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Science • Jul 08

Air-permeable hydrogels through viscoelastic phase separation of aerogels

Hydrogels are widely used in biomedical interfaces, in which effective gas exchange (for example, O2, CO2) within a water-rich environment is essential.

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Science • Jul 08

Non-genotoxic transplantation and in vivo selection through epitope editing

The short-term and long-term effects of genotoxic pre-transplant conditioning remain barriers to the broader application of haematopoietic stem/progenitor...

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Science • Jul 08

A new mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Lower Phu Kradung Formation, Upper Jurassic of northeastern Thailand

Mamenchisauridae is a group of long-necked non-neosauropodan eusauropod dinosaurs that were abundant in East Asia during the Middle to Late Jurassic,...

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Science • Jul 08

West Mayo to experience best of solar eclipse in August

THE west of Mayo is expected to be the main vantage point to witness an eclipse of the sun which will pass over the North Atlantic in August.

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Science • Jul 08

Misunderstood Predators: Debunking Shark Myths and Celebrating Ocean's Most Important Predators

This year, we celebrate Shark Awareness Day by dispelling some shark myths and celebrating the true nature of sharks.

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Science • Jul 08

Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants

Alloparental care and division of labour are hallmarks of insect societies1. Social insect workers typically care for brood within the nest when they are...

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Science • Jul 08

A shoebox-sized satellite could expose hidden nuclear weapons in space

Space is supposed to be free of nuclear weapons, but there's no way to check. A newly proposed technique could search for illicit nuclear weapons in orbit.

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Science • Jul 08

Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst

One of the central features of plate tectonics is the formation of new crust at mid-ocean ridges. Part of the spreading process that drives continents apart...

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Science • Jul 08

Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and increasing geopolitical tension has...

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Science • Jul 08

This Is How Nuclear Weapon Detection Could Work in Space

Wrapped around our world like a giant invisible donut is one of Earth's strangest features. The Van Allen radiation belts are swarms of high-energy charged...

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Science • Jul 08

Scientist proposes tiny satellites to sniff out nuclear weapons in space

Small satellites would detect nuclear arms launched secretly into orbit under a new monitoring system proposed by a scientist to address fears about the...

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Science • Jul 08

A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It

Here's a terrifying fact: If there was a nuclear weapon in orbit, we would have no idea. The Outer Space Treaty—established in 1967 and signed by 118...

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Science • Jul 08

Space sensor could spot hidden nuclear weapons in orbit with 99% accuracy

In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space.

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Science • Jul 08

Is Life Just Different?

The idea of 'biological agency' — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive.

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Science • Jul 08

Identifying critical lysines in mammalian histone H3 with high-throughput CRISPR prime editing

Histone post-translational modifications are fundamental to genome regulation, yet dissecting the functions of individual histone marks in mammals remains...

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Science • Jul 08

Long-theorized electron-on-helium qubit achieves strong coupling to a single microwave photon

Quantum computers, devices that store and process information leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics, have been found to be promising for tackling...

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Science • Jul 08

Spain to Host Rare Eclipse Trilogy Between 2026 and 2028

Spain will witness two total solar eclipses and one annular eclipse between 2026 and 2028, making it one of the world's top destinations for eclipse...

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Science • Jul 08

Black hole collisions may follow entropy law, offering simpler remnant predictions

When two black holes orbit each other, they eventually spiral inward and collide in one of the most violent phenomena in the universe.

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Science • Jul 08

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is hanging out in the clean room at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparing for its August launch.

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Science • Jul 08

Tiny Jurassic bird reveals a key step in bird evolution

The transition from a lumbering, heavy dinosaur body to the flight-adapted bird body plan is one of many fascinating episodes in evolutionary history.

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