Black holes are notorious for gobbling up everything that comes their way, but astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered that even supermassive black holes can be picky eaters, and this can…
Category: 7. Science
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Inside the January 2026 issue of Birdwatch
You can now read the January 2026 issue of Birdwatch as either a digital download or paper magazine. The paper magazine is available in the shops from Wednesday [24 December] – or you can order online ahead of then.
This…
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The next scientific revolution won’t come from scientists
Thomas Kuhn taught us that scientific revolutions arrive only in moments of a crisis of the paradigm. Now, as philosopher Steve Fuller argues, we may be able to intervene without having to wait for a Kuhnian paradigm shift. In a scientific…
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Self-healing transparent coating fights bacteria and repairs itself within minutes
Schematic representation of the preparation process of PUa-C7 Seb+ materials.
GA, UNITED STATES, December 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Imagine a phone screen or marine sensor that repairs scratches on its own and prevents bacterial…
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It’s Raining Magnetic ‘Tadpoles’ on the Sun
Getting close to things is one way for scientists to collect better data about them. But that’s been hard to do for the Sun, since getting close to it typically entails getting burnt to a crisp. Just ask Icarus. But if Icarus had…
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Longitudinal gene expression analysis in COVID-19 sepsis highlights dynamic immune, cellular, and metabolic dysfunction in high severity patients
Coronavirus Statistics. Worldometer https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ (2025).
Wang, H. et al. Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21. Lancet 399,…
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Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight
Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.
The weapon combines 10 lasers (each 10 kW in power) into…
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Stargazing over the Christmas holidays: 10 sights to get you looking up
There are few better sights in nature than December’s night sky. Bright stars like Betelgeuse, Capella, Aldebaran, Sirius and the stars of Orion’s Belt dominate the night sky after dark, but over the two weeks from Dec. 20, 2025 to Jan. 4,…
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UAH Researchers Use New X-ray Telescope To Probe Dark Matter Decay
Scientists search for “decaying” dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal matter, potentially revealing dark matter’s particle nature, mass and…
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Glowing neurons let scientists watch the brain work in real time
About ten years ago, researchers began exploring a bold idea: using bioluminescent light to see what the brain is doing in real time. Instead of shining light onto brain tissue from the outside, they wondered whether neurons could be made to glow…
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