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Why some human brains can outlast other soft tissues after death

Why do some brains survive long after death when most other soft tissue decays? That's the question a research team led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward at the...

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Science • Jul 20

Scientists Were Wrong About Fireflies’ Light. The Impact Could Ripple Across All of Science.

For more than a century, an overestimation of a firefly's brightness has persisted.

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Science • Jul 20

Mysterious 'little red dots' at the beginning time may finally have an explanation, thanks to newfound 'little blue companions'

Astronomers may have found an unexpected origin for the mysterious "little red dots" that appear to be so common in the early universe.

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Science • Jul 20

Photos: 50 Years Since Viking 1 Landed on Mars

Viking 1's meteorology instrument stands aloft, on an extended boom, seen against the rocky and sandy surface of Mars on Sol 730. Small trenches visible in...

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Science • Jul 20

T. Rex Skeleton Sells for $50 Million, Becomes Priciest Dinosaur Ever

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named "Gus" has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold after fetching $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York.

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Science • Jul 20

Researchers Used Two Telescopes to Discover a Planet Hidden In Plain Sight

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope found a chemical signature of a new exoplanet. Researchers on Earth confirmed its existence.

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Science • Jul 20

Scientists Solved the Mystery Behind Earth’s Greatest Marine Mass Extinction

A new study has revealed that the secret to surviving in the oceans during the Great Dying was fast metabolism.

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Science • Jul 20

Dinosaur skull remains found in campground belong to T. rex 'great-uncle,' Alberta study shows

The remains of a dinosaur skull found in B.C. campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex,...

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Science • Jul 20

Shroud of Turin DNA sheds light on its biological history

New research has uncovered the complex biological history preserved within DNA traces found on the Shroud of Turin, offering fresh insights into one of the...

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Science • Jul 20

A teen spotted a rare pair of birds in D.C. Then came another surprise.

The Mississippi kites' 50-foot-high nest has drawn a stream of awestruck observers.

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Science • Jul 20

Oxygen "disappearing" from earth's waters at alarming rate, scientists warn

Scientists warn that low oxygen levels threaten entire food webs, and the phenomenon should therefore be recognised in the planetary boundaries framework...

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Science • Jul 20

In May 1973, Skylab reached orbit with its heat shield torn away, one solar wing gone and the other jammed, leaving America’s first space station at roughly 54°C — so engineers built a parasol in days and astronauts carried it up to save the laboratory

Skylab reached orbit on 14 May 1973, but the achievement almost ended before anyone could live aboard it. During launch, the shield wrapped around the...

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Science • Jul 20

Viking and the National Air and Space Museum

On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 touched down on the Red Planet, and became the first robotic spacecraft to successfully carry out a scientific mission on the...

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Science • Jul 20

NASA finds clues to early solar system and life’s origins in pristine 2024 meteorite discovered in New Jersey

A meteorite that crashed to Earth in 2024 is giving NASA a rare glimpse into the days of our solar system. By studying its composition, researchers are...

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Science • Jul 20

Four astronauts, 3 spacecraft, 2 weeks in orbit: Artemis III will be NASA's most complicated mission ever

NASA's Artemis III mission is shaping up to be NASA's most complex mission in history, coordinating the launch and rendezvous of three different spacecraft.

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Science • Jul 20

50 years ago today, the first spacecraft landed on Mars. Buffalo helped make it happen.

From the archives: America's Viking-1 landed on Mars after an 11-month journey, with critical technology built by three Buffalo-area companies helping make...

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Science • Jul 20

NASA Langley's Role in Mars Landing Success

3 min read This historic image - the first from the surface of Mars - confirmed that NASA's Viking 1 lander had become the first spacecraft to.

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Science • Jul 20

Largest male great white shark ever spotted near popular vacation spot

Shark Week is coming early to an East Coast tourist attraction. A week before the week-long Discovery Channel programming celebrates the popular predators...

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Science • Jul 20

Rates of passerine body plan evolution in time and space

The rates and patterns of phenotypic evolution are known to vary dramatically across time and space, yet the drivers of this variation remain poorly...

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