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Science • Apr 16

NASA's Perseverance Detects That 3-Billion-Year-Old Mars Rocks Contain Something Never Seen Before at This Scale

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted unusually high levels of nickel in ancient Mars rocks, pointing to a surprisingly rich chemical environment billions...

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Science • Apr 16

This Space Trivia Quiz Is Ridiculously Hard—Good Luck!

Welcome to the final frontier! To start simple, which one of these is Earth? starry sky. Aperture Vintage on Unsplash. Earth with clouds above the African...

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Science • Apr 16

Sperm Whales Speak With a Complex Alphabet and Even Have ‘Vowels,’ Study Finds

Sperm whales: They're just like us. An international team of researchers, including marine biologists and linguists, reports that it has detected signs of a...

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Science • Apr 16

When is Lyrids meteor shower? Here's best time to see it in Arizona

This month's annual meteor shower is the Lyrids. Here is everything to know about the spring meteor shower, plus how and when to view it in Arizona.

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Science • Apr 16

In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures

For his project 'De Oförtrutna' (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linnaeus,...

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Science • Apr 16

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: When, where & how to see it

The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 is active between April 16-25 and will peak on April 22. A typical shower displays between five and 20 meteors per hour.

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Science • Apr 16

Why ‘little red dots’ pose a big mystery about the Universe

Peering into the origins of our Universe, astronomers found something that shouldn't be there: what are those little red dots?

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Science • Apr 16

Four benefits of going out in the rain

Humans are more sensitive to the smell of rain than sharks are to blood. And rain has some surprising benefits for our bodies too – especially when it comes...

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Science • Apr 16

The first black hole ever discovered is spewing 'dancing jets' at half the speed of light

Astronomers have accurately measured the "dancing" energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 years after it was first spotted.

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Science • Apr 16

This New Produce Wash Removes 96% of Pesticides — Far More Than Water or Baking Soda

A new biodegradable fruit wash from University of British Columbia researchers can remove up to 96% of pesticide residue — far more effective than water or...

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Science • Apr 16

Stephen Hawking's black hole information paradox could be solved — if the universe has 7 dimensions

Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole evaporation clashes with the laws of quantum mechanics. A new paper finds a way around this paradox, provided that...

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Science • Apr 16

Check out NASA’s new space telescope

Next week, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will be unveiling its newest space telescope: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Science • Apr 16

Eyeing the Richat Structure

The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.

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Science • Apr 16

A Quiet Region of Italy Is Hiding a Vast Reservoir of Magma

Scientists have discovered a vast reservoir of magma bubbling beneath the Tuscan soil that may not yet have erupted. With no obvious volcano to mark the...

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Science • Apr 16

DESI Completes the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Ever Created

DESI survey completed the largest 3D map of the Universe, measuring 47 million galaxies and quasars to study dark energy cosmic expansion.

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Science • Apr 16

Scientists Revived a 24,000-Year-Old Animal Frozen in Siberia, It Woke Up and Started Reproducing

A creature frozen since the Ice Age has been revived, revealing how life can endure tens of thousands of years in suspended animation.

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Science • Apr 15

AUDIO: How sperm whales communicate like humans

US researchers have revealed the way sperm whales communicate is similar to the way humans speak. The study by the nonprofit research organisation Project...

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Science • Apr 15

Gravity follows Newton and Einstein's rules, even at cosmic scales

Gravity, as most people understand it, is the familiar force that pulls a falling apple toward Earth. But for astronomers and theoretical physicists,...

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Science • Apr 15

The Ghostly Particles That May Have Built the Universe’s First Monster Black Holes

Before the first star had ignited, before any galaxy had taken shape, the universe was full of gas: cold, pristine, mostly hydrogen, floating in the dark.

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Science • Apr 15

Planets need more water to support life than scientists previously thought

Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research from the University of...

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