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93 Million Miles, 3,520 Orbits, and a 70th Birthday: NASA's Don Pettit Returns to Earth 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 691
Beyond words: Hidden musical grammar of natural speech revealed in study 2 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 13 874
A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers - and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data 5 usonian Apr 2025 Apr 2025 21 1511
Jupiter Rains Ammonia Slushballs in Electric Storms 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 661
Michigan resident dies from rabies after receiving transplanted kidney carrying the virus 4 Bayard Apr 2025 Apr 2025 16 1667
Scientists Are Mapping the Bizarre, Chaotic Spacetime Inside Black Holes 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 9 943
A Stunning Image of the Australian Desert Illuminates the Growing Problem of Satellite Pollution 11 usonian Apr 2025 Apr 2025 67 3150
Lucy spacecraft to fly by asteroid Donaldjohanson on Sunday. Expect to be surprised. 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 14 984
Strange bubbles at the heart of our galaxy have been puzzling scientists for 15 years. Now they may have found the answe 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 709
Alien ocean world? Webb Telescope finds strongest clues yet of life beyond Earth 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 11 630
Lyrid Meteor Shower 'Fireballs' To Peak Monday -- Exactly When To Watch 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 617
https://www.scidev.net/global/news/rising-temperatures-carbon-could-bump-up-arsenic-in-rice/ 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 551
New crystal tech supercharges light on a chip--No lens needed 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 585
Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It's called 'olo.' 5 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 14 1350
NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 616
NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 589
Meet the Quadruplon: Scientists Discover a New Four-Body Quantum Particle 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 776
This Tiny Cellular Gate Could Be the Key to Curing Cancer - And Regrowing Hair 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 28 1229
Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 776
Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7-billion-year-old rock 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 584
Iran's folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 13 712
'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 584
'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 490
Have Humanoid Robots Gone Too Far? 6 YoshidaYui Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 1228
New Study Debunks "Digital Dementia" - Technology May Protect Aging Brains 1 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 739
Scientists hail 'strongest evidence' so far for life beyond our solar system 4 GreenWave Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1252
Where are all the aliens?: Fermi's paradox explained 10 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 1428
Strange 'sea pigs,' sea spiders and a spawning 'butterfly' discovered on Antarctic ocean floor by scientists 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 802
Crows May Grasp Basic Geometry: Study Finds the Brainy Birds Can Tell the Difference Between Shapes 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 968
A mysterious ocean glow reported for over 400 years has stumped scientists. A new study could offer clues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 9 831

Science Continued...

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Physicist Brian Cox explains quantum physics in 22 minutes 1 Uncle Joe Apr 2025 Apr 2025 9 1004
Scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep 8 usonian Apr 2025 Apr 2025 21 1662
Mapping risks of water injustice and perceptions of privatized drinking water in the United States: A mixed methods appr 3 littlemissmartypants Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 867
Astronomers listened to the 'music' of flickering stars - and discovered an unexpected feature 2 cbabe Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 858
The disease-fighting promise of mRNA 1 Jim__ Apr 2025 Apr 2025 21 860
Climate change is supercharging pollen and making allergies worse 3 k_buddy762 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 971
How do you re-home a rhino by helicopter? Upside down 2 k_buddy762 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 15 946
Blue Origin's all-female flight launches to edge of space with Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Snchez on board 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 765
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 332
What We Get When We Give -- Molly McDonough - Harvard Medicine 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 476
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 428
(A Good long read). An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 8 LiberalArkie Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1330
'Paraparticles' Would Be a Third Kingdom of Quantum Particle 0 BlueMTexpat Apr 2025 Apr 2025 11 936
A Biologist Reacts to Dire Wolf De-Extinction 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 827
The Most Detailed Map of the Human Cell Ever Made - Powered by AI and Imaging 1 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 779
US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space 5 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 947
When You Lose Weight, Where Does It Actually Go? 11 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 15 1569
Dracula parrot: The goth bird whose piercing screams echo through New Guinea forests 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 13 999
High school student uses AI to reveal 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space 1 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 833
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency 0 douglas9 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 562
Jawbone fossil builds richer image of ancient Denisovans 1 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 722
Moon, Stars and Magic: La Bella Luna and the Seven Sisters Bring a Moment of Peace and Serenity (APOD) 5 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2025 Apr 2025 11 1186
Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours 14 k_buddy762 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 46 3311
An Advance in Brain Research That Was Once Considered Impossible 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 14 1263
4,000 Meters Below Sea Level, Scientists Have Found the Spectacular 'Dark Oxygen' 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 Apr 2025 14 852
New Clues to Consciousness: Scientists Discover the Brain's Hidden Gatekeeper 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 886
Pinatubo : NOBODY Thought This VOLCANO Would Explode 1 YoshidaYui Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 889
A Nice Discussion by Indonesian Scientists on Aspects of Proliferation Resistant Plutonium. 2 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 775
JWST finds spiral galaxy about 5 times more massive than Milky Way -- scientists call it 'Big Wheel' 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 732
Where Have All the Butterflies Gone? "Shocking" Nationwide Decline Sparks Alarm 4 erronis Mar 2025 Apr 2025 10 974

Science Continued...

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The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 952
The extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tears 2 douglas9 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 14 1083
NOAA Websites Set to Go Dark in Continued Assault on Scientific Research 1 douglas9 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 747
How Lifting Weights Can Slow Brain Aging and Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease 11 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 19 1712
Sea, Ice and Land: Different Perspective on the Top of the World 4 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 878
Blaze Star: How To Prepare For The Biggest Sky Event For 79 Years 14 Judi Lynn Mar 2025 Apr 2025 49 3413
This 7,000-year-old mummy DNA has revealed a 'ghost' branch of humanity 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 32 1304
Bonobos combine calls in similar ways to human language, study finds 2 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 712
Scientists discover major differences in how humans and AI 'think' -- and the implications could be significant 0 milestogo Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 885
Video: Is space debris a crisis? 2 Jim__ Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 692
Airbus to test radical engine design for successor to A320 9 usonian Mar 2025 Apr 2025 1 1501
ICK!!! Going through some old literature I came across a process with an obscenity as a name. 3 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1135
How cancer cells travel to new tissues and take hold 2 milestogo Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 860
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun 2 Ptah Mar 2025 Apr 2025 21 1088
The Particle That Might Explain Why Anything Exists at All 2 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 16 915
Scientists Just Discovered Quantum Signals Inside Life Itself 3 erronis Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 1278
We are finally beginning to understand how LLMs work 0 William Seger Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 918
A Useful Tutorial on the Analysis of Polymers. 4 NNadir Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 934
A partial solar eclipse will stun in the sky this Saturday. Here's how and where you'll be able to see it. 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 899
Project 2025 Tracker 1 littlemissmartypants Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 941
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