) have unveiled a novel “electricity-conducting organism” that could spark medical and environmental innovations.
According to the new study, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the…
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Is the Elusive Asian Unicorn Extinct? New Evidence Gives Hope to Finding It
From the snow leopard to the pangolin, there are many animals that evade human contact. These elusive animals move secretly and silently through hard-to-reach habitats and are often at risk of endangerment. One of these animals, known as the…
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Fungus Presents a Growing Threat to Health and Crops as Globe Warms
Climate change could fuel the spread of a fungus that can sicken and even kill people, as well as threaten crops, according to a study posted on the preprint server Research Square.
Fungal infections already kill about 1.5 million a year. There…
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Social Drinking Could Mask Alcoholism, or Provoke Problem Drinking
Social drinking can sit on the slippery slope to alcoholism. People — and culture — can sometimes intertwine solitary drinkers with addiction. However, alcoholism often starts out when drinking among others, according to a review article in…
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This tree harnesses lightning to kill parasites and even other trees
Lightning is one of nature’s most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful advantage.
The towering tonka bean tree…
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Musk says SpaceX vision for Mars will save humanity as he continues to push human extinction fears
Billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is continuing to push his…
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