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Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua
The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say
2 min readBBC
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Pilot whale's difficult birth may have triggered mass stranding
More than 50 of the mammals, a large species of dolphin, got into difficulty in Lewis in 2023.
1 min read - Science
Scientists find alarming effect of forever chemicals in honeybees
Forever chemicals may affect bees’ royal jelly used to feed larvae, scientists say
2 min readThe Independent
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Scripps Institution awarded $15 million for ocean research
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego received a $15 million grant to expand observation of parts of the ocean and help scientists understand how the ocean is changing.
KSWB1 min read - Science
Scientists reveal why Black Death led to plant diversity plummeting across Europe
Findings may have implications for contemporary biodiversity conservation
2 min read - US
CU Boulder renames residence hall for astronaut Ellison Onizuka, Challenger victim and university alum
A residence hall at the University of Colorado Boulder now carries the name of a trailblazing astronaut who once called the campus home. The university officially renamed Williams Village East residence hall to Onizuka Hall, honoring astronaut and CU alum Ellison Onizuka. The CU Board of Regents approved the name change last fall.
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Experts issue warning as historic crisis threatens US cattle industry — here's what's happening
It creates a dangerous cycle.
3 min readThe Cool Down
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Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to hit the moon in 2032
There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. At one point, Asteroid 2024 YR4 was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years.
1 min readFox Weather
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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds
"Far more PFAS chemicals before birth than we previously realized."
3 min readScienceAlert
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NASA rules out chance of lunar asteroid impact in 2032
NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data.
2 min readUnited Press International
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Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won't crash into the moon after all
Of all the asteroids that have imperiled the planet, 2024 YR4 is unparalleled. An Earth impact was eventually ruled out in February of last year. Now, a concerted effort by astronomers indicates the asteroid will comfortably miss our alabaster companion too—by 21,200 kilometers.
5 min readScientific American
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Scientists Cut Amyloid Plaques by 50% in Mice With Engineered Cells
"This study marks the first successful attempt."
4 min read - Science
Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer'
Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer this evening (March 5). It was the company's 83rd liftoff to date.
2 min readSpace
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Archaeologists Probe Mysterious Vault Found Beneath Historic Canterbury
The discovery of a mysterious vault beneath a popular British tourist town has launched an archaeological investigation regarding its origins, per BBC News. Canterbury is an ancient city which was founded in 597 A.D. and is home to the famed Canterbury Cathedral, which is one of the oldest ...
2 min readMen's Journal
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Webb telescope pushed to the limit by 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4
The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.
3 min readLive Science
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Chickpeas have successfully grown and been harvested in simulated moon dirt
Humans are now closer to being able to grow crops on the moon, researchers say.
4 min readABC News
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New contraceptive vaccine sharply reduces fertility enabling humane wildlife management
A shot that keeps a mare from getting pregnant sounds simple. In practice, it is one of the messier problems in wildlife management, where every extra dose means another chase, another dart, another round of stress for an animal that already lives on the move.
8 min readThe Brighter Side of News
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Watch: SpaceX rocket creates rainbow ‘jellyfish' effect in pre-dawn sky over Florida
As the Falcon 9 climbed higher and sunlight hit the rocket’s exhaust plume in the pre-dawn sky, the illuminated gases spread outward, resembling a glowing jellyfish drifting through the sky.
1 min readAccuWeather
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Sight of ‘Space Jellyfish’ in the Sky Shocks Florida Residents: ‘Is That Real?’
The phenomenon took place thanks to an an early morning rocket launch by SpaceX
2 min readPeople
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Astronomers capture the most detailed image yet of our galaxy’s center
Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.
6 min readCNN
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Koala genetics show how species can bounce back from bottlenecks
Without interrupting their busy sleep schedule, Australia’s cute, if cantankerous, koalas have turned a truism of genetics on its head. In short, the proliferation of certain koala populations shows how bottlenecks—which occur when a species’ numbers suddenly shrink, reducing genetic diversity—don’t necessarily doom an animal to inbreeding and eventually dying out. “The assumption that a bottleneck leads to eventual extinction is not set in stone,” says Rachel O’Neill, a genome biologist at the University of Connecticut, who was not involved in the new research.
3 min read - Science
Hubble Spots Bizarre Galaxy That Appears to Be 99.9 Percent Dark Matter
A near-invisible realm.
3 min readFuturism
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Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.
3 min read - Science
Blood Red Water Burst Through Antarctic Ice – Now Scientists Might Know Why
The phenomenon isn't a new one, but scientists have only recently come up with a convincing explanation for why it happens.
4 min readSlashGear
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Life on Mars could reach Earth by riding asteroid impact debris, new study suggests
Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system. Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is arguably the toughest organism known to science. Now a new experiment from researchers at Johns Hopkins University shows this hardy “extremophile” can also survive the immense shocks and mechanical stresses associated with asteroid strikes on Mars.
