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Science • Aug 05

Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone

Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of the...

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Science • Aug 05

Unprecedented images reveal hidden process driving solar activity

The highest resolution views of the sun's visible surface have revealed whirlpools that could drive solar activity.

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Science • Aug 05

A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and telescopes around the world joined forces to...

A team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the first shocking moments of a...

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Science • Aug 05

Unprecedented images reveal hidden process driving solar activity

The highest resolution views of the sun's visible surface have revealed whirlpools that could drive solar activity.

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Science • Aug 05

Runaway supermassive black hole RBH-1 offers new way to reconstruct ancient merger

Black holes are fascinating regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape them. The largest known black holes,...

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Science • Aug 05

Gauribidanur: How a quiet landscape became a hub for science

As one drives north from Bengaluru, India's tech hub, past the bustle of Gauribidanur in Chikkaballapur district, the landscape gradually opens into the dry...

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Science • Aug 05

‘Thousands of special viewing glasses’ sold for most prominent solar eclipse in 27 years

Ireland's most prominent solar eclipse in 27 years is expected to be visible next week when the moon passes in front of the sun during daytime.

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Science • Aug 05

'Little red dots' may be pulsating monster stars that created early-universe black holes

Astronomers have speculated about the mysterious "little red dots" seen through the James Webb Space Telescope's images of the early universe: They could be...

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Science • Aug 05

Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough

Two famously toxic plants—known also to treat pain, malaria, cancer, and pests—may have had those medicinal properties synthesized in a lab for the first...

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Science • Aug 05

Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows

Neanderthals were generally more strongly built than most people living today. Their bones show signs of large muscles, and they had characteristic features...

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Science • Aug 05

New dinosaur species identified in New Mexico, researchers say

The newly discovered creature was a troodontid, meaning it belonged to a family of two-legged, bird-like omnivores. They say these dinosaurs were known for...

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Science • Aug 05

A Mystery Object in the Milky Way Is Blasting Out Particles 100 Times More Powerful Than the LHC

Within the constellation Aquila in the northern skies, a powerful cosmic accelerator has been pumping out fast-moving particles at the some of the highest...

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Science • Aug 05

'Only One Conclusion': Radical Study Suggests Life on Earth Arose Twice

The fact that you, or I, or any living creature, is here at all is a series of astonishing strokes of luck stretching back more than 4 billion years.

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Science • Aug 05

Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate

In the heart of urban Los Angeles lie the La Brea Tar Pits, a group of natural asphalt seeps made famous by the millions of ice age fossils preserved within...

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Science • Aug 05

Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged

How and where did the first forms of life arise? These are the main questions driving research at the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine...

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Science • Aug 05

A SpaceX rocket just crashed into the moon. Now, the race is on to get a look at the impact site

Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lunar orbiters are trying to get a look at the aftermath.

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Science • Aug 05

You’re On Your Own, Kid: 6 Lessons I Learned After Hiking Over 3,000 Miles Solo

I recently finished my third PCT section hike of the year, marking the completion of my first state on the PCT and reaching one-third of the entire trail.

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Science • Aug 05

This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 7 – 16

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

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Science • Aug 05

NASA has captured a spectacular turquoise halo around the Chatham Islands

NASA captures a turquoise halo around the Chatham Islands, revealing how an underwater plateau may fuel a vast plankton bloom.

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Science • Aug 05

How a bipartisan coalition is taking aim at animal research

A bipartisan coalition in America seeks to end animal research, targeting primate labs despite scientists' warnings that alternatives cannot replace live...

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