A new “apex predator” dinosaur species has been discovered based on its fossil, unearthed…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Not Spiral. Not Elliptical. So What Exactly Is This Galaxy?
NGC 2775 blurs the line between spiral and elliptical galaxies, leaving astronomers debating its true identity. Hubble’s latest view reveals evidence of past mergers and active hydrogen gas clouds that add to the mystery. Credit:… Continue Reading
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Diamonds reveal hidden chemistry deep inside Earth
Diamonds from South Africa’s Voorspoed mine have revealed the first natural evidence of nickel-rich metallic alloys forming deep in Earth’s mantle, between 280-470 km (174-292 miles). A new study reveals that these inclusions coexist with…
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Researchers develop ultrasmall, light-sensitive nanoparticles that could serve as contrast agents
A novel class of light-sensitive nanoparticles may one day enable new approaches to medical imaging. They were developed by a research team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The particles absorb laser light…
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Dogs can tell how toys work without any training
As infants, humans naturally learn new words and their associations — like the fact that forks are related to bowls because both are used to consume food. In a study published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on September 18, a team of…
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Astronomers Capture First-Ever Photo of a Baby Planet Being Born in Darkness
In this artist’s illustration, infalling hydrogen gas causes the growing protoplanet WISPIT 2b to shine brightly in the hydrogen alpha spectrum, to which the MagAO-X instrument is particularly sensitive. Credit: Joseph… Continue Reading
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Genomic study reveals colonial and Indigenous contributions to modern South Africans
A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples, and enslaved people contributed to the modern-day gene pool in South Africa. Publishing September 23 in…
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Fish love songs recorded for 12 years reveal a surprising shift
More than a decade of acoustic recordings of grouper grunts are providing new insight into how sound can be used to monitor and manage vulnerable fish populations. The research by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic…
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Powerful Particle Detection Could Mean We’ve Already Found an Exploding Black Hole : ScienceAlert
A tiny particle that smashed into Earth with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts could be the last scream of an evaporating black hole.
According to a new theoretical paper, the 2023 neutrino event named KM3-230213A can be…
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Italy Charters SpaceX Precursor Flight To Future Human Landing On Mars
Early prototypes of the SpaceX Starship super-capsule that Italy is chartering to speed its spaceflight and biotech experiments to Mars (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
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With its expanding…
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