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Category: 7. Science
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Scientists pinpoint the sweet spot where ingredients for life can survive around new-forming stars
When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth, scientists around the world scrambled to get their hands on its precious cargo.
The early results justify their excitement: Bennu, which is believed to be largely…
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3I/ATLAS: Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb Flags Interstellar Object’s 17th Anomaly Discovered In SPHEREx Data
Did the 3I/ATLAS dupe us Earthlings about its true nature? It would probably take decades until we figured it out. If only we had the mechanism and methodology to reach out to the interstellar interloper on its way to exit the solar…
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China’s giant radio telescope observations unravel origin of cosmic enigmatic flashes
(Xinhua) 14:13, January 16, 2026GUIYANG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Through studying the observation data of China’s gigantic radio telescope located in the country’s southwestern Guizhou Province, an international research team has…
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China’s giant radio telescope observations unravel origin of cosmic enigmatic flashes-Xinhua
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2026 shows China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu) GUIYANG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Through studying the…
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China’s giant radio telescope observations unravel origin of cosmic enigmatic flashes
This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) GUIYANG – Through studying the observation data of China’s…
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Blooming Seas Around the Chatham Islands
At about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand’s South Island, the sparsely populated Chatham Islands are rugged, remote, and often inconspicuous. In January 2026, however, a ring of bright green and blue swirls in the ocean put a…
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Morocco Fossils Reveal Distinct Evolutionary Traits In Ancient Populations
- Nature study examines hominin fossils from Thomas Quarry I, Casablanca
- Fossils show mixed archaic and derived traits, securely dated
- Findings highlight North Africa’s key role in human evolution
Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture…
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China’s giant radio telescope observations unravel origin of cosmic enigmatic flashes -Xinhua
GUIYANG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Through studying the observation data of China’s gigantic radio telescope located in the country’s southwestern Guizhou Province, an international research team has uncovered compelling new evidence supporting a…
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World’s largest sea snake was a 12-metre giant that may have eaten sharks |
For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even though they hide their own deep history. Fossils occasionally hint at creatures that once filled warm seas in ways that…
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