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Science • Jul 06

People Who Can’t Visualize Anything Are Challenging a 300-Year-Old Theory of Thought

The philosopher David Hume believed that, to understand abstract concepts, humans needed to summon a mental image to picture the idea.

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Science • Jul 06

Scientists Say We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life

Research rethinks amino acid origins, revealing insights into life's earliest building blocks on Earth and potential clues for finding life on other...

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Science • Jul 06

A cloud of dust blocked this ‘one-of-a-kind’ galaxy from view — until now

University of Michigan astronomers were part of a team that have helped gain shocking insight into a "scientifically unique" galaxy close to our own after...

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Science • Jul 06

Evidence Mounts for Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers

Different analyses of gravitational-wave observations are converging on evidence for a distinct population of massive black hole binaries produced through...

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Science • Jul 06

Canada recognizes the career and achievements of Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen

LONGUEUIL, QC, July 6, 2026 /CNW/ – Today, the Government of Canada is recognizing Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen's outstanding...

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Science • Jul 06

Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II astronaut, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon in April as part of the Artemis II space mission, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

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Science • Jul 06

Cave finds reveal modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared long-term cultural continuity

Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us living today carry a small amount of Neanderthal...

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Science • Jul 06

NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein.

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Science • Jul 06

'What we found was striking': Physicists take the closest-ever look at a black hole's mysterious event horizon

Physicists isolated the 'last sound' of an enormous black hole collision, providing an unprecedented glimpse of the region next to the event horizon.

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Science • Jul 06

'What we found was striking': Physicists take the closest-ever look at a black hole's mysterious event horizon

Physicists isolated the 'last sound' of a black hole collision, providing an unprecedented glimpse of the region right next to the event horizon — the black...

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Science • Jul 06

NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars

Using NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all...

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Science • Jul 06

Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Is No Longer Lost

Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, was mostly lost to the sea. Geologists say they've now mapped the entirety of the underwater land mass.

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Science • Jul 06

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen announces he’s leaving Canadian Space Agency

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission in April, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

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Science • Jul 06

Statement by Prime Minister Carney on the retirement of Colonel Jeremy Hansen

"On behalf of all Canadians, I extend my gratitude to Canadian Space Agency astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen for his extraordinary service to Canada and his...

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Science • Jul 06

Paleontologists make 'one in a million' discovery of soft tissue preserved in 450-million-year-old fossil

Before the oldest dinosaur, before animals or even plants had expanded onto dry land, ancient relatives of starfish called crinoids, resembling stalked sea...

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Science • Jul 06

ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope Finds Universe’s Most Ancient Quasars

Led by ESA (European Space Agency) with contributions from NASA, the Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the oldest quasars ever documented. In.

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Science • Jul 06

Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie

A doctor on the front lines against misinformation has a lot to say.

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Science • Jul 06

Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift

It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.

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Science • Jul 06

Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA’s Swift

It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.

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Science • Jul 06

Early parenting shapes the brain and socio-sexual behavior, rodent study shows

Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the importance of social bonds for survival, showing that enduring relationships are linked with a...

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