New data from NASA’s ongoing analysis of Jupiter’s moon Europa has forced scientists to reconsider fundamental assumptions about one of the solar system’s most promising candidates for extraterrestrial life. The space agency’s…
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Do sharks develop a taste for human flesh after a first bite?
Sharks are, arguably, the most feared animals in the ocean. Somewhat unfairly, they have gained a reputation as terrible brutes that can’t resist the taste of humans.
Stats show that this just isn’t the case. Seven people died from shark…
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A spare gene became the master sex switch in frogs
A gene duplicated in the evolutionary past has been shown to act as the master switch that determines whether embryos develop as male or female in the African clawed frog.
That finding reveals how evolution can reassign the most sensitive…
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Galactic Monsters Grew in Cocoons Like Giant Bugs, Scientists Say
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images How the most massive objects in the universe first formed is one of the biggest headscratchers in astrophysics. With more advanced telescopes,…
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Earliest hand-held wooden tools found in Greece date back 430,000 years – Phys.org
- Earliest hand-held wooden tools found in Greece date back 430,000 years Phys.org
- Katerina Harvati, researcher, on incredible 400,000-year-old discovery: “little known aspect of the technology Diario AS
- Stick shaped by ancient humans is the…
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Scientists build the world’s first large-scale quantum sensor network to search for dark matter
Researchers from China recently announced the creation of the largest quantum network in history to directly investigate the existence of dark matter. The project connects research centers located more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) apart.
The…
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This Photo of Mars at Night Is Straight Up Haunting
The length of a night on Mars isn’t too different from here on Earth, lasting just over 12 hours on average. Thanks to its similar axial tilt, it also experiences longer nights in winter and shorter nights during summer — but the gloom is…
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Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA begins countdown for critical fueling test
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Countdown begins for Artemis 2 fueling test
(Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) Good morning, space fans! Happy Sunday.
NASA officially began the countdown last night for its upcomiong Artemis 2 fueling test…
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The Pelican Nebula shines near the Las Vegas Strip in gorgeous deep space photo
A section of the Pelican Nebula captured shining with stars from the constellation Cygnus. (Image credit: Jason Livingston) NASA network engineer and astrophotographer Jason Livingston has captured a colorful view of the Pelican Nebula…
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This AI app can tell which dinosaur made a footprint
A newly developed app powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is giving scientists and the public a new way to identify dinosaur footprints left behind millions of years ago, according to a recent study. The technology aims to make sense of…
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