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Simulations cast doubt on unusual asteroid's 'dark comet' status

In 2031, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 1998 KY26: a tiny body that is accelerating in a way that astronomers have struggled to explain. Some studies have suggested that the asteroid is pushed along...

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Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin

Scientists are predictng this could be the hottest year on record as the COP31 climate summit opens. Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit begins Heat is accumulating in Earth’s...

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Scientists reverse coral bleaching in a lab, offering hope for dying coral reefs

As extreme heat destroys more coral reefs, scientists are racing to find new — and sometimes unexpected — ways to keep them alive. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

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  • Phys Baby corals go house-hunting, gaining swimming skills as they grow

    Coral reefs are beautiful and important, both for humans and for marine biodiversity. Corals are living creatures, although they appear to remain fixed in one place, catching small crustaceans and other tasty morsels...

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  • Vox Could this bacteria save coral reefs from the heat?

    As extreme heat destroys more coral reefs, scientists are racing to find new — and sometimes unexpected — ways to keep them alive. Some are trying to encourage corals to reproduce more, while others are testing for...

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‘Zeptoverse’: CERN scientists uncover evidence of extraordinarily rare particle decay

Scientists at CERN have found evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay using the Large Hadron Collider. Physicists with the LHCb Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today evidence for an extremely rare...

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Scientists warn 1.5°C climate change threshold could arrive by 2029

Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.

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Scientists question what is pushing strange, speeding object through space as new theory grows

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says the near-earth asteroid's movements closely match a model of Phobos 1, lost in 1988

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Scientists find some of the 'very last wild and healthy ecosystems' in the world's oceans untouched by humans

Humans have left their mark on virtually every place on the planet, from the deep sea to the peaks of the highest mountains. But a few very remote atolls in the Pacific Ocean may be exceptions. A new Frontiers in Marine Science study...

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Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it’s a cause for joy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn’t be happier. Researchers in Canada captured images of an...

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Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off

A statewide survey has revealed the true scale of California's insect biodiversity.

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Scientists identify how a gut bacterium may trigger colon cancer

A study has uncovered a molecular mechanism through which a common gut bacterium’s toxin attacks colon cells, opening a possible path to protection

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Scientists Bought 480 Legal Weed Products. Most Labels Were Missing Something

Many cannabis products sold at dispensaries don't even contain expiration dates, researchers in Colorado have found.

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Scientists discover two adorable species of howler monkey in the Amazon — and they're already endangered

A genetic analysis has identified two previously unrecognized species of howler monkey that change these primates' evolutionary tree.

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Scientists Figured Out Why We Feel Colder as We Age—and It’s Not What You Think

Our built-in furnace loses some punch over time.

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Scientists successfully swap all fish products in aquafeed to boost sustainable fish farming

Global fish production and consumption have hit new heights, according to the United Nations. People worldwide are consuming much more fish per capita, and more than 23 million people now work in the aquaculture industry. That booming...

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Scientists Have a New Explanation for Why Coffee Makes You Poop

Nutrition researchers in Copenhagen have discovered biochemical changes in the colons of habitual coffee drinkers that may help explain why a morning brew sends many people to the loo.

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Scientists Develop Device To Reduce Stress—But Doctors Warn There's a Catch

The "groundbreaking" device aims to reduce stress and help improve your sleep by retraining your nervous system.

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Scientists want to send 'swarms' of robots to search for life on Mars...

Scientists want to send 'swarms' of robots to search for life on Mars... (Third column, 3rd story, link ) Related stories: SPACEX set to make audacious grab for 'holy grail' of rocketry... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

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Scientists uncover how limestone-eating shipworms breed in turbulent water

Researchers from Northeastern University's Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) have taken the next step toward deciphering the life cycle and unusual reproductive strategies of a limestone-eating species of shipworm. The results could...

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Scientists Recreate 2 Billion Years of the Early Universe

A vast simulation recreates the early universe, allowing scientists to compare its predictions with actual telescope observations.

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Scientists were racing to save this rare bird from extinction. Then came the super typhoon.

When the Mariana crow calls, it’s taken as a warning. To the Indigenous CHamoru people of the Mariana Islands, the bird is known as the Åga, an ancestral messenger who alerts the community of impending illness or weather disaster. In...

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Scientists challenge the dream of bringing extinct species back to life

Could extinction itself become a thing of the past? Advances in biotechnology, including ancient DNA sequencing, genome analysis and gene editing, have led some to believe that it may be possible to bring extinct species back to life.

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Scientists Found a Bizarre Glitch in Carbon Dating Human Bones—and It Involves Fish

The findings are a “word of warning” about radiocarbon dating, the team says.

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Scientists check their work and confirm it with update on iconic black hole image

And find they were right all along

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Scientists Make Jaw-Dropping Discovery in Remote Pacific

NASA Scientists have discovered two “wild and untouched” coral atolls near the Marshall Islands. The Daily Mail reports that the remote, ring-shaped Pacific reefs—named Bikar and Bokak—could be some of the most pristine ecosystems left...

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Scientists anchor first scientific animal name to a modern-day spider

Scientists led by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have restored the physical reference of one of the most historically significant names in biology. In a paper published in Taxonomy, researchers designated a new...

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Scientists discover new way to control magnetic waves for future quantum technologies

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory have discovered a way to control the handedness of magnons, tiny magnetic waves that can carry information through materials. By changing the material's...

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Scientists Expected Egypt’s Sacred Cats to Have Lived Pampered Lives. Their Skulls Say Otherwise

The cats turned up with missing teeth, signs of gum disease, and various injuries.

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Scientists Found 8,000 Frog Bones at a Roman-Era Site in Britain—and They Finally Know Why

Sorry, no ancient frog cults.

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Scientists release large-scale in situ cryo-ET resource for mouse sperm ultrastructure

The scale, quality and regional coverage of public cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) data resources have been insufficient, severely limiting data reuse, cross-regional comparisons and the development of automated analysis methods. A...

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Scientists Sue to Block Trump Administration Changes at National Science Foundation

Researchers say the administration’s actions would “devastate” social science.

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