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Science • Apr 15

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: When and how to watch it this week

If you enjoy meteor spotting then you are in for a treat with the oldest recorded shower set to light up our skies from 16 April. The Lyrid meteor shower is...

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Science • Apr 15

Scientists observed the hunting behaviour of tarantulas – and discovered something groundbreaking

Researchers have witnessed several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas – indicating that they may be capable of learning and memory.

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Science • Apr 15

Comet Tracker: See PanSTARRS Thursday In Once-In-170,000 Years Chance

Comet Pan-STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), is visible before sunrise until this weekend. Here's how, when and where to find it on...

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Science • Apr 15

Imaging interface-controlled bulk oxygen spillover

As one dynamic aspect of catalysis, spillover is known as species diffusion between an active metal and its support1–3, especially in reactions involving...

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Science • Apr 15

SpaceX launches two Starlink satellite groups 19 hours apart

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on...

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Science • Apr 15

Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)

A scientist who was part of a major 2008 expedition exploring the promise of deep-sea mining writes in a new analysis that what they found offshore of Papua...

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Science • Apr 15

PHOTOS: Navy dive team recovers Artemis II crew in San Diego

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, left, and Christina Koch sit in an U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight...

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Science • Apr 15

Contours of the James Bay Lowlands

After the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated from present-day Hudson Bay, rebounding land has revealed striking nearshore topography.

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Science • Apr 15

Women in their 40s and 50s should be doing this one underrated type of exercise to improve balance and bone health, according to an expert

Enter your jump training era with this 10-minute workout.

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Science • Apr 15

Live Coverage: West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch 25 Starlink satellites

SpaceX is counting down to the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying another 25 satellites for its Starlink...

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Science • Apr 14

93-year-old Gene Kranz shares how he felt watching the Artemis II mission

At 93, Gene Kranz, who oversaw seven Apollo missions, shared how it felt to see humanity return to the Moon.

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Science • Apr 14

We’re one step closer to understanding the sperm whale ‘alphabet’

Scientists are learning that sperm whales communicate in ways that may mirror human language.

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Science • Apr 14

Sperm whales may make their own vowel sounds, similar to human language

Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” in ways similar to human speech.

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Science • Apr 14

Scientists Found Human Speech-Like Patterns in Sperm Whale Clicks

The staccato clicks of sperm whales may sound like meaningless background noise to human ears, but a new analysis suggests they may be part of a...

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Science • Apr 14

Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement

During the Triassic, a newly described species related to modern crocodiles and alligators stalked prey on land, not the water, a new study finds.

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Science • Apr 14

What if Dark Matter Has Two Forms? Bold New Hypothesis Could Explain a Cosmic Mystery

A new study suggests that failing to detect dark matter signals in some galaxies may not contradict evidence seen in our own.

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Science • Apr 14

A New York Museum Honors Its Real-Life ‘Indiana Jones’ Dinosaur Hunters

In a new and ongoing exhibition, the American Museum of Natural History highlights the findings of Mark Norell and other fossil hunters responsible for its...

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Science • Apr 14

Ph.D. student solves persistent problem in high-entropy alloys

The University of Wyoming's Lauren Kim has solved a persistent problem in the cutting-edge field of high-entropy alloys, a class of materials with great...

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Science • Apr 14

‘Return to the Moon’ Review: Artemis II’s Achievement on PBS

Americans didn't actually land on the moon last week, despite some congratulations to the contrary, and Artemis II didn't quite captivate the full attention...

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Science • Apr 14

Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray

New therapy is turning back the clock in aging brains, healing inflammation, restoring memory and reshaping the future of brain age-related therapies.

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