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Cosmic fountain is polluting intergalactic space with 50 million suns' worth of material 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1460
Restoring sight is possible now with optogenetics 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1443
It's Official: Scientists Finally Confirmed What's Inside The Moon 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1833
NASA veteran's propellantless propulsion drive defies laws of physics 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1752
For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism 4 WestMichRad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 30 1811
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 972
NASA's Voyager 1 resumes sending engineering updates to Earth 6 erronis Apr 2024 Apr 2024 22 1901
In my lifetime, space exploration has gone from Sputnik to multiple launches each week. 6 Ptah Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1578
An Interesting Experiment in Trying to Involve Journalists in Reporting Real Science Correctly. 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1356
Jupiter's Moon Io has been volcanically active for 4.5 billion years 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1185
Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient 13 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 27 2930
A Rare Nova Explosion Will Soon Bring a 'New Star' to the Night Sky--How to Catch a Glimpse 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1445
A Stellar Collision Birthed the 'Dragon's Egg' Nebula, a Puzzling Structure in the Milky Way 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1485
Non Nuclear Portions of Wyoming's Kemmerer Nuclear Power Plant to Start Construction This Summer. 3 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1389
Meet 'goldene': this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1173
Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1213
I have been waiting for about 20 years for this paper to appear. 8 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 2479
Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be worried 5 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1430
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 718
Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1192
Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in 'strings of pearls' trailing our galaxy 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1135
March 2024 Was the Worst Month Ever for CO2 Increases Measured at the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory. 6 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 2162
US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat 5 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1796
Earthquake: Japan's Ehime Prefecture. 6.3 on Richter 0 Tetrachloride Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1125
Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1171
Water Bears' 'Incredible Response' to Radiation Surprises Scientists 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2024 Apr 2024 14 1394
Nature Energy: An Estimate of the Death Toll Associated with a US Nuclear Power Phase Out. 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1602
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds 8 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 2237
Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1138
New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite's journey through space 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1063

Science Continued...

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Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars' 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1164
CICADA APOCALYPSE 2024: The Historical Rebirth in Spring 3 YoshidaYui Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1495
NASA releases free e-book on Hubble space mysteries 6 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 26 2117
The science of static shock jolted into the 21st century - phys.org 2 erronis Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1373
New advances promise secure quantum computing at home -- phys.org 3 erronis Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1456
A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 19 1462
Nominations for invertebrate of the year 6 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1633
Turns out wombats *can* run at 40km/h 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1620
Dark Matter Debunked in Revolutionary Cosmic Study - SciTech Daily and The Astrophysical Journal 4 erronis Mar 2024 Apr 2024 7 1998
Researchers confirm brightest gamma-ray burst of all time from supernova - but where's the gold? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1131
So a Higgs boson walks into a Catholic church..... 2 lastlib Apr 2024 Apr 2024 23 1635
Nobel-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies "peacefully in his home" - DW News 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1197
Possible improvements in the electrowinning of the lanthanide elements (aka "rare earths). 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1199
Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt? 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 23 1945
Elusive prickly sharks spotted gathering at underwater mountain off Panama -- but why remains a mystery 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 14 1168
Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches 9 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 2359
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Announces Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge Winners 0 usonian Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1082
See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city WaPo link (PayWall sorry) 5 TeamProg Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1717
Eclipse conspiracies. Nothing specific. 2 SarahD Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1005
A New Record Concentration for CO2, 426.35 ppm Has Been Set at the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory. 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1367
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 921
Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere - Scientific American 6 Caribbeans Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1884
mealy-mouthed creationists 7 Lionel Mandrake Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1723
Deep Learning Basics: Introduction and Overview (AI Neural Networks) 1 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1670
Solar eclipse will create Purkinje effect -- and red, green clothes will help you see it 7 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 13 12890
Group of 60 ultra-faint stars orbiting the Milky Way could be new type of galaxy never seen before 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1336
Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1069
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists never believed could exist 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1062
Some stars may be 'infected' with black holes that destroy them from within, new study hints 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1115
First Results from DESI Make the Most Precise Measurement of Our Expanding Universe 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1229

Science Continued...

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Is the atmosphere momentarily too unstable to measure? 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1540
Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system 3 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1270
Vincent van Gecko: Colorful new lizard species named after the famous painter 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1339
Black-Capped Chickadees Are Masters of Memory--and Scientists Are Finding Out Why 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1646
NASA Announces We May Have a Chance to See a Star Explosion With the Naked Eye This Year 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1333
NASA is Planning to Shut Down One of the Great Observatories to Save Money 7 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 22 2006
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona 2 Ptah Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 1538
Teaching to support religious ignorance in public schools legalized in West Virginia. 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 7 1302
Underwater Robot Discovers More Than 100 New Species in Chile 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1014
Why NASA is launching 3 rockets into the solar eclipse next week 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1249
Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals 1 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1526
Meanwhile, in *Other* News: Critical Ocean Current Likely in Collapse from Our Warming Planet 14 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2024 Apr 2024 61 4767
William Shatner has questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson 1 YoshidaYui Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1561
Astrophysicist explains science behind once-in-a-lifetime nova outburst that will light up the sky this year 8 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 26 2202
A cosmic 'speed camera' just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1079
A cosmic 'speed camera' just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 992
Amidst misinformation, critical thinking needs a 21st century upgrade 6 BootinUp Mar 2024 Mar 2024 27 1970
'Gold nuggets in night sky': Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in 3 hrs 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 1882
The surprising key to magpie intelligence: it's not genetic 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 15 1543
Ancient Ocean Water Discovered in Himalayan Mineral Deposits Unlocks Earth's Past Secrets 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1142
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