It’s one of the most instantly recognizable scenes in cinematic history: Luke Skywalker gazes at a double sunset to the haunting melody of a mournful French horn. And while “Star Wars” may take place in a galaxy far, far away, planets orbiting…
Category: 7. Science
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Scientists Found a Massive Lava Tube Hiding Beneath the Surface of Venus
Scientists may have found the first evidence of underground tunnels lurking beneath the surface of Venus, carved by the planet’s ancient volcanic activity.
A team of researchers from the University of Trento spotted what…
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Dopamine neuron specific RNA-sequencing reveals Neprilysin 1 acts downstream of the cohesin complex to suppress learning
Abel, T., Martin, K. C., Bartsch, D. & Kandel, E. R. Memory suppressor genes: inhibitory constraints on the storage of long-term memory. Science 279, 338–341 (1998).
Noyes, N. C. & Davis, R….
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Bromine And Iodine Stabilise Materials Showing Promising Superconductivity Properties
Researchers are actively pursuing novel two-dimensional materials with enhanced superconducting properties, and a new study details significant progress in this area. Jakkapat Seeyangnok and Udomsilp Pinsook, both from the Department of…
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High utility of DNA barcoding for species identification and cryptic diversity in Korean aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Consortium, T. I. A. G. Genome sequence of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. PLoS Biol. 8 (2), e1000313 (2010).
Novakova, E. et al. Reconstructing the phylogeny of aphids (Hemiptera:…
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Webb Detects Hydrogen Sulfide Gas on Three Super-Jupiters
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have for the first time identified hydrogen sulfide gas in the atmospheres of three gas-giant exoplanets orbiting HR 8799, a 30-million-year-old star located in the constellation of…
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Astronomers discover chemicals that could seed life in the core of a developing star
Astronomers recently searched the gas cloud of a yet-unborn star for a chemical that may seed future planets with the basic ingredients for life.
Astronomer Yuxin Lin and colleagues found an organic molecule called methanimine scattered…
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Cosmic predators: How supermassive black holes slow star growth in nearby galaxies
Intense radiation emitted by active supermassive black holes – thought to reside at the center of most, if not all, galaxies – can slow star growth not just in their host galaxy, but also in galaxies millions of light-years away, according to…
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Sex as a biological variable in biomedical engineering
Integrating sex as a biological variable in bioengineering should not be viewed as a women’s health concern but as a requirement for reproducible, rigorous research that ultimately benefits everyone. But what does truly meaningful integration…
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‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South Africa
A “ring of fire” solar eclipse on Tuesday will mark the first eclipse of 2026, but only about 2% of the world’s population will get to see it, according to Time and Date.
The event,…
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