A team of scientists has found that the Southern Ocean emits far more carbon dioxide (CO2) during the lightless Antarctic winter than researchers once believed. According to their new study, this wintertime release of CO2 has been underestimated…
Category: 7. Science
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29-million-years ago, a clawed-cat left tracks in this volcanic ash
A new study analyzed four sets of fossil footprints, including cat-like tracks in 29-million-year-old volcanic ash at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. The trackmaker was bobcat size, and the impressions lack claw marks.
Two other…
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The ‘beaver moon’, a hippo calf: pictures of the week – South China Morning Post
- The ‘beaver moon’, a hippo calf: pictures of the week South China Morning Post
- Supermoon lit up the November sky: Was it actually bigger on this day, and when can you spot the next one Times of India
- December 2025 Supermoon: When, where, and…
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November 8, 2025 — StarDate Online
In the early 20th century, scientists discovered a mysterious new type of radiation. The higher they went, the stronger it became. They realized that it came from beyond Earth. And 100 years ago tomorrow, it got a name: cosmic rays.
Nobel Prize…
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If you fell into a black hole, would you survive? What new research says about spaghettification |
Picture yourself drifting in space, caught in the pull of a black hole. The idea feels like pure science fiction, yet physicists have spent decades calculating what would really happen if a human fell in. From warped space-time to unimaginable…
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Studies uncover two novel, critical strategies for bacterial surface movement
New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella – the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward.
Movement lets bacteria form communities, spread to new…
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AI-developed controller directs satellite in pioneering in-orbit maneuver
by Robert Schreiber
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
A team at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) has achieved a significant milestone on the road to space autonomy by successfully testing an artificial…
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Quantum sensors on the China Space Station to probe dark matter and exotic physics
Quantum sensors on the China Space Station to probe dark matter and exotic physics
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
The SQUIRE project is launching quantum spin sensors on the China Space Station to investigate…
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Noémie Goudal’s optical illusions reveal deep planetary truths
Noémie Goudal visualises timescales beyond human perception. Her illusionistic installations, composed of cutouts, photography and simple sleights of hand, articulate the movement of tectonic plates and great spans of planetary evolution.
“The…
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Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions
Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions
by Julie Harper for UCF News
Orlando FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2025
Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights…
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