What if our understanding of Uranus and Neptune’s compositions have been wrong, specifically regarding their classifications as “ice giants”? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in *Astronomy & Astrophysics* hopes…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Chinese scientists use AI protein language model to uncover mystery of life evolution
(Xinhua) 08:54, October 09, 2025BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — Bats and toothed whales are distant groups, yet both have independently developed the ability to perceive their environment through echolocation.
A Chinese research team…
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“Solar rain” falls on the Sun during flares, but it’s not made of water
The Sun has a weather pattern of its own, and one of the strangest features is the solar rain that falls in its atmosphere during flares.
However, it’s not water that rains down; it’s plasma. This state of matter is a gas so hot that atoms…
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Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)
Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket just made a big move.
Jeff Bezos’ company rolled a New Glenn first stage out to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday (Oct. 8) to help prep the vehicle for its upcoming…
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Marine Heatwaves Impact Food Webs
New research shows that marine heatwaves can reshape ocean food webs, which in turn can slow the transport of carbon to the deep sea and hamper the ocean’s ability to buffer against climate change.
The study, published in the…
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Earth’s largest ocean current may be shifting north again
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) encircles Antarctica between roughly 45°S and 70°S, flowing endlessly from west to east. It connects all major oceans and shapes the exchange of heat, carbon, and nutrients that regulate Earth’s…
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Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say
Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may…
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Small asteroid detected hours after it passed closer to Earth than some satellites
Asteroid 2025 TF flew past Earth at an altitude similar to that of the International Space Station, but was not spotted by astronomers until hours after it was gone. Photo courtesy European Space Agency
Oct. 8 (UPI) — International space…
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