Saturn’s rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on the night of Nov. 23 — but don’t worry, you’ll be witnessing an illusion! That’s when the iconic debris disk will align…
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Universal Work Statistics In Quenched Gapless Quantum Systems Demonstrate Scaling Analogous To Defect Formation
The behaviour of energy during rapid changes in quantum systems presents a fundamental challenge in physics, and Donny Dwiputra, Mir Faizal, Francesco Marino, and Freddy P. Zen investigate this phenomenon by exploring the statistics of work…
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Worker honey bees can sense infections in their queen, leading to revolt
When the results of the Canada’s national honey bee colony loss survey were published in July 2025, they came as no surprise. According to the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, an estimated 36 per cent of Canada’s…
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Study Suggests Dark Energy Weakening, Slowing Universe Expansion
In the vast expanse of cosmology, few concepts have stirred as much intrigue and debate as dark energy. For over two decades, it has been the cornerstone explanation for the universe’s accelerating expansion, a mysterious force…
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Metabolic reprogramming and mitochondrial dysfunction underlie β gonia arrest and niche cell dysfunction in sterile triploid oysters
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Nakajima, K. Be my baby: patterning toward plant germ cells. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 41, 110–115…
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Why do we kiss? New research finds the answer goes back 21 million years – NPR
- Why do we kiss? New research finds the answer goes back 21 million years NPR
- When did kissing evolve? Did humans and Neanderthals smooch? Phys.org
- The first kiss: A new study traces the evolution of one of humanity’s most intimate behaviour
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Why do vultures circle? | Live Science
Vultures are often portrayed as an ominous sign of imminent death, circling high above as they wait for an injured individual below to die. But in reality, that’s not the case, experts say.
“I’ve never heard of an actual instance of them circling…
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360 million-year-old sea predator found to be smaller and much stronger than once thought
About 360 million years ago, a huge armored fish patrolled a shallow sea that once covered what is now Cleveland. This animal, known as Dunkleosteus terrelli, has long held a place among the most fearsome predators in the fossil record. With…
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Quantum Calculations Reveal Ice’s Hidden Chemistry
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), in collaboration with the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), have utilized quantum mechanical simulations to reveal…
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