If you’ve ever wondered why the moon looks a little different each night, it’s all down to its phases in the lunar cycle. Tonight we’re on day 19 of the cycle, keep reading to find out what this…
Category: 7. Science
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Brightest and most distant flare yet
Artist’s concept of a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a giant star. Scientists propose this happened around the distant black hole J2245+3743, which in 2018 was seen to brighten dramatically, creating the brightest black… -

Dolphins Spotted Wearing Sea Sponge Hats to Try Woo The Ladies : ScienceAlert
Last year, orcas sashayed into the world of fashion with dead salmon hats. Now, dolphins are wowing us with flamboyant sea sponge fascinators.
Images of the odd invertebrate-wearing behavior were captured by scientists from the Department of…
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Human super-recognizers teach AI how to recognize faces in new study
You might know someone who struggles to recognize people, even if they’re famous and on TV all the time. On the other hand, there are some who seem to always know a face, remembering them from a brief meeting at a party years…
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We’re Hiring! – by Leonora Barclay
Come join our team! Persuasion is looking for a Director of Operations—a leader who is committed to liberal values and has the skills and experience to steer the organisation forward.
Over the last five years, we’ve grown into a leading liberal…
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Unprecedented radio view of the Milky Way took over 40,000 hours to construct — Space photo of the week
Quick facts
What it is: The Southern Hemisphere view of the Milky Way galaxy
Where it is: All around us
When it was shared: Oct. 29, 2025
We cannot see or image the entire Milky Way galaxy, because we are located inside it. From Earth, we can…
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Life found in a place scientists thought impossible
In a new study, first author Palash Kumawat from the University of Bremen’s Geosciences Department and his team investigated how microbes manage to survive in one of the planet’s harshest underwater environments. They analyzed lipid biomarkers,…
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Can brainless animals think? | Live Science
Creatures like sea stars, jellyfish, sea urchins and sea anemones don’t have brains, yet they can capture prey, sense danger and react to their surroundings.
So does that mean brainless animals can think?
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Meet the desert survivor that grows faster the hotter it gets
In California’s Death Valley, where summer heat often surpasses 120 degrees Fahrenheit, survival appears almost impossible. Yet, among the cracked soil and intense sunlight, one native plant not only endures but flourishes.
That plant,…
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Meet the desert survivor that grows faster the hotter it gets
In California’s Death Valley, where summer heat often surpasses 120 degrees Fahrenheit, survival appears almost impossible. Yet, among the cracked soil and intense sunlight, one native plant not only endures but flourishes.
That plant,…
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