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Australia offers astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for space mission to International Space Station
Australia has offered astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the European Space Agency for an International Space Station mission in 2028, which would mark the first time a qualified astronaut flies under the Australian flag.
Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction
A Nanotyrannus dinosaur skeleton nicknamed Jodi sold for $47.3 million at a New York auction, becoming the second-most valuable dinosaur fossil ever sold.
What makes a golden eagle chick called Beaky Junior so important?
A golden eagle chick has successfully fledged from a nest on a managed grouse moor in southern Scotland, marking the first such occurrence and a major milestone for a species restoration project.
A mysterious star system just 16 light-years away may be hiding habitable planets
Researchers examining the nearby star system 70 Ophiuchi AB, located 16 light-years away, ruled out giant planets but left open the possibility of smaller, potentially habitable worlds.
Astronauts just gave the International Space Station a powerful upgrade
NASA and Canadian astronauts completed a 7-hour spacewalk to install a seventh solar array on the International Space Station, with an eighth and final array scheduled for installation later this week.
A computer scientist breaks through a limit that stood since 1996
A computer scientist has improved upon a 30-year-old algorithm for calculating shortest distances in large networks, extending accuracy guarantees to closer points while maintaining computational efficiency.
Physicists created a tiny universe and watched time emerge without a clock
A physicist created a miniature universe with thousands of ultracold atoms that demonstrated how time can emerge naturally from particle behavior without an external clock, offering experimental support for theoretical ideas about time’s fundamental nature.
Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months
A clinical trial found that 54% of younger adults with type 2 diabetes achieved remission within six months through combined intensive diet and exercise, compared to 4% receiving standard care.
Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe
Archaeologists have discovered personal items including a perfume bottle, coins, and a child’s necklace inside a wooden wardrobe sealed nearly 2,000 years ago in Pompeii’s ruins.
Scientists discover a hidden flaw that challenges 40 years of superconductor science
Scientists discovered that cuprate superconductors long assumed to have uniform structure actually contain complex patchworks of different atomic arrangements, challenging 40 years of theoretical assumptions.
Astronomers may have discovered the first moon beyond our Solar System
Astronomers may have discovered the first moon beyond our Solar System orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 star system, a discovery that could reshape how scientists define celestial bodies.
Starwatch: Bright stars of Pegasus make this distinctive constellation easy to see
Pegasus dominates the autumn sky this week, easily recognized by its distinctive Great Square of four bright stars, which form the mythological winged horse’s body.
Part of Antarctica named after former BBC reporter Jonathan Amos
A channel in Antarctica has been named after former BBC science correspondent Jonathan Amos in recognition of his 38-year career reporting on polar research and climate science.
Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted
A new computer model suggests Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could raise sea levels by twice the previously predicted amount, potentially contributing 30 millimeters by 2100.
128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history
Scientists recovered 128,000-year-old ice from a Tibetan ice cap, potentially extending the region’s glacial record by over 100,000 years and providing insights into Earth’s ancient climate history.
Einstein’s equations may explain the universe without dark energy
Mathematicians challenge dark energy theory, arguing that cosmic acceleration may emerge naturally from Einstein’s equations without requiring the mysterious substance.
NASA discovers Jupiter’s invisible shield is more complex than Earth’s
NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter’s magnetic shield uses a more complex system of plasma waves to deflect solar particles than Earth’s simpler protective boundary.
A 700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost world where early humans lived
A 700,000-year-old elephant tooth discovered in northern Israel has allowed scientists to reconstruct a lush prehistoric landscape with forests, rivers, and wetlands that supported early human populations.
Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
A study found that Manx shearwaters, seabirds common in the British Isles, experience jet lag during long Atlantic flights, causing slight navigation errors as their internal clocks fall out of sync with the sun’s position.
A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming
A Kelvin wave has raised sea levels along the U.S. West Coast as part of this year’s strong El Niño pattern, increasing flood risks and bringing warmer water that disrupts marine ecosystems.
This mysterious mushroom makes people see hundreds of tiny humans
Researchers identify a mysterious mushroom species linked to remarkably consistent hallucinations of tiny human figures reported across three continents, suggesting an unknown psychoactive compound.
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Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...