Two supermassive black holes on a dizzying death spiral could soon become visible to astronomers after researchers worked out how, while rotating around each other, these dark, massive behemoths could gravitationally lens the stars behind…
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190-million-year-old “Sword Dragon” fossil rewrites ichthyosaur history
A remarkably complete skeleton uncovered along the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a previously unknown species of ichthyosaur — a group of prehistoric marine reptiles that once dominated the world’s oceans.
The dolphin-sized…
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Total lunar eclipse March 2026 — Live updates
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Who will be able to see the total lunar eclipse?
The ‘blood moon’ will be visible to skywatchers across western North America, Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia, weather dependent. (Image credit:… Continue Reading
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A “Cosmic Positioning System” in the Outer Solar System
There have been plenty of attempts to resolve the “Hubble Tension” in cosmology. This feature describes how one of the most important variables in cosmology, the expansion of the universe, takes on different values depending on how…
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Where to see the total lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 3
The first lunar eclipse of 2026 will transform the moon into a coppery red “blood moon” in the early hours of March 3 for skywatchers in North America.
The long-lasting and impressive blood moon on March 3 will be visible to billions within the…
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Scientists Discover DNA Is Already Organized Before Life Switches On – SciTechDaily
- Scientists Discover DNA Is Already Organized Before Life Switches On SciTechDaily
- Global reorganization of genome architecture at the transition to gametogenesis Nature
- New technology reveals hidden DNA scaffolding built before life ‘switches…
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SMILE spacecraft sets sail for French Guiana before landmark solar wind mission launch
image: ©aapsky | iStock A landmark European-Chinese space mission with strong British leadership is on its way to its launch site in South America
SMILE begins launch
The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer…
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Plant Hormone Therapy Boost Global Food Security
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- Plants can defend against disease, but their growth is stunted when their immune systems are triggered. That’s a problem if the plant is raised for food.
- CSU researchers have discovered how to turn on a hormone that allows…
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Swiss centenarians show youthful blood protein profiles in aging study
In Switzerland, 0.02% of the population lives beyond the age of 100. Could there be biological characteristics associated with this exceptional longevity? As part of the “SWISS100” study, the first large-scale Swiss research project…
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AIP Publishing and Max Planck Society sign new three-year deal
AIP Publishing (AIPP) has announced a new three-year AIP Fusion agreement with the Max Planck Society, strengthening a long-standing partnership.
The agreement, negotiated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) on behalf of the…
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