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Science • May 02

Scientists Debunk 100-Year-Old Belief About Brain Cells, Rewriting Textbooks

New evidence suggests axons may not be uniform tubes but dynamic, pearl-like structures.

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Science • May 02

Why Do Rockets Curve Instead Of Shooting Straight Up At Launch?

At some point in your life, you've probably watched a rocket launch straight up into the sky. You may have even watched Artemis II's Orion spacecraft...

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Science • May 02

10,000 “Impossible” Exoplanets Found in NASA Data

Scientists uncover 10000 hidden exoplanets in NASA data. The universe may be far more crowded than we thought.

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Science • May 02

NASA Captures First Detailed Satellite View Of Giant Pacific Tsunami Across Vast Ocean Basin

A NASA satellite captured the first high-resolution view of a massive tsunami, revealing unexpected wave behavior that could transform future forecasting.

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Science • May 02

NASA Unveils Massive 360° Mars Views Captured by Two Rovers Miles Apart

NASA has released sweeping new views of Mars that seem to place distant regions side by side in a single glance.

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Science • May 02

Locked in stone for 210 million years, this newly identified crocodile cousin was built to crush larger prey

On a fateful day 210 million years ago, two crocodile cousins about the size of jackals stood side-by-side amid the low ferns of a humid riverbank that...

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Science • May 02

'100 times richer': NASA's James Webb Telescope reveals 'forbidden' alien planet that shouldn't exist

Astronomers have discovered TOI-5205 b, a massive 'forbidden' alien planet orbiting a tiny star. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers revealed...

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Science • May 02

Astronauts who spent 10 days in space reveal 'weird' experience as they approached dark side of the Moon

Artemis II astronauts, who have recently returned from a 10-day space mission, have revealed the 'weird' experience they had as they approached the Moon.

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Science • May 02

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to...

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Science • May 02

Hidden plant molecules show up to 25 times stronger activity against Ebola and COVID-19

Scientists at the Université de Montréal's affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have identified a new family of natural molecules with...

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Science • May 02

This Greek Volcano Stayed Quiet for 100,000 Years, Then It Suddenly Erupted Again Without Warning, Puzzling Scientists

A new study reveals that volcanoes can remain dangerously active beneath the surface even after tens of thousands of years of silence.

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Science • May 02

Drones Over Mars? Scientists Reveal How Flying Robots Could Unlock Hidden Water On The Red Planet

A new study reveals how radar-equipped drones could pinpoint accessible water ice on Mars with unprecedented precision.

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Science • May 02

Hidden in Wall Crevices, Scientists Discover a Tiny Spider That Hunts Prey 6 Times Its Size

Tucked away in the cracks of everyday walls, researchers have uncovered a tiny spider with abilities that seem far beyond what its size would suggest.

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Science • May 02

Half of All Men Lose Their Hair but Scientists Just Found a Natural Sugar That May Grow It Back at the Source

A natural sugar may stimulate hair regrowth by boosting blood flow to follicles, early research in mice shows, offering a potential new treatment path.

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Science • May 02

Astronomers Discover Massive Hidden Structures Pointing Straight At Milky Way Black Hole

A newly discovered network of light-year-long filaments near the Milky Way's core reveals unexpected clues about the past activity of Sagittarius A*.

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Science • May 02

Saturday Citations: In spaaa-aaace!

We're focusing on space news this week, but we did cover the usual amount of local news down here in Earth's gravity well: A new Tokamak reactor regime...

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Science • May 02

Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds

Scientists may have detected more than 10,000 never-before-seen exoplanets in a single survey, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds in one...

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Science • May 02

Can the Vacuum Drive Fuel-Free Propulsion?

The optimal propulsion of a payload to space is without fuel. Our current space rockets rely on carrying the fuel along with the payload for the ride.

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Science • May 02

World first: Particle polarization survived laser-plasma acceleration for nuclear fusion

The preservation of Helium-3 polarization in laser-plasma accelerators could increase energy production for fusion reactors.

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Science • May 02

Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought

Yellowstone's famous supervolcano is likely being fueled in a completely different way from what many scientists assumed. New research suggests that...

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