A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.
Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, could be a good target in the search for habitable…
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Our 5 top tips for choosing a telescope this Black Friday 2025
Like you, our experts have been keeping an eye on telescope price drops ahead of Black Friday.
Black Friday is usually a great time to splurge on tech, as companies compete to offer the best prices and shift their stock. Companies don’t want…
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Culture is critical in driving orangutan diet development past individual potentials
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Approval for data collection protocols at Suaq was provided by the Indonesian State Ministry for Research and Technology (RISTEKDIKTI) and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). The reporting of this study meets…
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From function to omics: endophytic Beauveria bassiana promotes maize growth by activating phytohormone signaling pathways under elevated carbon dioxide | BMC Plant Biology
Kidane B, Urugo MM, Hirpha HH, Paulos T, Hundea W, Tessema F. Nutritional challenges of staple crops due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels: case of Sub-Saharan Africa. J Agric Food Res. 2025;19:101592.
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Fingerprints of stratospheric particle transport and fallout
Central to the overall circulation pattern is the polar vortex, a fast‑moving wind system that surrounds both poles at the interface of the troposphere and stratosphere. Recent work by Yifeng Peng and colleagues shows that the amount of…
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🧬 Scientists have for the first time sequenced RNA from 40,000-year-old mammoth
- Scientists have for the first time successfully sequenced RNA from a 40,000-year-old mammoth, which is the oldest RNA ever analyzed.
- The RNA shows which genes were active in the muscles just before the mammoth died, providing direct…
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Astronomers discover nearby super-earth in star’s zone
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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