Category: 7. Science
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Scientists may have been wrong about what causes asthma
For many years, scientists believed they had a clear picture of what causes asthma. The condition has been linked to inflammation in the lungs that narrows the airways and makes breathing difficult.
That inflammation was widely attributed to…
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Astronaut sees sunset from space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts can watch the sun “set,” not behind a horizon of mountains or buildings, but behind the curved edge of an entire planet. In this recent image taken in early January 2026, the clouds above…
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NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program
When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States recover from a potential catastrophe. An oxygen tank explosion turned a planned landing into an urgent exercise in…
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NASA technology sparks a new golden age of exploration on Earth
image: ©Darryl Fonseka | iStock NASA is celebrating five decades of transforming space technology into practical solutions on Earth with the release of Spinoff 2026, the 50th edition of its annual publication, showing…
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Artificial Intelligence Makes Quantum Field Theories Computable
Insider Brief
- Researchers showed that AI-designed lattice formulations can dramatically improve the accuracy and efficiency of quantum field theory simulations, even on coarse computational grids.
- The approach uses custom neural…
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Moon samples put new constraints on meteorites as Earth’s water source
For 50 years, Apollo’s Moon samples have rested in labs, looking like plain dust and rocks. But hidden inside them is a record of cosmic impacts that shaped our Earth-Moon neighborhood over billions of years.
A new NASA-led study has…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon. Here’s Why That’s a Scientific Goldmine.
There’s a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the Moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively small (only around 4%), but…
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Multiomics in Spatial Biology and Disease Research
Developing an understanding of the molecular landscape of health and disease requires more than the cataloging of individual biomolecules. The key challenge lies in revealing the spatial organization of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and…
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Strange white rocks on Mars hint at millions of years of rain
Small, pale rocks scattered across Mars’ reddish surface are offering fresh clues that parts of the planet may once have been far wetter than they are today. These light-colored spots stand out sharply against the surrounding terrain and suggest…
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