Yuwei Gu was walking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when an unexpected sight caught his attention. Plastic bottles were scattered along the trail, with more drifting across a nearby lake. Seeing plastic waste in such a natural…
Category: 7. Science
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Chinese scientists confirm planet identity for free-floating object-Xinhua
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have successfully achieved the first direct mass measurement of a free-floating object, confirming that it is a planet with a mass comparable to that of Saturn.
This key research finding, led by…
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr James Binney
In this series of posts, we sit down with a few of the keynote speakers of the 247th AAS meeting to learn more about them and their research. You can see a full schedule of their talks here, and read our other interviews here!
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Enjoyed a drink of water today? You’ve the Moon to thank. And without it, we might not exist
Our blue-green planet didn’t used to be so blue. And without the blue, there would be no green either.
But how Earth acquired and retained the water that allows life to exist has long been debated.
As with the other inner planets of the Solar…
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Did any cat breeds develop naturally?
Of the more than 600 million cats across the globe, less than 10% belong to a specific breed. But are these purebred cats the result of human intervention, or did some develop naturally?
The answer is more complicated than it might seem….
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Ancient ape fossils offer new clues to humanity’s first steps | Technology News
One of the biggest unanswered questions in human evolution is when our ancestors first stood upright and began walking on two legs. Now, scientists say new evidence may bring them closer to pinpointing that moment.
In a new study, researchers…
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In Photos: See 2026’s First Full Supermoon Rise Around The World – Forbes
- In Photos: See 2026’s First Full Supermoon Rise Around The World Forbes
- Pakistan witnesses first supermoon of 2026 Dawn
- Your pictures of Saturday’s Wolf supermoon BBC
- January’s full wolf supermoon and the Quadrantid meteor shower will start…
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