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Study reports the first detection of a sugar in interstellar space

Sugars are key biomolecules in living organisms, as they form the backbone of DNA and RNA and play a fundamental role in metabolic processes.

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Science • Jul 13

Sugar discovered floating in deep space for the first time

For the first time, astrobiologists have positively identified something sweet in outer space. According to a study published today in the journal Nature...

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Science • Jul 13

Something surprisingly sweet lurks near the Milky Way’s heart

Erythrulose—a sugar found in raspberries—is also prevalent in a giant molecular cloud close to our galaxy's core, scientists have discovered.

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Science • Jul 13

Study propses dimming the sun to protect Earth from El Niño

Researchers at UC San Diego have proposed dimming the sun to help mitigate the effects of El Niño in a new study published in the journal Science Advances.

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Science • Jul 13

Why Am I Left-Handed?

An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once.

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Science • Jul 13

Hubble discovers first of star cluster’s missing black holes

13 July 2026. Omega Centauri context image. The massive globular star cluster Omega Centauri has puzzled astronomers for decades.

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Science • Jul 13

Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone photo of the day for July 13, 2026

The Extremely Large Telescope just passed a serious milestone.

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Science • Jul 13

NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes

Archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.

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Science • Jul 13

The best cruises to see the 2026 total solar eclipse

You can enjoy the solar eclipse from a cruise ship. Here are some of the best sailings for stargazers.

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Science • Jul 13

This Extraordinary Desert Mouse Defies Aging–and it Could Change Human Longevity

Most mice live in the wild for 9 months, but this golden spiny mouse can push past 5 years, and scientists might now know why.

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Science • Jul 13

Pigeons’ shifting gaze could help drones navigate more like birds: UBC study

A study out of the University of British Columbia looked into how bird's eye view from pigeons in the sky could help enhance how flying drones gather...

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Science • Jul 13

Scientists Just Figured Out How Much Time Is Left for Life on Earth

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Science • Jul 13

Small language models in medicine

Small language models can serve as a more scalable, practical and efficient alternative for medical applications compared to large language models.

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Science • Jul 13

Study links sea level to Earth's carbon thermostat

Earth has a natural thermostat that has kept the planet habitable for more than 100 million years. Scientists have struggled to fully explain how it works,...

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Science • Jul 13

Hidden fifth dimension could tune dark matter resonance, new theory proposes

The mysterious substance that binds galaxies together could naturally be "in tune" with a hidden fifth dimension, according to a new University of Sheffield...

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Science • Jul 13

Firefly brightness holds a cautionary tale about accepting older measurements

For over a century, the accepted value for a firefly's brightness has mostly stood, tracing its origins to experiments carried out in 1912.

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Science • Jul 13

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

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Science • Jul 13

Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites

Tiny pieces of space debris only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size clutter a valuable orbital region where some of the most indispensable satellites reside,...

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Science • Jul 13

Quantum-gravitational mechanism could explain the universe's homogeneity

Our universe is known to be remarkably homogeneous and isotropic. This essentially means that matter is distributed evenly throughout the universe and that...

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Science • Jul 13

Earth’s inner core is an iron-rich ball as hot as the surface of the Sun, kept solid only because the crushing pressure of the entire planet raises the temperature at which iron can melt

Earth's centre sounds like a contradiction. The inner core is hot enough to sit in the same temperature range as the visible surface of the Sun, yet it is...

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