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Science • Jun 03

Earth’s east–west albedo symmetry

Earth's albedo is fundamental to the planetary energy budget1. The Northern Hemisphere (NH) and Southern Hemisphere (SH) contribute essentially equally to...

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Science • Jun 03

Scientists identify a cell type in the brain that was previously ignored and it may explain why human memory has no known upper limit

The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons. That number appears in almost every popular account of memory and intelligence, and it tends to carry...

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Science • Jun 03

Brain’s Internal Disappointment Meter Forces Behavioral Change

New research discovers a lateral habenula cell group acting as a disappointment meter when reality misses expectations.

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Science • Jun 03

Northern Lights: Keep on the lookout due to possibly developing geomagnetic storm

An interesting situation is occurring on the Sun, and could affect us here on Earth.

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Science • Jun 03

'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after orbital 'anomaly' behind Mars

NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to...

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Science • Jun 03

Towards mRNA therapeutics 2.0

mRNA technology, which has enabled the rapid development of vaccines for infectious diseases, also holds great promise for a new generation of therapies for...

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Science • Jun 03

JWST found a fully formed galactic bar where theory said one couldn't possibly exist yet — and it quietly rewrites how the universe's earliest giants stopped making stars

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a fully formed stellar bar inside a massive galaxy that existed when the universe was barely a...

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Science • Jun 03

Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence

NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after Red Planet anomaly led to months of lost contact.

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Science • Jun 03

Giant fan-shaped structure found under East Antarctica

An international team of researchers including our Department of Geography has discovered a vast geological structure hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice...

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Science • Jun 03

Warming unlocks ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point

A new study in Nature Communications finds a critical climate tipping point in Tibetan permafrost ecosystems. Warming of 2–4 degrees Celsius triggers a...

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Science • Jun 03

Venus, Jupiter Converge in Stunning June 9th Dusk Conjunction

Explore the universe with Sky & Telescope - your ultimate source for stargazing, celestial events, and the latest astronomy news.

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Science • Jun 03

'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch

NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch...

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Science • Jun 03

'Don't scare the cat!' Engineers find smarter way to measure quantum systems

UNSW Sydney engineers have riffed on the famous Schrödinger's cat analogy to demonstrate a more efficient way to eliminate errors in quantum computing.

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Science • Jun 03

Greenland shark genome reveals clues to 400-year lifespan

The first comprehensive map of nearly the entire Greenland shark genome is beginning to reveal some of the genetic clues behind its incredibly long life.

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Science • Jun 03

Strong geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights to Midwest this week

If the solar storm timing lines up, northern lights could dance across the sky as far south as Illinois.

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Science • Jun 03

Why Americans Land Spacecraft In The Ocean While The Russians Go For Solid Ground

On April 10, the Orion spacecraft of NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego. What it did not do was, you know,...

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Science • Jun 03

Cortisol Pathway Discovered to Close Early Brain Plasticity

Cortisol activates an astrocytic gene program to close early-life brain plasticity windows.

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Science • Jun 03

Interstellar Comet

FILE - This image provided by NASA shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Science • Jun 03

NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become.

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Science • Jun 03

Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

Royal wax, as well as royal jelly, determines the fate of a honeybee larva.

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