
News on the most recent advances in science
Staying updated with the most recent advances in science has never been easier. ThePhysicist gathers news about the most recent advances in the world of scientific research and analyses them regularly.
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Barcodes uncover early blueprints of our cellular origins
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:32
A study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide and grow into the complex structures that make up our bodies.
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Colorful, ‘healthy’ branding makes cannabis edibles ‘appealing’ to teens, study finds
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:21
Bright colors, fruit imagery, and labels like “locally made” or “vegan” might seem harmless—but when used on cannabis edibles, they can send misleading messages to teens.
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International research team analyzes the genetic basis of ant evolution
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:13
The existence of ant colonies was a mystery even to the famous naturalist Charles Darwin. How could evolution produce workers that cannot reproduce? Darwin assumed that workers increase the reproductive success of their queen, thereby explaining the so-called reproductive division of labor: males provide sperm, which the queens store and use to fertilize eggs throughout their lives. Workers search for food, care for the brood and defend the nest, but do not reproduce.
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How Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to delist gray wolves could affect Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:10
For decades, the question of how and whether gray wolves should be legally protected has been debated through federal rulemaking, courts and now Congress—where a bill from one of Colorado’s representatives is under consideration.
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New soil DNA monitoring technique provides data for better urban wildlife planning
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:02
With more than half the world now living in cities and urban land cover expected to increase by about 1.2 million square kilometers by 2030, built environments are altering ecosystems through habitat fragmentations, heat islands, and road networks. Disrupted habitats caused by urbanization can lead to invasive species, disease outbreaks, and increased human-wildlife conflict.
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Construction on Mars takes a leap forward
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 13:01
Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings over the past half-century have made this seemingly far-fetched idea increasingly plausible.
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Scientists Revealed How Much Exercise You Need to ‘Offset’ Sitting All Day
by David Nield (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 13:00
Important PSA!
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Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years
by Sofia Caetano Avritzer (Science News) on 24/06/2025 at 13:00
Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.
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Radio signals from the dawn of time could help ‘weigh’ the universe’s 1st stars
by Latest from Space.com on 24/06/2025 at 13:00
A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.
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Astronomer models radio pulsar nulling fractions
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 12:57
A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by a researcher from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has provided new insights into the phenomenon of “pulse nulling”—a sudden cessation of the entire radio pulsed emission observed in over 200 pulsar manifests.
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Anthropologist uncovers the 11,000-year history of avocado domestication
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 12:56
Today’s avocado industry, a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise, relies primarily on a single variety: the Hass avocado. This monoculture approach poses significant risks, as genetically identical plants are more vulnerable to disease and climate change.
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Study casts doubt on ‘incestuous royalty’ in Neolithic Ireland
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 12:55
New research has cast doubt over suggestions that an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland more than 5,000 years ago. The study is published in the journal Antiquity.
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Record-Sized Comet Seen Belching Jets From Surface as It Heads Our Way
by Michael Irving (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 12:00
Excuse you.
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The Hidden Game Theory of Sherlock Holmes
by Scientific American on 24/06/2025 at 12:00
In the early 20th century, a mathematician and economist sought the optimal strategy for Holmes to escape Moriarty’s pursuit
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Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory
by Latest from Space.com on 24/06/2025 at 10:00
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.
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Rock on: How crushed stone could help fight climate change
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:25
From sugar plantations in Brazil to tea estates in India, crushed rock is being sprinkled across large stretches of farmland globally in a novel bid to combat climate change.
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Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:20
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been so hot in more than a decade.
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How to stay cool in a heat wave—even without air conditioning
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:10
Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. An increasingly hot planet—due largely to burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas—means already hot regions are getting worse.
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Japanese company blames laser tool for its 2nd crash landing on the moon
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:09
A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.
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500 bird species face extinction within the next century, researchers warn
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:00
Climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to go extinct in the next 100 years, researchers from the University of Reading have found.
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New evidence map shows normal use of plastic packaging contaminates food with micro- and nanoplastics
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:00
In an article published in npj Science of Food, scientists led by the Food Packaging Forum show that the normal and intended use of plastic food packaging and other food contact articles (FCAs), such as opening a plastic bottle or chopping on a plastic cutting board, can contaminate foodstuffs with micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs).
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Research links 2016 migration agreement to rise in central Mediterranean fatalities and route changes
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 09:00
Migration agreements between “transit countries,” such as Turkey or Libya, and Europe have in recent years become the norm as emergency measures to try to stop irregular migration.
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Physicists provide benchmark data of sodium-like iron ions for astrophysical modeling
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 08:25
Iron is one of the most abundant heavy elements in the universe. Its spectral features stand out in many astronomical spectra, especially in those of stars and galaxies. As a dominant emitter in many X-ray sources, iron ions have been the focus of decades of spectral studies, offering valuable insights into cosmic plasmas.
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Economists say long-term investments can become more equitable
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 08:24
When we discuss climate action, pension reforms or investments in technology, we are really talking about one big question: How should we distribute benefits and costs between generations?