7 min read - Science
How satellites could be disrupting your sleep cycle
More than 12,000 satellites are in low-Earth orbit, with space companies planning to launch tens of thousands more that astronomers say could ‘completely change the night sky’
4 min read - Science
Archaeologists Were Scanning Farmland—And Found 5,000-Year-Old Burial Mounds
The burial sites weren’t visible to the human eye, but a suite of technological tools found subtle differences in Czech farmland.
3 min readPopular Mechanics
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IBM scientists unveil the first ever ‘half-Möbius’ molecule, with the help of quantum computing
Scientists have just created a new, strange type of molecule. It’s made of a bunch of atoms bound together in a ring, like many other, simpler molecules. The team, based at IBM Research, engineered this molecule by manipulating individual atomic bonds and then imaged it with high-powered microscopy.
5 min read - Science
200,000 ancient Milky Way stars reveal the Universe may be 13.6 billion years old
Astronomers studying the Milky Way's oldest stars have estimated that the Universe is about 13.6 billion years old.
3 min readInteresting Engineering
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Scientists Detect the Most Powerful Space Laser Ever Seen, 8 Billion Light-Years Away
MeerKAT telescope discovers most powerful space laser ever found, detecting a hydroxyl gigamaser 8 billion light-years away using gravitational lensing.
2 min readGadget Review
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How ancient shorelines played a crucial role in the survival of early sea creatures
Coastlines can look like simple lines on a map. Over Earth’s history, they acted more like gates and traps.
7 min read - Science
Microplastics May Be Fueling Parkinson's Disease, Scientists Warn
A major threat.
4 min read - Science
Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt
Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost and fungi yielded harvestable crops — but are they edible?
4 min read - Science
No chance asteroid will slam into the moon in 2032, NASA says
NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032. This new information indicates that the asteroid will miss the moon by 13,200 miles (21,200 kilometers) on Dec. 22, 2032. Discovered at the end of 2024, the asteroid at first looked like it might threaten Earth. Scientists last year ruled out a collision with our planet anytime in the next century, but kept the moon as a possible target.
Associated Press1 min read - Science
Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. Thanks to a global network of observatories—called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), Virgo and the Kamioka Gravitational-Wave Detector (KAGRA)—scientists have found scores of these tiny wobbles in spacetime. The results reveal that our universe is reverberating with cosmic collisions.
2 min read - Science
8,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found in Underwater Caves Reveals Ancient Burial Ritual
Marine archaeologists have unearthed an 8,000-year-old skeleton within an underwater cave system situated on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, per the Associated Press. The macabre discovery was made by a team of cave-diving archaeologists who believe the skeleton’s placement is the result of a ritual ...
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Physicists calculate exactly how long that last drop takes
Patience is a virtue, depending on a liquid's internal friction.
3 min readPopular Science
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When will Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch New Glenn again?
Blue Origin's New Glenn is riding high after two successful missions in 2025, but when will billionaire Jeff Bezos' towering rocket launch again?
3 min readUSA TODAY
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The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast
A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.
3 min read - Science
What Killed NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Probe?
Although valuable lessons were learned, there was no way to save the $72 million spacecraft.
2 min readExtreme Tech
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Archaeologists Found 5 Mysterious Bodies Under the Floors of Hitler’s Secret Lair
Archaeologists found five bodies, including a child's, beneath Hermann Göring's villa at Hitler's Wolf's Lair in Poland. How did they get there?
5 min read - Science
With lunar missions looming, scientists grow chickpeas in 'moon dirt'
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again.
4 min readReuters
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Pheasants to be culled in bird flu outbreak
Restrictions have been put in place around a farm near Newtownstewart.
2 min read - Science
Asteroid Ryugu fragments carry a magnetic record from the birth of the solar system
A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar system. Using advanced magnetic techniques, the research team had previously detected several faint but measurable magnetic signatures emanating from the S-lunar particle.
8 min read - Science
Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures
Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys.
3 min read - Science
Scientists created a digital library full of ants
Ants are among the most dynamic of the “little things that run the world,” as the late biologist E. O. Wilson described insects. There are more than 20 quadrillion ants out there—so many that it’s difficult to get a handle on just how diverse the behavior and body structure of different ant species can be. To better understand biodiversity within the ant family, researchers used a particle accelerator to create Antscan, a digital library full of three-dimensional scans and morphological data from 2,193 individual ants.
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2026 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases
The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back toContinue reading "2026 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases" The post 2026 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases appeared first on Astronomy M
8 min readAstronomy
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Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can see in the sky.
6 min readThe Conversation
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