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Category: 7. Science
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Octopus-inspired robot can change color, grab objects
cuttlefish demonstrates natural camouflage (top), inspiring KIST’s OCTOID soft robot (bottom), which uses photonic crystal polymers to shift colors from blue to green to orange in response to electrical signals. Courtesy of KIST.
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New Results from the JWST Suggest that TRAPPIST-1e Might Have a Methane Atmosphere, Though Caution is Advised
In 2017, astronomers using the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) in Chile and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope confirmed the presence of seven rocky planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an M-type red dwarf star…
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New circoviruses discovered in pilot whales and orcas from the North Atlantic
A collaborative team of researchers (that includes students and senior researchers at Arizona State University (ASU), Coastal Carolina University, The University of the South in the US…
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Shedding new light on the tiny bubbles sending signals between cells
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The tiny bubbles that carry signals between cells throughout the body were discovered decades ago, but precisely what they contain and how their cargo affects recipient cells is still largely a…
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Shedding new light on the tiny bubbles sending signals between cells
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The tiny bubbles that carry signals between cells throughout the body were discovered decades ago, but precisely what they contain and how their cargo affects recipient cells is still largely a…
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GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program has launched a new feature that connects citizen scientists directly to Landsat observations. Through GLOBE, volunteers around the world collect environmental data…
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Lunar Soil Study Unveils Space Weathering Impact
SAN ANTONIO — December 10, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are collaborating with researchers at UT San Antonio to study how space weathering can alter the lunar surface materials to help interpret regional and…
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The Lense-Thirring Effect: Spacetime Vortices Spotted For The First Time As Black Hole Kills A Star
Spinning massive objects drag spacetime along with them. This curious phenomenon is an important prediction in general relativity, which has been confirmed from a variety of celestial bodies and events. The latest one comes from a supermassive…
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