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Question for astronomy buffs. 9 grumpyduck Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1463
Somalia meteorite turns out to contain two minerals that are not found on Earth 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 3092
Astronomers discovered two black holes close to Earth unlike anything we've seen 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1752
This message was self-deleted by its author 25 milestogo Apr 2023 Apr 2023 16 2760
Opposable Thumbs Make You Easier to Fool (Sometimes) 1 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1830
Python 3.14 Will be Faster than C++ (Not really) 11 BootinUp Mar 2023 Apr 2023 3 3370
The Collapse of the Wave Function and Origins of Consciousness: A Conversation with Roger Penrose 10 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 2862
Ocean Rivers Slowing in the Great River Ocean 3 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 1397
High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorea 20 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 55 4521
Ettore Majorana: The "Genius" Physicist Who Predicted Neutrons And Then Disappeared Completely 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1522
Rare blood-red arc of light shines in the Scandinavian sky. What is it? 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1672
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 546
UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1537
Black hole jet changes direction as astronomers watch in cosmic first -- and it's aimed right at us 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2083
Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1368
I'll bet putting this thing together this takes some skill and practice. 6 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1397
Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 2264
New drug offers "two-for-one" treatment of heart failure, sleep apnea 6 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 17 2706
Astronomers May Have Just Found the Smoking Gun Behind Mysterious Radio Signals 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2252
Toothless Tyrannosaurs? 0 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1298
Potentially Prebiotic Synthesis of Aminoacyl-RNA via a Bridging Phosphoramidate-Ester Intermediate 1 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1690
Stressed plants emit airborne sounds that can be detected from more than a meter away 6 Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2266
Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that's 'absolutely monstrous,' scienti 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1512
Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 2152
Object mistaken as a galaxy is actually a black hole pointed directly at Earth 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1871
Asteroid Didymos May Spin So Fast It Flings Rocks into Space 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1481
New additives could turn concrete into an effective carbon sink 1 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1847
Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 24 1309
Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1383
New NASA Map Details 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses in the US 3 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 2308

Science Continued...

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Psychedelic brew ayahuasca's profound impact revealed in brain scans 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1492
Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1450
The man who discovered the 'abyss of time' - BBC News 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 17 2456
Rolls-Royce go-ahead to build a nuclear reactor on Moon 4 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1162
The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object 'Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say 8 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 2809
Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source 8 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 2202
Here's the full analysis of newly uncovered genetic data on COVID's origins - Ars Technica 1 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 2383
Here's What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like 12 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 28 3148
Beethoven's DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1685
New NASA spacesuit from Axiom Space promises better fit for Artemis III moonwalkers 2 Uncle Joe Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1821
A Growing Number of Scientists Are Convinced the Future Influences the Past 4 Javaman Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1286
How The Matilda Effect Removes Women in STEM From History - Beyond the Scenes The Daily Show 0 YoshidaYui Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 1806
Satellites are photobombing Hubble (earthsky.org) 4 eppur_se_muova Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 1306
60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' snapped showering the sun with impossibly fast fire 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 40 3062
The Unpredictable Abilities Emerging From Large AI Models 0 Pluvious Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1054
A systematic "omics" (molecular biology) approach to the effects of radiation on living tissue. 5 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 24373
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Javaman Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 667
How Evolution Brought a Flightless Bird Back From Extinction 2 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1404
The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics 1 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1669
Fossil site is 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding early life 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 1050
James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1608
Unearthed genetic sequences from China market may point to animal origin of COVID-19 0 milestogo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 685
The Multiverse: Our Universe Is Suspiciously Unlikely To Exist - Unless It Is One Of Many 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1793
'Extremely rare' fossilized dinosaur voice box suggests they sounded birdlike 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1093
Planets Might Protect their Water Until their Star Settles Down 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1142
Potentially Active Volcanoes Have Been Found on Venus 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 663
Scientists discover signs of 'modern' glacier on Mars that hints at buried water ice 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1318
Study: Experimental COVID shot made via egg-based technology elicits higher antibody proportion ... 4 Jim__ Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 2538
Faint gravitational waves may be from primordial fractures in space-time 2 milestogo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1290
A saliva test for triple negative breast cancer? 5 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1307

Science Continued...

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Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1484
Radio telescope on moon's far side will peer into universe's 'Dark Ages' 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1675
Oldest sea reptile from Age of Dinosaurs found on Arctic island 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1162
Oceans May Have Once Graced Venus Before It Became a Hell Planet 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1295
The Fly: The first full map of an animal brain has been completed. 4 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1682
Rare galaxy with three black holes leads astronomers to the most massive objects in the universe 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1722
See the first clear images of 'sun rays' on Mars in eerie new NASA photos 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 20 1598
Watch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts leave the space station March 11 after delay 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 842
'Missing link' protostar may prove solar system's water is older than the sun 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1604
Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 1085
Ghostly scraps of oldest recorded supernova revealed in stunning telescope image 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1602
See the night sky shine with ghostly zodiacal light this month 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 1079
James Webb Space Telescope spots galaxy from early universe rich in star formation 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1327
Galaxy-size shock waves found rattling the cosmic web -- the largest structure in the universe 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1770
Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 918
'Missing link' for Earth's water found around remote baby star 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1149
A Mystery Object Is Being Dragged Into The Black Hole at The Center of Our Galaxy 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 18 5678
Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1345
Physicists stored data in quantum holograms made of twisted light 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1374
The Cognitive Tests in Which Humans Lose to Chimpanzees 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1740
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