Scientists at a Mediterranean research station have found that some wild fish can tell apart…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Oceans on Earth may have all been green for eons before they turned blue
When we look at Earth from space today, we see a pale blue dot—a planet dominated by vast oceans that shimmer under the sunlight. But what if our oceans weren’t always blue? According to recent research, Earth may have had green…
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This city-killer asteroid’s chance of hitting Earth in 2032 keeps rising
NASA has been keeping a close eye on Asteroid 2024 YR4, a city-killer asteroid that could slam into Earth in 2032. The chance of impact? Well, it just jumped to 1 in 32, making this asteroid one of the highest-risk near-Earth objects…
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Scented home products release as much indoor air pollution as car exhaust
All those indoor air fresheners we like to plug in to make our houses smell better are actually pretty bad for the environment. They could have profound health implications for humans breathing in the nanosized particles they release….
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NASA’s Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way’s black hole
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, observing a steady flickering of light punctuated by occasional…
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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers in a Zoom call on Tuesday morning as part of the Trump administration’s agenda to reduce the federal workforce. The terminated workers, who were told their employment would end at 5 pm…
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Sore muscles? Researchers recommend turmeric
Researchers at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) found that curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, may be beneficial in sports, particularly in reducing muscle soreness, damage, and inflammation after intense physical exercise. The…
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NASA telescope captures the most detailed glimpse yet of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recorded another amazing achievement.
Scientists…
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778,000-year-old animal tracks found on Isla de las Palomas
Researchers found over 600 fossilized footprints of large mammals dating back 778,000 years on the beach of Tarifa, Cádiz in Spain.
The research is the result of interdisciplinary work carried out by specialists from the universities of…
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NOVA1: Newly discovered speech gene sets us apart from Neanderthals
The evolution of human speech – a cornerstone of our survival and dominance – may be…
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