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  • ‘Dark oxygen’ discovery on the seafloor is ‘fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics’ and should be retracted, experts say

    ‘Dark oxygen’ discovery on the seafloor is ‘fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics’ and should be retracted, experts say

    A 2024 study that claimed to have discovered an entirely new source of oxygen in the deep sea — dubbed “dark oxygen” — was flawed, inconsistent with previous research, and “fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics,” critics argue in a new…

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  • Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named for Iconic Korean Cartoon | Jackson School of Geosciences

    Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named for Iconic Korean Cartoon | Jackson School of Geosciences

    Cute, green, and sporting two sprigs of hair on his head, a mischievous baby dinosaur named Dooly is one of the most beloved cartoon characters in South Korea.

    So, when researchers from The…

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  • NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate

    NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate

    A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9.

    The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S….

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  • Fungi Found to Trigger Ice Formation

    Fungi Found to Trigger Ice Formation

    A team of researchers from the United States and Germany has identified fungal proteins that can freeze water at relatively warm subzero temperatures, raising the prospect of safer cloud seeding, improved climate models and new advances in…

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  • Eclipse Study Tracks Turbulence Through the Solar Corona

    Eclipse Study Tracks Turbulence Through the Solar Corona

    A recent study links ground and space-based observations to track structures moving through the solar corona.

    It was an amazing sight witnessed during the April 2024 total solar eclipse. For a few precious moments, it seemed like a…

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  • Electrostatic decatalysis offers a new way to suppress parasitic side reactions | Research

    Electrostatic decatalysis offers a new way to suppress parasitic side reactions | Research

    Manipulating coulombic forces could offer an alternative way to steer selectivity in electrocatalytic reactions. Instead of trying to accelerate the desired reaction, the approach – named electrostatic decatalysis – works by suppressing…

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  • Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class 

    Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class 

    Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. 

    Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to…

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  • New Evidence Shows Neanderthals Exploited This Versatile Natural Material for Multiple Functions

    New Evidence Shows Neanderthals Exploited This Versatile Natural Material for Multiple Functions

    An international research team led by scientists from the University of Cologne, Germany, and the University of Oxford, U.K., has found compelling evidence that now-extinct Neanderthals living in the Levant extracted…

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