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AI and nanomedicine team up to find rare biomarkers for prostrate cancer and atherosclerosis
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 08:24
Imagine a stadium packed with 75,000 fans, all wearing green and white jerseys—except one person in a solid green shirt. Finding that person would be tough. That’s how hard it is for scientists to find disease markers—called biomarkers—in the blood. And instead of one stadium, researchers must search through the equivalent of 100,000 stadiums worth of information.
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Wildlife forensic scientists develop new tool to detect elephant ivory disguised as legal mammoth ivory
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 24/06/2025 at 04:00
To save elephant populations from extinction, the international community banned the sale of their ivory—but selling mammoth ivory remains legal, and the two are difficult to tell apart, especially for non-experts. This leaves a possible loophole for sellers of poached ivory to exploit.
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Behold! World’s Largest Camera Snaps Millions of Galaxies in First Pics
by Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 03:41
So shiny.
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Social Media Might Impair Your Recovery From Injury. Here’s Why.
by Craig Gwynne, The Conversation (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 02:30
It’s not a race.
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2032 ‘City-Killer’ Impact Threatens Earth’s Satellites, Study Finds
by Daniel Lawler, AFP (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 01:23
It could be quite a show.
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SpaceX sets new date for private Axiom-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Station
by [email protected] (Josh Dinner) (Latest from Space.com) on 24/06/2025 at 00:30
NASA has announced a new launch date for the private Axiom astronaut launch to the ISS, following delays due to leaks aboard the space station.
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Confirmed: New Mexico Footprints Rewrite Timeline of Humans in America
by Jess Cockerill (ScienceAlert) on 24/06/2025 at 00:22
Beneath the sands of time.
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Reconstructing the shattered visage of Queen Hatshepsut
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 23:00
Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were destroyed as an act of defilement, indicating Hatshepsut was treated similarly to earlier pharaohs in death.
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SpaceX launches human remains, reentry capsules and more on Transporter 14 rideshare mission (video)
by [email protected] (Mike Wall) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 21:42
SpaceX launched 70 different payloads — including a special memorial capsule carrying cremated remains and DNA samples — today (June 23) on the Transporter 14 rideshare mission.
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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Exploring Solar System Origins, Is Back on Track after Thrusters Lost Power
by Scientific American on 23/06/2025 at 21:30
This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began
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‘Nothing short of spectacular’: ESA’s Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
by [email protected] (Daisy Dobrijevic) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 21:00
New images from ESA’s Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what’s still to come.
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Black women’s beauty, fashion choices intertwined with Black history, politics
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:36
Black women’s beauty and fashion are complex, meaningful acts, deliberate strategies for engaging with the world that make bold statements about identity, political resistance and empowerment, Black women said in a recent study.
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Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announces campaign for Texas Senate seat
by [email protected] (Josh Dinner) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 20:30
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
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Smarter cropland allocation could support sustainable agricultural intensification in Senegal
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:25
A new study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production presents a novel approach to sustainable agricultural intensification, with promising implications for food security and land conservation in Senegal. Conducted by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the study explores how farmers’ land-use decisions can be guided by the relative risks and returns of different crops—similar to how financial investments are managed.
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In Norway’s Arctic, meteorologists have a first-row seat to climate change
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:10
In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change.
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Biosensor-guided evolution enhances itaconic acid production in E. coli
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:04
A novel evolutionary technique, designed to select E. coli strains capable of more efficiently metabolizing acetate—a sustainable, cost-effective carbon source—has been developed by a research team led by Professor Donghyuk Kim from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Gyoo Yeol Jung from POSTECH and Dr. Myung Hyun Noh from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT).
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Acoustic romance in old church attics: Greater mouse-eared bats display lek mating system
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:00
In the darkness of old church attics, surprisingly romantic scenes take place as male greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis), the largest native bat species in Europe, compete for the attention of females using complex vocalizations and remarkable patience.
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Beijing issues weather warning for hottest days of year
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 20:00
Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far.
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‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s space bromance takes off in new ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ show
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 20:00
“The word ‘absurd,’ in our everyday language, is crazy, stupid. But absurd can also mean outlandishly true.”
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Greece declares emergency on Chios over wildfires
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 19:50
Greece put the Mediterranean island of Chios under a state of emergency on Monday because of major fires that have raged since the weekend.
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Earth’s satellites at risk if asteroid smashes into moon: Study
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 19:50
If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.
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UK space weather prediction system goes operational
by Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories on 23/06/2025 at 19:46
The impacts of space weather such as extreme solar winds and magnetic waves are not limited to outer space. Bursts of plasma emanating from the sun, for instance, can temporarily intensify electric and magnetic fields on the ground when they arrive at Earth, causing geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) to flow into infrastructure such as powerlines, pipelines, and railways. GICs can cause widespread equipment failures, leading to blackouts and safety concerns.
