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Science • Aug 07

Neanderthal Gene Still Shapes Muscle and Jaws in Some Living Humans

Neanderthals vanished roughly 42000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work in some people today, according to a new study led...

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Science • Aug 07

Why This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Will Be Particularly Spectacular—and How Best to See It

Every August, the annual Perseids meteor shower occurs. Here's what to expect and how best to see the Perseids meteor shower.

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Science • Aug 07

One Of NASA's Mars Rovers Could Find Itself Promised To The Moon Instead

NASA's PROMISE will be a hybrid of the rover replicas we have here on Earth. The plan is to send it to the moon, but it isn't quite ready for the trip yet.

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Science • Aug 07

Spain cave discovery upends theory that ancient cannibals targeted children alone

The cave evidence also shows these ancient humans were not living on human flesh alone.

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Science • Aug 07

4 major celestial events to dominate the night sky this week

The night of Aug. 12 is going to be a busy one as a solar eclipse, meteor shower, planet parade and new moon all take place.

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Science • Aug 07

Astronomers Find a New Object from the Early Universe Using Webb Data

Homer Dávila Gutierrez, director of SKYCR.ORG, has identified a gravitational arc candidate in the galaxy cluster MACS J0308.9+2645 from public data from...

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Science • Aug 07

Birdsong and whale song show patterns similar to human language

An international team of researchers has uncovered a previously undetected structure in the birdsong of Bengalese finches that has the same statistical...

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Science • Aug 07

Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they might be evolving

The James Webb Space Telescope's strange "little red dots" may be evolving into spiral galaxies.

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Science • Aug 07

Galactic spins carry fingerprints of the primordial universe

The origin of spin in spiral and elliptical galaxies has posed a long-standing puzzle for astronomers. One idea, known as tidal torque theory, proposes that...

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Science • Aug 07

Two habitable-zone planets now sit within 11 light-years of Earth: Proxima Centauri b at 4.24 light-years, confirmed years ago, and GJ 887 d at 10.7 light-years, confirmed only in 2026 — both orbiting red dwarfs, and both raising more questions than they answ

Eleven light-years is a tiny distance on a galactic map. Within that radius, astronomers now know of two confirmed planets receiving the amount of starlight...

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Science • Aug 07

‘Austinhenge’ is back! How astronomy and urban planning create this twice annual sunset phenomenon

Austinhenge is what people call the days when the sunset aligns perfectly with Austin's east-west downtown streets.

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Science • Aug 07

Physicists watch a material's electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases

A tall glass of ice water isn't just a thirst quencher; it's also an everyday example of coexisting phases. Water can exist simultaneously in both liquid...

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Science • Aug 07

Grammy Winner Behind Madonna Hits Dies at 69

The family of actor Robert Carradine has sued the University of California, alleging failures at a UCLA psychiatric facility contributed to the actor's...

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Science • Aug 07

XENONnT detector narrows the hunt for dark matter

Using a detector filled with nearly 9 metric tons of liquid xenon, researchers have delivered some of the most sensitive dark matter results ever recorded.

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Science • Aug 07

Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt

The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for its second attempt to catch an orbital rocket. Liftoff, and landing, are targeted for next Monday...

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Science • Aug 07

Scientists Confirm Darwin Hunch 150 Years Later

Charles Darwin didn't live to see it, but one of his hunches just got a 21st-century confirmation. A new study in Nature Communications finds that plant...

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Science • Aug 07

Where to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online

On August 12, 2026, millions will witness a total solar eclipse that crosses the north Atlantic and parts of Europe. The path of totality passes over...

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Science • Aug 07

Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle

A global constellation of neutrino detectors is creating a never-before-seen view of the radioactive elements that power Earth's tectonic heat engine.

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Science • Aug 07

Cosmic treasure chest explodes with baby stars photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2026

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the brilliant majesty of the Carina Nebula.

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Science • Aug 07

Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago

Mimas looks frozen and geologically quiet, yet Cassini's measurements point to a young global ocean beneath 20 to 30 kilometres of ice.

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