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SpaceX pushes launch of daring Polaris Dawn mission back to Wednesday. Meet the 4-person crew spearheading it 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 754
Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean 17 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 44 3267
Jelly plays Pong and gets better at with practice 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1006
'Once-in-a-lifetime' photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights and rare glowing arc shine over 11th-century castle 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 43 2903
Rare Milky Way star cluster is packed with red supergiants 1 million times brighter than the sun 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 846
Mars Express orbiter takes a deep dive into ancient Red Planet lake (images) 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 887
Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 757
Scientists Reveal Hidden Waves Could Shape Earth's Mysterious Highlands 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 814
Chinese Researchers Devise New Strategy for Producing Water on the Moon 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 768
The world-saving potential of nuclear fusion just got a huge boost 4 reACTIONary Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1329
News at a glance: Icebreaker research blues, disinformation data shutdown, and saving a rare bird 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 668
We Have "Disrupted Evolutionary Processes" - Modern Seeds Aren't Ready for Climate Change 2 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1114
Record-breaking hole drilled into the Earth's mantle is a scientific goldmine 6 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 32 1705
A Wild Discovery Suggests Earth Had Multiple Hidden Moons 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 922
Photos: Egypt uncovers largest ever astronomical observatory from ancient times 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 975
NASA Fears Another Tragedy If Astronauts Return on Starliner 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1141
'A single magma ocean' once covered the moon, data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 804
Humpback Whales Wield and Manufacture Their Own Tools 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 818
Is Consciousness Continuous? A New Study Challenges Old Notions 1 erronis Jul 2024 Aug 2024 17 1278
Rates of Spontaneous Abortion and Air Pollution. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1089
Part of the Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why - New Scientist 1 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1187
You're Not Imagining It: Thinking Can Actually Be Painful, Study Finds 6 Warpy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1362
Prehistoric Lovebirds Lived in Cradle of Humankind 2.5 Million Years Ago 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 852
Spacecraft will slingshot around Earth today after successful lunar flyby on its way to Jupiter 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1032
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope catches baby stars roaring to life 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 974
Spiders may lure male fireflies to their death with a call of love 2 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 993
Cash for catching scientific errors 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 754
Missed seeing the northern lights near you? The biggest storm may be yet to come. 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 948
OPG prepares for arrival of Harriet Brooks at Darlington 4 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 1198
SCIENTISTS HAVE TRACED SIX METEORITES BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL CRATERS ON MARS IN A SCIENTIFIC FIRST 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 19 1466

Science Continued...

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NASA shares stunning image of 10-billion-year-old globular cluster NGC 6496. Netizens say, 'Looks like glitter' 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 25 14577
Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1177
Mars Is Likely Hiding Oceans Worth Of Water Deep In Its Crust -- This Could Upend Our Plans For the Planet 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 933
13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1547
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1545
One-quarter of unresponsive people with brain injuries are conscious 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 20 1016
Whales synchronized swimming: Chaos theory approach reveals long-distance relationship in seemingly random behavior of b 0 cbabe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 968
Innovating sustainable hydrogen production via seawater electrolysis 3 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1197
N.I.S.T. releases new encryption standards designed to withstand the advent of quantum computers 0 LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 746
How corals have fared after largest thermonuclear test on Bikini Atoll 2 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1098
Your microwave oven has its own microbiome 6 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1625
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous, and difficult to forecast 0 WestMichRad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 722
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 772
Mars sub-surface has oceans of life-giving liquid water 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 696
VLBA Discovers New Insights about Fastest-Spinning Magnetar 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 573
Ornithologists Discover New Species of Storm Petrel 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 620
Mars Once Hosted Lake Larger than Any on Earth: Lake Eridania 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 663
Gargantuan waves in Earth's mantle may make continents rise, new study finds 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 23 1221
Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 940
Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory Update; July 2024's Increase Over July 2023 Is the Worst Ever Observed 5 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1243
Virus Behind COVID-19 Now Rampant in Wild Animals, Study Finds 2 Warpy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 1055
Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 35 1563
Razor-thin solar panels could be 'ink-jetted' onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy 7 orangecrush Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 1231
Flying Clean and Green: Hydrogen Flights Set to Revolutionize Air Travel 2 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1063
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter' 9 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1623
Africa's new force in genomics. 0 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 797
Steady flight of kestrels could see aerial safety soar 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1004
Lost in Space 🚀 🌌 Boeing Starliner Astronauts 2 LessAspin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 957
Cheap heat-storing 'firebricks' projected to save industries trillions 3 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1515
How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1223

Science Continued...

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Increases in Global and East Asian Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) Emissions Inferred from Atmospheric Observations 1 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1024
NASA Releases 25 Jaw-Dropping New Images for the First Time 13 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 65 3781
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1407
A Science Editorial on the Cost of Gene and Cell Therapies. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 943
Comet caught strangely zigzagging its way through space 3 usonian Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1270
An Effort to Score US Coal to Nuclear Plant Conversions. 6 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1478
520-million-year-old worm fossil solves mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved 2 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1016
Popular Weight Loss Drug Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1710
Work Begins on the First US Gen IV Nuclear Reactor. 3 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1065
'Publish or Perish' is now a card game -- not just an academic's life 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 873
A Star Is About to Explode (And You'll Be Able to See It) 1 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 1437
Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact 1 usonian Jul 2024 Aug 2024 13 737
A Sober Look at the Materials Implications of Electric Cars. 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 1107
Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 19 937
Oil and gas extraction causes pollution to spike 10,000% 3 erronis Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 839
Solar Mystery Solved by Astronomer's Drawings From Hundreds of Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1048
Double Meteor Shower Raises Expectations of Stunning Fireball Display 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 765
Mysterious explosions are creating craters in Siberia. Here's why 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1105
The Northern Lights Are Coming Back: How to See the Aurora Borealis This Week 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 755
Ok blew my mind. How do bacteria move? Little electric boat motors! lol. Cray Cray stuff here 6 Cheezoholic Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1357
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