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The Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters, one of the best Lego Marvel sets available, is now at its lowest prices pre-Amazon Prime Day
by [email protected] (Alexander Cox) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 19:36
One of the best Lego Marvel sets, the Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters set, is ideal for young fans and is now 20% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day.
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NASA’s SLS Solid Rocket Boosters: What is DM-1?
by Lee Mohon (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 19:09
Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place in Promontory, Utah, and will be used as an opportunity to test several upgrades made from the current solid rocket boosters. Each booster burns six tons of
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Glass Bottles Actually Contain More Microplastics, Scientists Find
by Rébecca Frasquet, AFP (ScienceAlert) on 23/06/2025 at 19:00
“We expected the opposite result.”
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The Rubin Observatory found 2,104 asteroids in just a few days. It could soon find millions more
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 19:00
The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday (June 23) — and included a special asteroid bonus.
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AI and Data Centers Could Cut More Climate-Change-Causing Emissions Than They Create
by Scientific American on 23/06/2025 at 18:00
Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce
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Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
by (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 17:27
The NASA Science Activation program’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways (NESSP) team has successfully concluded the 2024–2025 Artemis ROADS III National Challenge, an educational competition that brought real NASA mission objectives to student teams (and reached more than 1,500 learners) across the country. From December 2024 through May 2025, over 300 teams of upper
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
by Anthony Greicius (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 17:09
The rover recently drilled a sample from a new region with features that could reveal whether Mars’ subsurface once provided an environment suitable for life. New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover show the first close-up views of a region scientists had previously observed only from orbit. The images and data being collected are already
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Vera C Rubin Observatory reveals 1st stunning images of the cosmos. Scientists are ‘beyond excited about what’s coming’
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 17:09
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, providing a staggering glimpse at the observing power it will unleash when it begins its decade-long survey.
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A failed Soviet Venus probe from the ’70s crashed to Earth in May — why was it so hard to track?
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 17:00
“Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth.”
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A Martian Volcano in the Mist
by NASA Image of the Day on 23/06/2025 at 16:55
Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, 2025.
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A Martian Volcano in the Mist
by Monika Luabeya (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 16:54
Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May 2, 2025. Odyssey used a camera called the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) to capture this view while studying the Martian atmosphere, which appears here as
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Clay Minerals From Mars’ Most Ancient Past?
by (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 16:33
Recent detections of clay-bearing bedrock on Jezero’s crater rim have the Perseverance Science Team excited and eager to sample. Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Since finishing its exploration of spherule-rich stratigraphy at Witch Hazel Hill, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau, a relatively low-lying terrain on the outer slopes
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NASA Intern Took Career from Car Engines to Cockpits
by Dede Dinius (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 16:26
Some career changes involve small shifts. But for one NASA engineering intern, the leap was much bigger –moving from under the hood of a car to helping air taxis take to the skies. Saré Culbertson spent more than a decade in the auto industry and had been working as a service manager in busy auto
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‘Halloween’, ‘Silent Hill’ & ‘Resident Evil among the horror franchises that influenced Flying Lotus’ psychedelic sci-fi thriller ‘Ash’ (exclusive)
by [email protected] (Jeff Spry) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 16:00
As ‘Ash’ joins horror streaming platform Shudder, we talked to Grammy-winning musician and filmmaker Flying Lotus on crafting his Lovecraftian sci-fi thriller.
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Engineered E. Coli Transforms Waste Plastic Into Common Painkiller
by David Nield (ScienceAlert) on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
Bio-powered recycling.
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Orcas’ Strange Beauty Routine Revealed by Scientists For The First Time
by Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert) on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
“Incredibly exciting.”
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‘2nd Jupiter’ exoplanet seen 60 light-years away | Space photo of the day for June 23, 2025
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
Exoplanet Gj 504 b was found using the Strategic Explorations of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru (SEEDS) Project
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Killer whales may use kelp brushes to slough off rough skin
by Erin Garcia de Jesús (Science News) on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.
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Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever
by Skyler Ware (Science News) on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
With genetic tweaks, E. coli turned 92 percent of broken-down plastic into acetaminophen, charting a path to upcycle plastic waste sustainably.
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Orcas’ Social Skin-Care Routine Uses Kelp as a Tool
by Scientific American on 23/06/2025 at 15:00
Massaging one another with kelp could help orcas keep their skin healthy
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NASA Fosters Innovative, Far-Out Tech for the Future of Aerospace
by Loura Hall (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 14:40
Through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA nurtures visionary yet credible concepts that could one day “change the possible” in aerospace, while engaging America’s innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey. These concepts span various disciplines and aim to advance capabilities such as finding resources on distant planets, making space travel safer
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NASA Tests New RS-25 Engine
by LaToya Dean (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 13:27
NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 20001 on June 20, at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during a launch of an SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on
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Cat Parasite Can Seriously Disrupt Brain Function, Study Suggests
by Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert) on 23/06/2025 at 13:00
“Even a handful of infected neurons can shift the brain’s neurochemical balance.”
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Two spacecraft created their first images of an artificial solar eclipse
by McKenzie Prillaman (Science News) on 23/06/2025 at 13:00
The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.
