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Science • May 13

Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard...

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Science • May 13

NASA Satellite Reveals One Of Russia’s Most Active Volcanoes Burning Through Snow

New satellite imagery reveals volcanic heat melting snow across Russia's Shivelyuch volcano as lava and pyroclastic activity continue reshaping the...

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Science • May 13

Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely

Advances in imaging techniques reportedly debunks a purported "animal" fossil from long before the Cambrian explosion.

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Science • May 13

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

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Science • May 13

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

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Science • May 13

Scientists say a new continental rift is forming in Zambia

Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary.

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Science • May 13

Protein reveals the oldest episode of sex and procreation among human species

Chinese scientists obtain the first molecular evidence of interbreeding between our ancestor 'Homo erectus' and the Denisovans, relatives of the...

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Science • May 13

SpaceX's Starship megarocket finally has a 2026 launch date. Here's when

SpaceX will debut a new version of its Starship rocket for its 12th flight test May 19 from its Starbase headquarters in South Texas.

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Science • May 13

Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang

For decades, astronomers looking through telescopes like Hubble have been trying to catch a glimpse of the ancient epoch when the Universe's first...

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Science • May 13

Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders

After five years of rolling across Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is still going strong. And it has the selfies to prove it.

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Science • May 13

NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans

NASA is moving quickly to define next year's Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between.

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Science • May 13

Astronomers just came one step closer to seeing the universe’s first stars

Seen just 800 million years after the big bang, an object called LAP1-B is a galactic building block that seems to hold some of the first stars to ever...

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Science • May 13

Ancient Sex: Homo Erectus Interbred With Denisovans in China 400,000 Years Ago

Analysis of Tooth Enamel Proteins Found a Uniquely Denisovan Gene in Homo Erectus Individuals Who Lived in China 400000 Years Ago.

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Science • May 13

Bermuda Triangle Mystery May Finally Be Solved After Stunning Underwater Discovery

Scientists believe they may have solved the Bermuda Triangle mystery after discovering a massive hidden structure beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

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Science • May 13

Scientists Say Uranus And Neptune May Be Far Rockier Than Anyone Expected

A new planetary study suggests Uranus and Neptune may contain massive rocky outer layers, challenging decades of assumptions about the solar system's “ice...

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Science • May 13

Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus

Six teeth roughly 400000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their...

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Science • May 13

They Removed One of Life's 20 Essential Amino Acids from Bacteria, and It Survived 450 Generations

Scientists modified E. coli to function without one amino acid in key proteins, revealing unexpected flexibility in the chemistry of life.

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Science • May 13

“Totally Unexpected” – Scientists Discover Pancreatic Cancer’s Fatal Addiction

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected weakness in pancreatic cancer involving damaged mitochondria and a powerful inflammatory signal.

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Science • May 13

Nasa bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly reduce the journey time to Mars,...

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Science • May 13

This Ant Species Produces Only Queens!

Most ant colonies are built around a single queen that lays all the eggs. Around her, thousands of female workers build and maintain the nest, gather food,...

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