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NASA Releases 25 Jaw-Dropping New Images for the First Time 13 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 65 3431
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1219
A Science Editorial on the Cost of Gene and Cell Therapies. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 809
Comet caught strangely zigzagging its way through space 3 usonian Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1160
An Effort to Score US Coal to Nuclear Plant Conversions. 6 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1311
520-million-year-old worm fossil solves mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved 2 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 902
Popular Weight Loss Drug Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1421
Work Begins on the First US Gen IV Nuclear Reactor. 3 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 921
'Publish or Perish' is now a card game -- not just an academic's life 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 722
A Star Is About to Explode (And You'll Be Able to See It) 1 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 1336
Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact 1 usonian Jul 2024 Aug 2024 13 645
A Sober Look at the Materials Implications of Electric Cars. 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 969
Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 19 821
Oil and gas extraction causes pollution to spike 10,000% 3 erronis Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 733
Solar Mystery Solved by Astronomer's Drawings From Hundreds of Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 961
Double Meteor Shower Raises Expectations of Stunning Fireball Display 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 671
Mysterious explosions are creating craters in Siberia. Here's why 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1032
The Northern Lights Are Coming Back: How to See the Aurora Borealis This Week 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 675
Ok blew my mind. How do bacteria move? Little electric boat motors! lol. Cray Cray stuff here 6 Cheezoholic Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1166
An Ancient Maya Practice Could Be the Key to Growing Vegetables on Mars 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 805
New study shows 'dancing molecules' can regenerate cartilage in 3 days 14 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 76 3094
New 'Butter' Made From Carbon Dioxide Tastes Like the Real Dairy Product, Startup Says 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 789
Type of mouth bacteria 'melts' some cancers, study finds 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 15 782
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 347
Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought - BBC 0 Wicked Blue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 796
The Biden Administration and China Work to Address the Superpollutant N2O. 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 991
Burned-up satellites are polluting the atmosphere 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 844
A Flash Like No Other: NASA's Fermi Detects Unique Energy Peak in Unprecedented Gamma-Ray Burst 4 erronis Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 960
U.S. back in race to forge unknown, superheavy elements 5 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 963
China dominates renewable energy and coal power forecasts 2 Eko Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 725

Science Continued...

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China Quadrupled Its Nuclear Power Production in 10 Years; Is Predicted to Pass the US In 2030. 7 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1239
Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they've been mistaken for people wearing costumes News 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 14 1066
The Atomic Intelligence of Liquid Metals. 0 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 925
Exoplanet caught in 'hairpin turn' signals how high-mass gas giants form 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 622
'Super-Jupiter': Giant gas planet discovered by space telescope 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 752
See 25 Stunning Images of the Cosmos From the Chandra X-Ray Observatory as It Celebrates 25 Years in Space 8 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1080
Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds 4 usonian Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 1006
Japanese honeybees slap ants to defend their hive 8 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1312
Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 758
MIT researchers make hydrogen fuel from soda cans, seawater, caffeine 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 727
Silkworms, shrimps can help repair damaged skin and bones: EU researchers 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 649
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station 0 Eugene Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 615
A swinging showerhead leads to discovery of a new mode of vibration in nature 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 904
AI models fed AI-generated data quickly spew nonsense 4 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1201
Geology hub: yesterday's hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone 4 Warpy Jul 2024 Jul 2024 18 1324
Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch youngest woman above the Krmn line 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 506
Florida startup Star Catcher snags $12 million to help develop 1st off-Earth energy grid 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 529
Memory for music doesn't diminish with age 3 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 863
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist -- now she wants reform 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 709
Chimpanzees Take Turns in Fast-Paced Conversations, Just Like Humans Do 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 839
This glowing speck is a freezing exoplanet six times the size of Jupiter 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 731
Nasa's science mission spacecraft are at risk from hackers, but a new law could help protect them 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 538
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist -- now she wants reform 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 741
Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 658
The best meteor showers of 2024 are yet to come. Here are the key nights to watch for. 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 727
Jaguarundi: The little wildcat that looks like an otter and has 13 ways of 'talking' 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1129
Nature: Harris Candidacy Stirs Optimism Among Scientists. 1 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 794
Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 6 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 1137
Male elephants use deep rumbles to signal when it is time to go 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 638
Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible 2 Jim__ Jul 2024 Jul 2024 19 800

Science Continued...

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Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope 2 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 769
Metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor split water to generate 'dark oxygen,' new study finds 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 890
It's not just humans--bacteria also have memory, study suggests 6 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 926
A 12-Mile Marvel Has Stunningly Turned Gravity Into Light 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 995
Extremely Rare Black Hole Found At The Center Of Our Galaxy 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 651
Low-cost, smartphone-based spectrometer could tell you whether something is good to eat or not 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 770
See How the Brain Responds to Psychedelic 'Magic Mushrooms' 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 789
Socioeconomic factors linked to persistently active rheumatoid arthritis 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 476
Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations, researchers find 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 747
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 266
This Enormous New Telescope Will Be Powered By The World's Largest Mirror 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 619
The Milky Way's enormous, star-studded 'Radcliffe Wave' is literally waving 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 648
NASA cancels $450-million mission to drill for ice on the Moon -- surprising researchers 13 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1440
Antarctic Worms Have an Amazing Secret For Surviving Deadly Icy Water 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 600
Scientists Found an Alarming Pattern in The Brains of Sleep-Deprived Kids 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 819
New Detection Of Phosphine Deeper In Venus's Atmosphere - And Possibly Ammonia Too 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 472
Gaia spacecraft almost doomed by back-to-back meteor strike and solar storm -- but ESA says they've found a solution 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 708
Discover The Bizarre Life In Movile Cave: A World Sealed Off For 5 Million Years 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 16 856
NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally reveals ultra-rare sulfur crystals after crushing a rock on Mars 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 621
Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers 8 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 1218
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