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Moon dust is less toxic than urban air pollution, scientists discover
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 13:00
Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called “lunar hay fever.”
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
by [email protected] (Robert Z. Pearlman) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 12:17
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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Atlas V rocket launches 2nd batch of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper megaconstellation (video)
by [email protected] (Mike Wall) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 11:30
A powerful Atlas V rocket lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast today (June 23), carrying 27 satellites aloft for Amazons’ new Project Kuiper broadband network.
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Heather Cowardin Safeguards the Future of Space Exploration
by Sumer Loggins (NASA) on 23/06/2025 at 10:00
As branch chief of the Hypervelocity Impact and Orbital Debris Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Dr. Heather Cowardin leads a team tasked with a critical mission: characterizing and mitigating orbital debris—space junk that poses a growing risk to satellites, spacecraft, and human spaceflight. Long before Cowardin was a scientist safeguarding NASA’s mission,
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How H5N1 Went from an Illness in Wild Birds to a Global Pandemic Threat
by Scientific American on 23/06/2025 at 10:00
The first hints that a new strain of avian illness is emerging could be found on this beach on Delaware Bay, where migrating birds flock. Here’s what virus detectives who return there every year know right now.
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This supermassive black hole is eating way too quickly — and ‘burping’ at near-light speeds
by Latest from Space.com on 23/06/2025 at 10:00
Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed “burps” erupting from a distant overfeeding supermassive black hole.
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Distant nebulae star in one of the first images from the Rubin Observatory
by McKenzie Prillaman (Science News) on 23/06/2025 at 04:01
These are the first public images collected by the Chile-based observatory, which will begin a decade-long survey of the southern sky later this year.
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Rubin Observatory’s First Images Just Unveiled the Universe as We’ve Never Seen It Before
by Scientific American on 23/06/2025 at 04:01
Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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When it comes to auroras, pink is the new white, astronaut says | On the ISS this week June 16 – 20, 2025
by [email protected] (Robert Z. Pearlman) (Latest from Space.com) on 23/06/2025 at 00:52
With the arrival of a visiting crew still delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station continued to fill the Expedition 73 crew’s week.
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Scientists to unveil 1st images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on June 23: Watch the big moment live
by Latest from Space.com on 22/06/2025 at 21:33
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first images will be unveiled on Monday (June 23), and you can watch the action live.
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Elon Musk Launches the Robotaxi—Can Tesla’s Cybercab Share the Road with America’s Myth of the Highway?
by Scientific American on 22/06/2025 at 19:00
For more than a century, cars have meant freedom, escape and self-reinvention to Americans. Now Tesla’s forthcoming Cybercab makes us ask whether we can have the romance of the open road without actually driving it
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How to capture drone imagery at night
by Latest from Space.com on 22/06/2025 at 16:00
Learn how to capture drone photos and videos at night with our comprehensive guide.
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Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
by Latest from Space.com on 22/06/2025 at 14:00
Is this setting a new precedent for the future of spaceflight?
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May 2024 solar storm cost $500 million in damages to farmers, new study reveals
by [email protected] (Tereza Pultarova) (Latest from Space.com) on 22/06/2025 at 13:00
GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.
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Royal Observatory Greenwich: The birthplace of modern astronomy turns 350
by Latest from Space.com on 22/06/2025 at 12:00
That’s a lot of standard candles.
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SpaceX’s Transporter 14 launch will carry more than 150 capsules of DNA, human remains
by [email protected] (Jeff Spry) (Latest from Space.com) on 22/06/2025 at 11:00
Houston-based Celestis and The Exploration Company are teaming up to fly a memorial payload on SpaceX’s Transporter 14 rideshare mission on Monday (June 23).
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The 2025 Bootid meteor shower peaks June 27: Here’s what to expect
by Latest from Space.com on 22/06/2025 at 10:00
You’ll need luck on your side to spot these shooting stars.
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Hommkiety Galaxy Projector review
by Latest from Space.com on 21/06/2025 at 16:00
This no-name galaxy projector has blown us away with its projection quality and interchangeable disks.
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‘Cocoon’ at 40: Ron Howard’s sci-fi smash is proof they don’t make them like they used to
by Latest from Space.com on 21/06/2025 at 15:00
The beloved ‘oldies and aliens’ blockbuster is a movie out of sync with Hollywood norms.
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World’s 1st multimedia performance in microgravity will bring together Cirque du Soleil, National Geographic and NASA
by [email protected] (Jeff Spry) (Latest from Space.com) on 21/06/2025 at 14:00
Miami-based multimedia superstar Natasha Tsakos discusses this historic fall flight aboard Zero-G’s ‘G-Force One’ aircraft.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 166 — Live From the Swamps, ISDC 2025
by [email protected] (Space.com Staff) (Latest from Space.com) on 21/06/2025 at 13:56
On Episode 166 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik broadcast live from the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference in Orlando.
