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A New Space Telescope is Giving Us New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts 0 Judi Lynn Jan 25 Jan 25 3 284
Scientists Document Rich Biodiversity Along Underexplored Chilean Coastline 1 Onthefly Jan 24 Jan 24 4 363
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Will Detect Millions of Exploding Stars 1 Ptah Jan 24 Jan 24 2 310
How to make oxygen on the moon 2 muriel_volestrangler Jan 24 Jan 24 4 431
Current Comet over Chile: *Actually* Visible to Unaided eyes in the Southern Hemisphere 0 SorellaLaBefana Jan 24 Jan 24 13 497
Trump administration's abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern 7 douglas9 Jan 23 Jan 23 9 737
A Bacterial Protein Can Transport Heavy Highly Radioactive Actinides. 2 NNadir Dec 2023 Jan 23 4 1130
'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mar 10 Judi Lynn Jan 23 Jan 23 1 463
Repeating Fast Radio Burst Traced to Outskirts of Quiescent Elliptical Galaxy 0 Judi Lynn Jan 23 Jan 23 10 483
Earth's History in a few moments 1 YoshidaYui Jan 22 Jan 23 9 538
Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration 0 Judi Lynn Jan 23 Jan 23 4 319
One hundred years ago, a solar eclipse line of totality cut through NYC. 1 John1956PA Jan 22 Jan 22 6 417
'Contagious' peeing may have deep evolutionary roots, chimp study suggests 3 milestogo Jan 21 Jan 21 2 452
'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discovery 1 Judi Lynn Jan 20 Jan 20 14 849
Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes -- and there may be billions or even trillions more 0 Judi Lynn Jan 20 Jan 20 9 441
Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs 9 milestogo Jan 19 Jan 19 9 717
Scientists say they found oxygen where it shouldn't be. Now, the hunt is on for more answers 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 Jan 19 11 674
Extraordinary images reveal the mysteries of Mars 7 Judi Lynn Jan 17 Jan 19 52 1744
Kilauea volcano enters fourth eruption phase: Watch LIVE 0 Judi Lynn Jan 19 Jan 19 4 511
New solar-powered EV can drive 40 miles daily using the power of the sun -- and it's 50% more efficient than a Tesla 0 Judi Lynn Jan 19 Jan 19 10 503
USGS releases first-ever map of potential for geologic hydrogen in U.S. 4 Caribbeans Jan 18 Jan 18 4 520
The sky is falling: Meteorite strike captured in rare video from Canadian home's doorbell camera 2 cbabe Jan 18 Jan 18 10 640
Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue 2 Judi Lynn Jan 16 Jan 18 8 672
UW-Madison paleontologists discover oldest dinosaur in North America 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 18 Jan 18 14 454
Moon placed on World Monument Fund list of heritage sites in need of protection 1 Judi Lynn Jan 17 Jan 17 4 323
Schrodinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof 0 milestogo Jan 17 Jan 17 11 658
Real-time formation of black hole jets observed for the first time 0 Judi Lynn Jan 17 Jan 17 3 314
'Spooky' quantum entanglement discovered inside individual protons for 1st time ever 0 Judi Lynn Jan 17 Jan 17 5 399
The Science of the Matrix with Laurence Fishburne STARTALK with Neil DeGrasse Tyson 1 YoshidaYui Jan 17 Jan 17 3 416
The Biggest Simulation Ever: Frontier Supercomputer Models the Universe 1 erronis Jan 16 Jan 16 10 505

Science Continued...

