Science
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This giant tropical fruit can help reverse the damage of gum disease
Researchers in Brazil have created a new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel extract, and simvastatin (a statin-based drug)…
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NASA’s Lucy reveals a wobbly, peanut-shaped asteroid
Even small asteroids lead complex lives. During its flyby of asteroid Donald Johansson last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft revealed that…
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The James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on the famous “pink planet.”
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the well-known “pink planet” harbors a salty surprise and strange…
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Microbes destroyed the ancient pterosaur’s wing bone, then preserved it for 100 million years
More than 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called a pterosaur flew over the oceans to hunt squid and…
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Plutonium found in Earth’s rocks indicates a cosmic collision occurred long ago
A small piece of rock pulled from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in 1976 is giving scientists new clues…
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Scientists trace high-energy ghost particles to a ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy.
Astronomers have been able to trace a high-energy ‘ghost particle’ back to the Shadow Blaster, a star-forming galaxy located 11…
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Consciousness in plants renames explosive materialism
Cambridge Philosopher of Science natalie lawrence, Author with Paco Calvo to Plant wise: Revealing plant intelligence (Little, Brown, 2022), He…
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Scientists spent 13 years monitoring radar off Europe and here’s what they found
It’s a good time to be a fan of Europa, as scientists continue to report new insights into the distant,…
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NASA’s mission to study the effects of space weather on Earth’s atmosphere
NASA selected the mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere affect the space environment and…
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Inside the International Space Station: SpaceX Dragon docking, first contact, and life aboard humanity’s greatest orbiting laboratory
The forward docking port is located approximately in the plane of station travel, allowing a sharper approach with controllable thrust…
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