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Science • Jun 28

Alex McBratney: The boy from Whithorn among the scientific elite

Alex McBratney has come a long way from southern Scotland to become a fellow of the Royal Society.

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Science • Jun 28

The 'Shadow' in Evolution That Explains Why Long Life Comes at a Cost

The world's population is shifting. We're living longer than ever before, with elderly people taking up a greater proportion of the people on the planet.

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Science • Jun 28

China Is About To Land On Earth’s ‘Mini-Moon’ — What To Know

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft is about to arrive at Kamoʻoalewa, Earth's mysterious “mini-moon,” to collect samples that may reveal a lunar origin.

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Science • Jun 28

In an ancient Martian river channel, Perseverance drilled into a mudstone called Cheyava Falls and found tiny “leopard spot” minerals tangled with organic carbon — patterns that, on Earth, can be left behind when microbes consume organic matter, though sci

A drilled rock core from an ancient Martian river channel has given Perseverance scientists one of the mission's most interesting and difficult findings: a...

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Science • Jun 28

Yellowstone’s supervolcano may be fueled by something unexpected

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone and other supervolcanoes. Instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth's core,...

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Science • Jun 28

In 2020, something near the centre of the Milky Way switched on and off six times in radio waves, then disappeared from every follow-up search in X-rays and infrared — leaving astronomers with only the name ASKAP J173608.2−321635 and the possibility of

ASKAP J173608.2-321635 is not a name built for memory. It is a coordinate label, the kind astronomers use when an object has not yet earned a more familiar...

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Science • Jun 28

Here's when the ‘strawberry moon' will rise in the skies over the Chicago area

The month of June is almost at an end, and just before we officially hit the halfway mark of 2026, the “strawberry moon” will rise in the skies over the...

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Science • Jun 28

Complex life may have started before Earth had much oxygen at all. A University of Bristol-led Nature study found that the ancient archaeal lineage behind all plants, animals and fungi began developing complex cellular machinery in anoxic oceans almost 2.9

Complex life is usually told as an oxygen story. First Earth changed, then life became more complicated: oxygen rose, cells gained new energy options,...

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Science • Jun 27

China was effectively shut out of the International Space Station after the United States passed the Wolf Amendment in 2011, so it built its own. If the ISS retires on schedule around 2030 and no commercial successor is ready, China's Tiangong could become t

The International Space Station is still the larger and more international laboratory in orbit. Tiangong is smaller, newer, and controlled by one country.

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Science • Jun 27

A Giant Scorpion the Size of a Coffee Table Is Forcing Scientists To Rethink Evolution

Praearcturus gigas was a meter-long Devonian scorpion whose size may reflect a world with few large competitors rather than high oxygen alone.

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Science • Jun 27

Jupiter's Surprising Oxygen Levels: A Game Changer for Planet Science

Jupiter's oxygen levels are rewriting our cosmic narrative! Recent research reveals that this giant planet holds 1.5 times more oxygen than our Sun,...

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Science • Jun 27

New magic mushroom makes users see tiny ‘gnome’ people — scientists have no idea how it’s doing that

Magic mushrooms? You have gnome idea. Move over psilocybin — there's a new psychoactive agent on the scene. A study published last month in Mycologia has...

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Science • Jun 27

Connecticut's Strawberry Moon isn't pink. Here's what makes it special.

The Strawberry Moon rises Monday, June 29, 2026, as the first full moon of summer. Here's when to see it and why it will look so low and golden.

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Science • Jun 27

NASA Eyes Moon Base Powered by Solar Panels and Nuclear Reactors

NASA plans robotic missions followed by human landings and a semi-permanent, solar- and nuclear-powered lunar base near the Moon's south pole.

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Science • Jun 27

Scientists discover what triggers belly fat as we age

Aging may trigger the appearance of specialized stem cells that supercharge the body's ability to create new belly fat. The discovery reveals a potential...

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Science • Jun 27

A superconductivity record that stood for 30 years has been broken

For more than 30 years, one number stood as a stubborn barrier in superconductivity research: 133 kelvin, or about minus 220 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Science • Jun 27

When is the micro Strawberry Moon? When to see it and more facts about June's full moon

Just before the end of the month, you have the chance to catch a micro Strawberry Moon in June's night sky.

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Science • Jun 27

Newly identified fossil sheds light on evolutionary history of saber-toothed cats

Fossils tucked away in a museum drawer and identified merely as "feline" are actually from a very ancient and enigmatic saber-toothed cat that inhabited...

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Science • Jun 27

Massive asteroid the size of multiple Empire State Buildings is zipping past Earth this weekend

A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don't worry: It poses no danger.

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Science • Jun 27

Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered the 15-Million-Year-Old Origin of Laughter

Recordings of laughter from humans and other great apes suggest that the distinctive rhythm of "ha ha ha" emerged in a common ancestor that lived at least...

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