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Nobel laureate concerned about AI-generated image of black hole at the center of our galaxy
by Latest from Space.com on 21/06/2025 at 13:00
Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.
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A spinning universe could crack the mysteries of dark energy and our place in the multiverse
by Latest from Space.com on 21/06/2025 at 12:00
The universe seems to be spinning, and that could explain what dark energy is and why it’s weakening while revealing our place within the multiverse.
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Which animal should scare you more?
by Nancy Shute (Science News) on 21/06/2025 at 11:00
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses which should scare you more: sharks or ticks and fungus — and why sharks might actually be the least of your worries.
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Readers react to ancient hunting tactics, dog obesity and narwhal play
by Science News Staff (Science News) on 21/06/2025 at 11:00
Hunting hints An ancient ambush of wild horses at a German archaeological site called Schöningen around 300,000 years ago suggests that communal hunting, along with complex social and mental skills, evolved much earlier in human history than thought, behavioral sciences writer Bruce Bower reported in “Smart hunters.” Bower also noted that Neandertal ancestors in what’s
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See the moon, Venus and the Pleiades make a celestial triangle in the predawn sky on June 22
by Latest from Space.com on 21/06/2025 at 10:00
The Pleiades, a crescent moon and Venus — what more could an astrophotographer want?
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies
by (NASA) on 21/06/2025 at 02:29
Written by Deborah Padgett, OPGS Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, June 20, 2025 During the plan covering Sols 4575-4576, Curiosity continued our investigation of mysterious boxwork structures on the shoulders of Mount Sharp. After a successful 56-meter drive (about 184 feet), Curiosity is now parked in a trough cutting
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NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 21:00
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the Tokyo-based company ispace.
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From ‘Toy Story’ to ‘Elio’, here’s every space-themed Pixar movie and short so far
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 20:00
‘Elio’ isn’t the legendary animation studio’s first adventure on the final frontier. Here’s every Pixar movie and short that explores space.
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First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull Reveals What This Ancient Human Cousin Looked Like
by Scientific American on 20/06/2025 at 20:00
A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque
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This galaxy cluster has mysterious cosmic tendrils over 200,000 light-years long (image)
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 19:00
Astronomers have taken an unprecedentedly detailed look at the tendrils and filaments that wrap around supermassive black hole-dominated galaxies of Abell 2255.
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1st images from the Vera C Rubin Observatory will drop on June 23. Here’s why that’s such a big deal
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 18:00
The Rubin Observatory will reveal its first images on Monday. Space.com spoke to scientists who explained why this will be a monumental event for astronomy.
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Get relaxed views of the universe for a fraction of the price with a huge $675 off the Unistellar Odyssey Pro
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 18:00
The Unistellar Father’s Day sale ends in two days — grab the Odyssey Pro with $675 off
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Hurricane Hunter Flights Improve Hurricane Forecasts, But Trump Budget Cuts Could Threaten Them
by Scientific American on 20/06/2025 at 18:00
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s proposed budget cuts jeopardize the data-gathering efforts and other forecasting tools
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SpaceX traces Starship test-stand explosion to failure of pressurized nitrogen tank
by [email protected] (Mike Wall) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 17:30
The giant explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Starship vehicle on the test stand this week was likely caused by the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank, the company said.
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Leak on International Space Station delays SpaceX launch of Axiom-4 astronauts
by [email protected] (Josh Dinner) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 17:00
An ongoing leak aboard the International Space Station is once again delaying the launch of Axiom Space’s next private astronaut mission.
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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis
by Meghan Rosen (Science News) on 20/06/2025 at 17:00
Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bloodstream. Future cancer screening tests could detect them early.
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Ahead of Prime Day this Lego Star Wars set has hit its cheapest ever price — get the brilliant Acclamator-Class Assault Ship now, before it’s gone, far, far away…
by [email protected] (Paul Brett) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 16:40
Seen in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” the Acclamator-Class Lego set comes packed with authentic detail, has 450 pieces, and is part of a collectible Star Wars series.
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Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere
by NASA Image of the Day on 20/06/2025 at 16:18
This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite shows the Americas at the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, 2012.
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Lego Star Wars Acclamator-Class Assault Ship review
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 16:00
Its name might be a bit of a mouthful, but this Lego Star Wars ship is wonderfully pocket-sized while still packing in a lot of detail.
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Summer solstice 2025 is here! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 16:00
The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.
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Want to eat healthier? Add to your diet, rather than limit it
by Meghan Rosen (Science News) on 20/06/2025 at 15:00
Nutrition experts say add more greens and beans to your diet; cooking classes can teach people to make these nutrient-dense foods taste delicious.
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Satellite streaks block out the Arctic sky | Space photo of the day for June 20, 2025
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 15:00
Researchers created a satellite tracking system to track satellite streaks across the Arctic for the first time ever.
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Blue Origin launch of 6 people to suborbital space delayed again due to weather
by [email protected] (Mike Wall) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 14:00
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch six people to suborbital space on the NS-33 mission are on hold due to local weather conditions in West Texas.
