Scientists are considering the possibility of launching a nuclear weapon at an asteroid that could potentially hit the moon in 2032 — but they say more research is needed before taking this forward as an option.
The investigation concerns…
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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 11th test flight (video)
SpaceX is continuing to gear up for the next flight of its Starship megarocket, which may be just around the corner.
The company conducted a “static fire” test with its latest Starship upper stage recently, firing up its six Raptor engines while…
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Ice Dissolves Iron Minerals More Effectively than Liquid Water: Study
Ice at minus 10 degrees Celsius releases more iron from common minerals than liquid water at 4 degrees Celsius, according to a team of researchers from Umeå University, the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes and CNRS. This discovery…
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Water’s premelting state observed, blurring ice and liquid behavior
Despite being one of the most familiar substances on Earth, water still holds secrets scientists are working to unravel.
When confined to extremely small spaces, such as inside proteins, minerals, or artificial nanomaterials, water behaves…
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Study reveals how a key spinal circuit shapes the choreography of sex
For decades, it was thought that while the brain orchestrated male sexual behaviour – arousal, courtship, and copulation – the spinal cord merely executed the final act: ejaculation. But a study from the Champalimaud Foundation…
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Differential expression of antennal chemosensory genes related to host preference of Culex pipiens biotypes | Parasites & Vectors
Farajollahi A, Fonseca DM, Kramer LD, Kilpatrick AM. “Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology. Infect Genet Evol. 2011;11:1577–85.
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Senescent cell subtypes do not respond equally to treatment, study shows
A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging-US on August 7, 2025, titled “Senescent cell heterogeneity and responses to senolytic treatment are related to cell cycle status during senescence…
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Latest discovery suggests solar flares are hotter than earlier estimates; here’s why
A recent study conducted by scientists led by Alexander Russell at the University of St. Andrews suggests that solar flares are much hotter than previously thought, according to the BBC. As per research done by Russell’s team, ions from solar
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