Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth located a relatively short 18 light-years from our solar system, positioning it as one of the closest known exoplanets with conditions that could support life. The newly identified…
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Scientists can now watch metal crystals grow inside liquid metal
If you dissolve sugar in hot water and then cool it down, you’ll see pure sugar crystals form while impurities stay in the liquid. You can even watch the beautiful sugar crystals slowly grow in the water.
You can do the same thing with…
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Research: Human Brains Prewired to Comprehend World
Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin to emerge in response to our sensory experiences of the world around us? Now, science is…
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X chromosome inactivation across primary human tissues is mostly complete, with significant implications for genetic and clinical studies | BMC Genomics
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Berletch JB, Yang F, Xu J, Carrel L, Disteche CM. Genes that escape from X inactivation. Hum Genet….
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NASA discovers “clearest signs of life on Mars” ever found
NASA’s Perseverance Rover found claystones covered in markings nicknamed “leopard spots” and “poppy seeds”. (Image source: NASA) Continue Reading
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Colossal shark fossils rewrite the history of ocean apex predators
image: ©Nastasic | iStock Fossils from northern Australia reveal a colossal 8-meter shark that ruled the seas 115 million years ago. This discovery proves that modern shark lineages achieved gigantic sizes far earlier…
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Path lights up for China’s rare earth nanocrystals
Chinese and Singaporean researchers have reported a breakthrough that could cause a valuable rare earth material to emit light when powered directly by electricity.
Rare earth nanocrystals are already used in some…
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NASA Readies Mock Countdown for the First Crewed Mission to the Moon Next Year – autoevolution
- NASA Readies Mock Countdown for the First Crewed Mission to the Moon Next Year autoevolution
- NASA Progresses Toward Artemis II Moon Mission NASA (.gov)
- NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025
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The fascia secret: how does it affect your health – and should you loosen it up with a foam roller? | Life and style
Fascia, the connective tissue that holds together the body’s internal structure, really hasn’t spent all that long in the limelight. Anatomists have known about its existence since before the Hippocratic oath was a thing, but until the 1980s…
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Theia The Celestial Body That Crashed Into Earth Originated In Inner Solar System
Researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Chicago have determined that Theia, the celestial body that collided with Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago, originated in the inner…
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