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How Do Octopuses Control 8 Arms? Scientists Discover Strange Segmented Nervous System 3 Judi Lynn Jan 16 Jan 16 17 675
World's tiniest cat was a palm-sized tiddler that lived in China 300,000 years ago 3 Judi Lynn Jan 16 Jan 16 27 1324
"Three Gorges Dam In Space": China Reveals Plans To Build Giant Power Station In Earth's Orbit 2 Judi Lynn Jan 16 Jan 16 4 479
Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in the universe 0 Judi Lynn Jan 16 Jan 16 8 417
Bill Gates' Terrapower permitted to unleash 345 MW sodium-cooled nuclear reactor 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 15 Jan 15 3 469
Cephalopods Pass Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children 5 Judi Lynn Jan 14 Jan 15 10 740
If you want a brain-aneurysm, watch this. (You have been warned.) 4 DetlefK Jan 12 Jan 14 8 1869
Serious Head Trauma May Awaken Dormant Viruses Inside Your Body 0 Judi Lynn Jan 14 Jan 14 3 577
Scientists Drill 1.7 Miles Into Antarctic Ice, Revealing 1.2 Million Years of Climate History 2 Judi Lynn Jan 12 Jan 13 17 885
On a long-dormant pad in Florida, a rocket that could challenge SpaceX's dominance is poised to launch 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 4 629
Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture 2 Judi Lynn Jan 12 Jan 12 29 1056
Scientists propose new method to detect alien civilizations via black holes 3 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 11 9 611
Nanoplastics found to disrupt dopamine system and social adaptation 3 Wicked Blue Jan 9 Jan 10 18 711
Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos 3 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 10 35 1181
We finally know where the Yellowstone volcano will erupt next 2 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 10 6 574
An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter -- and found something strange 0 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 16 1503
Scientists discover new kind of cartilage that looks like fat-filled 'Bubble Wrap' 1 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 5 459
Cybertruck-looking 'mobile aircraft carrier' developed in China can hide away and launch a 2-person flying car 0 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 3 456
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Great Science in a Dark Dictatorship: Separation of Americium from Lanthanides. 4 NNadir Jan 5 Jan 9 6 602
The mathematician so strange the FBI thought he was a spy 1 struggle4progress Jan 9 Jan 9 7 749
Aircraft Noise Linked to Serious Heart Problems, Study Finds 1 erronis Jan 8 Jan 8 7 554
Scientists create safer lithium-ion batteries with new material 1 Judi Lynn Jan 8 Jan 8 5 445
Super-distant Dragon Arc galaxy pictured in extraordinary detail 0 Judi Lynn Jan 8 Jan 8 10 496
This is cool! 7 lastlib Jan 6 Jan 7 14 820
How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy 1 Jilly_in_VA Jan 6 Jan 6 1 376

Science Continued...

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Unborn Babies Use Genes From Dad to "Remote-Control" Mothers for Extra Food 9 erronis Jan 5 Jan 5 5 936
Different sizes of several cosmic objects. . . 2 Stargleamer Jan 4 Jan 4 13 627
Huge underwater volcano off US coast set to erupt in 2025 after displaying tell-tale 'swelling' 8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 1 Jan 4 26 1461
so, in my quest to remain sane(ish), i'm limiting my news intake. been filling the void w a lot of ngt. 9 mopinko Jan 3 Jan 3 10 1053
From Cosmic Collision to Fertile Fields: Finland's Hidden Hexagonal Wonder 0 erronis Jan 3 Jan 3 32 1301
Quadrantid meteor shower: How to watch the first 'shooting stars' of 2025 rain over Earth tonight 1 Judi Lynn Jan 3 Jan 3 5 557
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos 3 Judi Lynn Jan 3 Jan 3 11 652
The new science of death: 'There's something happening in the brain that makes no sense' 8 littlemissmartypants Dec 26 Jan 2 6 1024
Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2 Jan 2 12 629
Boffins ponder paltry brain data rate of 10 bits per second 1 erronis Jan 1 Jan 1 4 483
Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn't Be 8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 31 Jan 1 55 2238
Q_NLN_Factoring - an extension of Binary Energy Dynamics 6 mikelewis Dec 27 Dec 31 1 14385
NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 30 Dec 30 33 1316
In Source Fragmentation of PFAS in Mass Spectrometry Complicates the Identification of These Ubiquitous Pollutants. 0 NNadir Dec 30 Dec 30 5 471
Atmospheric Rivers Unleashed: How Climate Change Is Reshaping West Coast Storms 9 erronis Dec 29 Dec 29 12 929
Geoffrey Hinton upgrades the possibilty of AI causing our extinction in 30 years 17 mdbl Dec 27 Dec 29 15 1643
Beam me up, Scotty: Will human teleportation ever become a reality? 5 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 27 Dec 29 3 673
Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It? 1 Zorro Dec 29 Dec 29 4 755
Q_Security: A quantumly inspired security solution. 6 mikelewis Dec 28 Dec 28 3 840
Dinosaurs' Extinction: A Warning for Humanity? Full Special 4 YoshidaYui Dec 26 Dec 27 3 720
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