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05-15-2025
Where did dark matter come from? The answer may be surprisingly simple
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Voyager 1's thrusters brought back to life after 21 years
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Giant viruses found in Yellowstone's hot springs may be near the root of all life on Earth
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Webb telescope finds water ice around distant star for the first time
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Living near nature helps reduce bad habits like smoking
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Animal evolution theory turned upside down by new fossil discovery
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Sitting for hours daily shrinks your brain, even if you exercise
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Plant chromosome glitch fast-tracks evolution
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Ice piracy: Antarctic glacier discovered 'stealing' ice from its neighbor, and that's not a good thing
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Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean
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506-million-year-old predator used to swim the Cambrian seas
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Europa Clipper captured Mars in thermal and infrared photos on its way to Jupiter's moon
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Ghostly galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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Meet E-Bar, the robot designed to prevent the elderly from falling
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Zombie star baffles astronomers because it 'should not exist'
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How trees decide between growing and breathing
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Working too many hours can alter your brain
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Hidden rivers accelerate the melting of Antarctica’s ice sheets
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Cosmic decay: The universe will end sooner than we thought
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Changes in Earth's orbit triggered ancient climate change and megadroughts
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What wild chimpanzees can teach us about parenting
Young chimpanzees in a West African forest form either trusting...
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'Hot Schrödinger's cat' states created in the lab, proving that quantum effects don't require extreme cold
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You’ll never guess what flamingos are doing with their feet in the water
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