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50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror
by Brianna Randall (Science News) on 20/06/2025 at 13:00
Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.
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Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 13:00
The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space law and policy
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Powerful X-class solar flare erupts from sun, knocking out radio signals across the Pacific (video)
by [email protected] (Daisy Dobrijevic) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 11:51
Sunspot region 4114 has done it again! This time unleashing a colossal X1.9 solar flare.
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How Does a Gravitational Slingshot Work?
by Scientific American on 20/06/2025 at 10:45
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
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What Is Testosterone Replacement Therapy, and Is It Safe?
by Scientific American on 20/06/2025 at 10:00
As more men turn to testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for energy, mood and muscle, experts warn the risks are still not fully understood.
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers planets forming in space’s most punishing environments
by Latest from Space.com on 20/06/2025 at 10:00
James Webb Space Telescope finds exoplanets in extreme environments that could potentially be habitable.
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High winds scrub Rocket Lab’s planned launch of a secret satellite to orbit
by [email protected] (Mike Wall) (Latest from Space.com) on 20/06/2025 at 06:19
Rocket Lab planned to launch a satellite for a confidential customer early Friday morning (June 20), but Mother Nature didn’t cooperate.
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Is Mars really red? A physicist explains the planet’s reddish hue and why it looks different to some telescopes
by Latest from Space.com on 19/06/2025 at 22:00
For centuries Mars has been called “the Red Planet” and there’s a scientific reason why.
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New technique promises clearer, more frequent views of black holes
by Latest from Space.com on 19/06/2025 at 21:00
A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored images that could reveal their dynamic evolution in real time.
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Here’s How Plastic Bag Bans Are Keeping Trash off Shorelines
by Scientific American on 19/06/2025 at 18:00
Data from beach cleanups show that banning or taxing single-use plastic bags makes a difference in ecosystems
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Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate?
by Scientific American on 19/06/2025 at 17:30
Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say”
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Gaia, Europe’s Galactic Cartographer, Is Gone But Not Forgotten
by Scientific American on 19/06/2025 at 17:15
Gaia, Europe’s Milky Way–mapping spacecraft, shut down earlier this year. It was arguably the most important—and most overlooked—astronomy project of the 21st century
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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Texas During Preflight Testing
by Scientific American on 19/06/2025 at 16:30
The latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceX
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The Weather Expert Who Answered the $64,000 Question
by Scientific American on 19/06/2025 at 15:00
As the first trained Black TV meteorologist, June Bacon-Bercey always worked to help women and people of color to follow in her footsteps
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U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have their conflicts with humans
by Aaron Tremper (Science News) on 19/06/2025 at 14:00
Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated relationship with these controversial marine mammals.
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A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes
by Emily Conover (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 20:00
Court ruling allows interim nuclear waste storage in Texas, but the U.S. still has no long-term plan for its 90,000 metric tons of spent fuel.
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Supreme Court Skrmetti Decision Permits Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Children
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 19:00
The Supreme Court has decided to uphold a state ban on gender-affirming care for minors in U.S. v. Skrmetti
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Summer is a great time to protect your hearing
by Laura Sanders (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 19:00
Concerts, fireworks and other hallmarks of summer can hurt your hearing long-term. But there are safe ways to enjoy them.
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The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bomb Israel Wants to Destroy Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 18:40
American military engineers designed the GBU-57/B bomb to devastate deeply buried bunkers without radioactive fallout. It’s the only nonnuclear weapon that can reach Iran’s hardest target
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NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge
by NASA Image of the Day on 18/06/2025 at 18:08
More than 500 students with 75 teams from around the world participated in the 31st year of NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) on April 11 and April 12, 2025, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Participating teams represented 35 colleges and universities, 38 high schools, and two middle schools from 20 states, Puerto Rico, and 16 other nations.
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Compare shark sizes on our infographic
by Melissa Hobson (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 18:00
As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.
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When Wildfire Smoke Arrived from Canada, Federal Safety Experts Were Gone
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 16:00
Health specialists were put on leave, and a report on how to protect 20 million workers from wildfire smoke has stalled
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This moth species may use the Milky Way as its guiding star
by Erin Garcia de Jesús (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 15:00
Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 kilometers from Australian plains to mountain caves to escape the summer heat. The stars may help them get there.
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‘Dragon Man’ skull may be the first from an enigmatic human cousin
by Bruce Bower (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 15:00
Ancient proteins and DNA may peg a 146,000-year-old Chinese skull as the most complete fossil to date from Denisovans, a puzzling line of Asian hominids.
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When Baboon Dads Stick Around, Their Daughters Live Longer
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 14:00
New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick around
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Baby’s First Words Crossword
by Shannon Rapp (Science News) on 18/06/2025 at 13:00
Solve our latest interactive crossword. We’ll publish science-themed crosswords and math puzzles on alternating months.
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Mysterious Link between Earth’s Magnetism and Oxygen Baffles Scientists
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 12:00
The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want to know why
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Why Can Beef Be Cooked Rare but Chicken Can’t?
