Researchers have developed a polymer structure shaped like a “Chinese lantern” that can quickly change into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional forms when it is compressed or twisted. This transformation can be triggered and controlled…
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Solar tornadoes are brewing – and we might not see them coming
We’ve known for a time that massive solar eruptions can cause real problems on Earth. They mess with satellites, shut down power grids, and even knock farm equipment offline.
But now, researchers have found something new. There are also…
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Scientists create a magnetic lantern that moves like it’s alive
Researchers have developed a polymer structure shaped like a “Chinese lantern” that can quickly change into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional forms when it is compressed or twisted. This transformation can be triggered and controlled…
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Mole-Rats Could Hold the Key to Living Longer
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that lived long, played hard, crashed out, and topped it off with a glass of claret.
First off, it’s Naked Mole-Rat Week! Or at least it should be, given that there are…
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After Decades of Searching, Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in the Mystery Surrounding Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
Every large galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole at its center, each one emitting powerful winds of hot gas from its event horizon. Our galaxy should be no exception. Yet for the last 50 or so years, astronomers have been searching…
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NASA to shift astronauts onto chips for lunar mission 2026
In a recent development for…
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What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 launch on Oct. 13? How to watch it live
SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket on Monday evening (Oct. 13), and we’ve got the information you need to tune in live.
The Starship Flight 11 test is scheduled to launch from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South…
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Rare new species of Jurassic-era ‘sword dragon’ discovered could solve a mystery
A rare marine species has just been discovered, which could pinpoint a very interesting time in history for the Jurassic period.
Found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast, this new and rare species of ichthyosaur was revealed in a study published just…
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Mystery of jet streams on gas giants explained with unified model
Researchers from the Netherlands Research School of Astronomy have created a new model that, they believe, explains the extreme jet streams seen on large planets like Jupiter and Saturn.
All four of the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn,…
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