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The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 873
Mars sub-surface has oceans of life-giving liquid water 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 795
VLBA Discovers New Insights about Fastest-Spinning Magnetar 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 673
Ornithologists Discover New Species of Storm Petrel 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 719
Mars Once Hosted Lake Larger than Any on Earth: Lake Eridania 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 758
Gargantuan waves in Earth's mantle may make continents rise, new study finds 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 23 1381
Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1065
Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory Update; July 2024's Increase Over July 2023 Is the Worst Ever Observed 5 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 1451
Virus Behind COVID-19 Now Rampant in Wild Animals, Study Finds 2 Warpy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 1185
Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 35 1756
Razor-thin solar panels could be 'ink-jetted' onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy 7 orangecrush Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 1456
Flying Clean and Green: Hydrogen Flights Set to Revolutionize Air Travel 2 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1207
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter' 9 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 2043
Africa's new force in genomics. 0 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 905
Steady flight of kestrels could see aerial safety soar 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1120
Lost in Space 🚀 🌌 Boeing Starliner Astronauts 2 LessAspin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1118
Cheap heat-storing 'firebricks' projected to save industries trillions 3 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1770
How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1366
Increases in Global and East Asian Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) Emissions Inferred from Atmospheric Observations 1 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1149
NASA Releases 25 Jaw-Dropping New Images for the First Time 13 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 65 4342
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1595
A Science Editorial on the Cost of Gene and Cell Therapies. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1083
Comet caught strangely zigzagging its way through space 3 usonian Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1413
An Effort to Score US Coal to Nuclear Plant Conversions. 6 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1732
520-million-year-old worm fossil solves mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved 2 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1157
Popular Weight Loss Drug Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 2304
Work Begins on the First US Gen IV Nuclear Reactor. 3 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1267
'Publish or Perish' is now a card game -- not just an academic's life 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 1022
A Star Is About to Explode (And You'll Be Able to See It) 1 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 1538
Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact 1 usonian Jul 2024 Aug 2024 13 850

Science Continued...

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A Sober Look at the Materials Implications of Electric Cars. 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 1234
Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 19 1077
Oil and gas extraction causes pollution to spike 10,000% 3 erronis Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 1028
Solar Mystery Solved by Astronomer's Drawings From Hundreds of Years Ago 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1145
Double Meteor Shower Raises Expectations of Stunning Fireball Display 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 865
Mysterious explosions are creating craters in Siberia. Here's why 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1198
The Northern Lights Are Coming Back: How to See the Aurora Borealis This Week 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 851
Ok blew my mind. How do bacteria move? Little electric boat motors! lol. Cray Cray stuff here 6 Cheezoholic Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1648
An Ancient Maya Practice Could Be the Key to Growing Vegetables on Mars 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 1090
New study shows 'dancing molecules' can regenerate cartilage in 3 days 14 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 76 4210
New 'Butter' Made From Carbon Dioxide Tastes Like the Real Dairy Product, Startup Says 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 1072
Type of mouth bacteria 'melts' some cancers, study finds 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 15 1086
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 523
Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought - BBC 0 Wicked Blue Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 995
The Biden Administration and China Work to Address the Superpollutant N2O. 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 1254
Burned-up satellites are polluting the atmosphere 2 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1089
A Flash Like No Other: NASA's Fermi Detects Unique Energy Peak in Unprecedented Gamma-Ray Burst 4 erronis Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 1304
U.S. back in race to forge unknown, superheavy elements 5 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1381
China dominates renewable energy and coal power forecasts 2 Eko Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 967
China Quadrupled Its Nuclear Power Production in 10 Years; Is Predicted to Pass the US In 2030. 7 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1667
Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they've been mistaken for people wearing costumes News 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 14 1363
The Atomic Intelligence of Liquid Metals. 0 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1136
Exoplanet caught in 'hairpin turn' signals how high-mass gas giants form 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 818
'Super-Jupiter': Giant gas planet discovered by space telescope 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1017
See 25 Stunning Images of the Cosmos From the Chandra X-Ray Observatory as It Celebrates 25 Years in Space 8 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1540
Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds 4 usonian Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 1360
Japanese honeybees slap ants to defend their hive 8 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1806
Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 1045
MIT researchers make hydrogen fuel from soda cans, seawater, caffeine 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 1088
Silkworms, shrimps can help repair damaged skin and bones: EU researchers 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 931

Science Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station 0 Eugene Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 800
A swinging showerhead leads to discovery of a new mode of vibration in nature 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1186
AI models fed AI-generated data quickly spew nonsense 4 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 1568
Geology hub: yesterday's hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone 4 Warpy Jul 2024 Jul 2024 18 1648
Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch youngest woman above the Krmn line 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 695
Florida startup Star Catcher snags $12 million to help develop 1st off-Earth energy grid 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 726
Memory for music doesn't diminish with age 3 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 1195
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist -- now she wants reform 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 878
Chimpanzees Take Turns in Fast-Paced Conversations, Just Like Humans Do 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1057
This glowing speck is a freezing exoplanet six times the size of Jupiter 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 957
Nasa's science mission spacecraft are at risk from hackers, but a new law could help protect them 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 719
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist -- now she wants reform 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 942
Milky Way's black hole 'exhaust vent' discovered in eerie X-ray observations 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 866
The best meteor showers of 2024 are yet to come. Here are the key nights to watch for. 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 903
Jaguarundi: The little wildcat that looks like an otter and has 13 ways of 'talking' 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 21 1431
Nature: Harris Candidacy Stirs Optimism Among Scientists. 1 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1015
Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 6 NNadir Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 1667
Male elephants use deep rumbles to signal when it is time to go 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 837
Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible 2 Jim__ Jul 2024 Jul 2024 19 1066
Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope 2 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 8 1055
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