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 10:45
Food microbiologists explain how to ensure different proteins, such as beef, chicken and pork, are prepared safely
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Why Working Out Is Good for Your Gut Microbiome
by Scientific American on 18/06/2025 at 10:00
We’ve all heard the saying “you are what you eat”—especially when it comes to gut health. But what if your workout matters just as much as your diet?
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Flesh-Eating ‘Screwworm’ Parasites Are Headed to the U.S.
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 19:15
Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment
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Scientists Find Universe’s Missing Matter in Intergalactic ‘Cosmic Fog’
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 18:00
Researchers have used cosmic explosions called fast radio bursts to illuminate the intergalactic medium
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Training for the Moo(n)
by NASA Image of the Day on 17/06/2025 at 17:42
A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024.
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Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 16:00
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
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How attacks on evolution in classrooms have shifted over the last 100 years
by Erin Wayman (Science News) on 17/06/2025 at 15:00
Since the Scopes trial in 1925, Science News has reported on legislative attempts to undermine the teaching of evolution.
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Google AI Grant to iNaturalist Prompts Community Outcry
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:30
The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop generative AI tools for species identification. The news didn’t go over well
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Why Some Black Holes Keep ‘Burping’ Light after Eating a Star
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
After black holes devour stars, sometimes the feast comes back up
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A Beginner’s Guide to Ethical and Sustainable Fashion
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Outsmart greenwashing with tips for more sustainable clothing
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July/August 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Toxic cigars; dueling with a swordfish
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Denmark Let Amateurs Dig for Treasure—And It Paid Off
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
The Danish government deputized private detectorists to unearth artifacts buried in farm fields. Their finds are revealing the country’s past in extraordinary detail
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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Trade impulse clothing purchases for botanical dyes, upcycled apparel, creative mending, flexible sizing, and more
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Why Testosterone Therapy Could Harm Some Men, though It Could Help Others
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
To boost mood and manliness, men are spending lots of money on the hormone testosterone—yet they may see trouble instead of benefits
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Math Puzzle: Fill the Polygon
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Puzzle out the sequence of numbers that fill these polygons
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American Education Demands a Fact-Based Curriculum, Not Religious Ideology
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
One hundred years after the Scopes trial, religious ideologues are still trying to supplant evidence-based curricula with myths, to the detriment of a well-informed society
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Is It Possible to Treat Psychopathy Before It Starts?
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
New strategies help to reduce callous and unemotional traits in children, guiding them toward productive lives
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Science Crossword: Throwing Shades
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Play this crossword inspired by the July/August 2025 issue of Scientific American
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Seeking Sustainable Fashion and Cracking a Greenland Mystery
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Inside this double issue of SciAm, you’ll find black holes that burp up their stellar meals, metal detectorists that hit pay dirt, hope for psychopathy, the truth about testosterone and a consumer guide to sustainable clothes shopping
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Poem: ‘Prayer to Fireflies’
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Science in meter and verse
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Hotter Nights after Scorching Days Threaten Heart Health and Mental Well-Being
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
When nights stay hot, more people die, many from cardiovascular problems. But there are simple methods you can use to stay cooler and healthier
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Why the Climate Warming Goal of 1.5 Degrees C Isn’t a Lost Cause—Even If We Overshoot It
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Earth will likely warm by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, but we can’t give up on trying to get temperatures back down
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Readers Respond to the March 2025 Issue
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Letters to the editors for the March 2025 issue of Scientific American
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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Collapse Could Be Closer Than We Think
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?
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Is nuclear energy good? A new book explores this complex question
by Alka Tripathy-Lang (Science News) on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Atomic Dreams explores nuclear energy’s future in the U.S. through the history of Diablo Canyon, California’s last operational nuclear power plant.
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Contributors to Scientific American’s July/August 2025 Issue
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 13:00
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
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What Is Your Cat Trying to Say? These AI Tools Aim to Decipher Meows
by Scientific American on 17/06/2025 at 12:00
AI is shedding new light on the 12,000-year conversation between cats and their humans, suggesting that house cats wield a far richer vocabulary than once thought
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How Drone Swarms Work—From Iran’s Shahed Attack to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb
by Scientific American on 16/06/2025 at 20:40
Iranian Shahed drones, Ukrainian quadcopters and the U.S.’s Golden Horde program reveal three paths to massed autonomy, and each rewrites the rules of air defense
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Fewer scavengers could mean more zoonotic disease
by Bethany Brookshire (Science News) on 16/06/2025 at 19:00
Scavenger populations are decreasing, a new study shows. That could put human health at risk.
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Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene
by NASA Image of the Day on 16/06/2025 at 18:45
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the barred spiral galaxy IC 758.
