Chinese scientists say they are moving closer to building one of the world’s most powerful neutrino telescopes, an underwater array known as the Tropical Deep sea Neutrino Telescope, or TRIDENT, that will…
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There’s a 1950’s aircraft design which NASA still uses today in crucial operation for its 21st century spacecraft
Despite having all the technology in the world to play with, the NASA WB-57 is a 1950s aircraft that is still used in crucial operations for the leading aeronautics agency, and one was spotted in California.
NASA has explored more of…
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Extreme ‘Fire Amoeba’ Smashes Record For Heat Tolerance : ScienceAlert
A single-celled organism squirming about in the searing waters of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park has just set a record for heat tolerance.
The newly named Incendiamoeba cascadensis – meaning “fire amoeba from the Cascades”, as
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Heat seeker: Abu Dhabi researcher discovers distant planet is scorching 3,500°C
An Abu Dhabi scientist was part of a team of researchers who mapped temperatures on a planet 400 million light years away – and found that some areas are as hot as 3,500°C.
Dr Jasmina Blecic, from New York University Abu Dhabi, and her fellow…
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Leading-Edge Mars Mission Portends New Golden Age Of Exploring Planets
After a picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade spacecraft bound for Mars, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket aced landing on a recovery vessel floating in the Atlantic, helping power a revolution in reusable rockets. (Photo by Manuel…
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From science to fiction, stories of the uncertain and unknown
December 1, 2025 07:25 AM IST
First published on: Dec 1, 2025 at 07:18 AM IST“Ninety per cent of most magic merely consists of knowing one extra…
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Postdoc Position in Primary Cilia Biology job with MASARYK UNIVERSITY
Department: Lukáš Čajánek Research Group: Laboratory of Cilia and Centrosome Biology – Faculty of Medicine
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
Start date: April 2026 or upon agreement
Job type: full-time
Job field: Science and researchMedical…
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Protecting fish on the Great Barrier Reef prevents starfish outbreaks
“Without intervention over the last two decades, the model shows that grouper and emperor populations on the Great Barrier Reef would also have consistently declined under increasing fishing pressure.”
The research also considered the benefits of…
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Jupiter’s Fast Rotation Creates Uneven Water Zones
What can water in Jupiter’s atmosphere teach scientists about the planet’s composition? This is what a recent study published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* hopes to address as a team of scientists…
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Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India’s Sun mission
Getty ImagesA coronal mass ejection can be several times larger than Earth For Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observation mission in space, the year 2026 is expected to be like no other.
It’s the first time the observatory – which was placed in…
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