NASA has launched a state-of-the-art high-tech sensor, which is being used to hunt critical minerals throughout the American West. This sensor technology, called AVIRIS-5 (Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer-5), is built…
Category: 7. Science
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2025 in review: A cosmic spectacle, the dire wolf’s return and other stories
For Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based startup which also aspires to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth, it’s just science.
“We took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” Ben…
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Science history: James Webb Space Telescope launches — and promptly cracks our view of the universe — Dec. 25, 2021
Milestone: James Webb Space Telescope launches
Date: Dec. 25, 2021
Where: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
Who: NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency scientists
On a cloudy winter’s day, in the Amazon jungle, a shuttle…
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Researchers develop experimental obesity drugs targeting energy production
New Delhi | Researchers have developed experimental drugs targeting mitochondria — the energy powerhouse of a cell — to work harder and burn more calories, which may make way for new treatments for obesity.
The team, led by researchers from the…
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Scientists say evolution works differently than we thought
For decades, many evolutionary biologists have believed that most genetic changes shaping genes and proteins are neutral. Under this view, mutations are usually neither helpful nor harmful, allowing them to spread quietly without being strongly…
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Christmas Sky: December 25, 2025 – StarDate Online
- Christmas Sky: December 25, 2025 StarDate Online
- This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon passes Saturn Astronomy Magazine
- Spacing Out: Spotting Two Planets in the Sky UToledo News
- Night Sky Today: What to See Tonight on Christmas Eve,…
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120km-wide tsunami wave triggered by Kamchatka earthquake captured by NASA from space
The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in 2025 triggered giant tsunami waves, which have been captured from space. The tremors shook the Pacific, and the ocean was in the grips of tsunami…
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Einstein’s theory comes wrapped up with a bow: astronomers spot star “wobbling” around black hole – Technology Org
- Einstein’s theory comes wrapped up with a bow: astronomers spot star “wobbling” around black hole Technology Org
- Astronomers just watched a black hole twist spacetime ScienceDaily
- “This is a Real Gift for Physicists”: A Black Hole Just…
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How fresh finds, research progress made 2025 a significant year for science and technology
The year 2025 has been productive in enhancing our understanding of the world around us and advancing technological innovation. We have touched the Sun’s atmosphere, developed light-powered computers and discovered thriving life in the pitch dark…
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“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to”
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to”
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