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What I Wish Parents Knew about Social Media
by Scientific American on 16/06/2025 at 18:00
I study social media for a living. Here’s what parents need to know so that kids can use it safely and productively
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Extreme Heat Is the Biggest Threat to Insurers and Businesses
by Scientific American on 16/06/2025 at 16:00
Deadly temperatures put great stress not just on human life but also on the economy, infrastructure, agriculture and health care
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Who Is on RFK, Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel—And What Will They Do?
by Scientific American on 16/06/2025 at 14:15
Critics fear that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chief RFK, Jr., known for his antivaccine views, has picked a crucial CDC committee that will be a “disaster for public health”
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Your Brain Is Glowing, and Scientists Can’t Figure Out Why
by Scientific American on 16/06/2025 at 13:45
Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition
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“Cosmic Dawn” Screening at Greenbelt Cinema
by NASA Image of the Day on 13/06/2025 at 17:50
Attendees line up to enter the theater for a screening of the new NASA+ documentary “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope,” Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Greenbelt Cinema in Greenbelt, Maryland. Featuring never-before-seen footage, Cosmic Dawn offers an unprecedented glimpse into the assembly, testing, and launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
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Far Out
by NASA Image of the Day on 12/06/2025 at 18:42
The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission nebula called NGC 6357, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth. The gas below the stars glows through ionization caused by intense ultraviolet radiation from the massive young stars within the cluster.
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Portrait of a Bobcat
by NASA Image of the Day on 11/06/2025 at 19:26
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a bobcat wades through one of the waterways near Launch Pad 39B.
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High Above the World
by NASA Image of the Day on 10/06/2025 at 18:24
Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a June 2002 spacewalk – the first spacewalk of the STS-111 mission.
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Central Brazil Cerrado
by NASA Image of the Day on 09/06/2025 at 17:34
Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau. This conspicuous feature, the Serra de Caldas (also known as the Caldas Novas dome and Caldas Ridge), is perched about 300 meters (1,000 feet) above the surrounding landscape in the state of Goiás.
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Webb Sees Sombrero Galaxy in Near-Infrared
by NASA Image of the Day on 06/06/2025 at 18:04
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero Galaxy with its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), which shows dust from the galaxy’s outer ring blocking stellar light from stars within the galaxy. In the central region of the galaxy, the roughly 2,000 globular clusters, or collections of hundreds of thousands of old stars held together by gravity, glow in the near-infrared. The Sombrero Galaxy is around 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. From Earth, we see this galaxy nearly “edge-on,” or from the side.
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Hubble Captures Cotton Candy Clouds
by NASA Image of the Day on 05/06/2025 at 15:23
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a cloudscape in the Large Magellanic Cloud., a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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America’s First Spacewalk
by NASA Image of the Day on 03/06/2025 at 19:26
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the Gemini IV four-day Earth-orbital mission, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.
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A Star Like No Other
by NASA Image of the Day on 02/06/2025 at 18:14
Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving fresh clues about the origin of a new class of mysterious objects.
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NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Fifth Anniversary
by NASA Image of the Day on 30/05/2025 at 14:29
President Donald Trump steps onstage to speak following the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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45 Years Ago: NASA Announces Ninth Astronaut Group
by NASA Image of the Day on 29/05/2025 at 20:08
Sixteen of 19 astronaut candidates named on May 29, 1980, and two European trainees as payload specialists pose for photographers in the briefing room in the public affairs facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Hubble Images Galaxies Near and Far
by NASA Image of the Day on 28/05/2025 at 18:27
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the remote galaxy HerS 020941.1+001557, which appears as a red arc that partially encircles a foreground elliptical galaxy.
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Moon and Flag at NASA Michoud
by NASA Image of the Day on 23/05/2025 at 19:02
The waning gibbous moon sets behind a flag at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans just after sunrise on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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Preflight Flower
by NASA Image of the Day on 22/05/2025 at 18:41
A flower is seen in the foreground with a Soyuz rocket on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025. Expedition 73 crewmembers including NASA astronaut Jonny Kim launched aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8.
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Another Milestone for X-59
by NASA Image of the Day on 21/05/2025 at 16:25
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The test verified how the aircraft’s hardware and software work together, responding to pilot inputs and handling injected system failures.
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Sunset on Mars
by NASA Image of the Day on 20/05/2025 at 18:26
On May 19th, 2005, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This panoramic camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover’s 489th Martian day, or sol.
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Webb Finds Icy Disk
by NASA Image of the Day on 19/05/2025 at 16:23
Webb has found crystalline water ice in a debris disk around a young, Sun-like star called HD 181327. Based on its presence in our own solar system, scientists have expected to see it in other star systems — but haven’t had sensitive enough instruments to provide definitive proof until now.
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Nancy Grace Roman’s 100th Birthday
by NASA Image of the Day on 16/05/2025 at 18:19
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy, briefs Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on celestial objects in 1965 in Washington, D.C.
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Deimos Before Dawn
by NASA Image of the Day on 15/05/2025 at 18:09
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
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Pretty in Pink
by NASA Image of the Day on 14/05/2025 at 19:51
The perfectly picturesque spiral galaxy known as Messier 81, or M81, looks sharp in this composite from NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes and NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer.