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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 1289
A Stellar Collision Birthed the 'Dragon's Egg' Nebula, a Puzzling Structure in the Milky Way 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1309
Non Nuclear Portions of Wyoming's Kemmerer Nuclear Power Plant to Start Construction This Summer. 3 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1177
Meet 'goldene': this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1044
Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1072
I have been waiting for about 20 years for this paper to appear. 8 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 2075
Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be worried 5 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1196
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 613
Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1057
Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in 'strings of pearls' trailing our galaxy 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 979
March 2024 Was the Worst Month Ever for CO2 Increases Measured at the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory. 6 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1859
US COVID-origins hearing puts scientific journals in the hot seat 5 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1550
Earthquake: Japan's Ehime Prefecture. 6.3 on Richter 0 Tetrachloride Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1008
Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1035
Water Bears' 'Incredible Response' to Radiation Surprises Scientists 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2024 Apr 2024 14 1229
Nature Energy: An Estimate of the Death Toll Associated with a US Nuclear Power Phase Out. 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1401
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 1894
Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1017
New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite's journey through space 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 940
Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars' 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1039
CICADA APOCALYPSE 2024: The Historical Rebirth in Spring 3 YoshidaYui Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1299
NASA releases free e-book on Hubble space mysteries 6 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 26 1877
The science of static shock jolted into the 21st century - phys.org 2 erronis Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1184
New advances promise secure quantum computing at home -- phys.org 3 erronis Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1253
A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 19 1315
Nominations for invertebrate of the year 6 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1312
Turns out wombats *can* run at 40km/h 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1385
Dark Matter Debunked in Revolutionary Cosmic Study - SciTech Daily and The Astrophysical Journal 4 erronis Mar 2024 Apr 2024 7 1708
Researchers confirm brightest gamma-ray burst of all time from supernova - but where's the gold? 0 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 999
So a Higgs boson walks into a Catholic church..... 2 lastlib Apr 2024 Apr 2024 23 1497

Science Continued...

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Nobel-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies "peacefully in his home" - DW News 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1049
Possible improvements in the electrowinning of the lanthanide elements (aka "rare earths). 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1063
Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt? 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 23 1709
Elusive prickly sharks spotted gathering at underwater mountain off Panama -- but why remains a mystery 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 14 1044
Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches 9 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 11 1995
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Announces Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge Winners 0 usonian Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 941
See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city WaPo link (PayWall sorry) 5 TeamProg Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1489
Eclipse conspiracies. Nothing specific. 2 SarahD Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 801
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 1194
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 817
Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere - Scientific American 6 Caribbeans Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1553
mealy-mouthed creationists 7 Lionel Mandrake Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1406
Deep Learning Basics: Introduction and Overview (AI Neural Networks) 1 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1472
Solar eclipse will create Purkinje effect -- and red, green clothes will help you see it 7 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 13 12545
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 1178
Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 914
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists never believed could exist 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 929
Some stars may be 'infected' with black holes that destroy them from within, new study hints 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 951
First Results from DESI Make the Most Precise Measurement of Our Expanding Universe 0 BootinUp Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1082
Is the atmosphere momentarily too unstable to measure? 1 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1323
Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system 3 cbabe Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1025
Vincent van Gecko: Colorful new lizard species named after the famous painter 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1161
Black-Capped Chickadees Are Masters of Memory--and Scientists Are Finding Out Why 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 12 1407
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 1121
NASA is Planning to Shut Down One of the Great Observatories to Save Money 7 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 22 1732
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona 2 Ptah Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 1333
Teaching to support religious ignorance in public schools legalized in West Virginia. 0 NNadir Apr 2024 Apr 2024 7 1162
Underwater Robot Discovers More Than 100 New Species in Chile 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 874
Why NASA is launching 3 rockets into the solar eclipse next week 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1063
Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals 1 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1342

Science Continued...

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Meanwhile, in *Other* News: Critical Ocean Current Likely in Collapse from Our Warming Planet 14 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2024 Apr 2024 61 4123
William Shatner has questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson 1 YoshidaYui Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1407
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 1864
A cosmic 'speed camera' just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 945
A cosmic 'speed camera' just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 852
Amidst misinformation, critical thinking needs a 21st century upgrade 6 BootinUp Mar 2024 Mar 2024 27 1644
'Gold nuggets in night sky': Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in 3 hrs 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 1512
The surprising key to magpie intelligence: it's not genetic 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 15 1375
Ancient Ocean Water Discovered in Himalayan Mineral Deposits Unlocks Earth's Past Secrets 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 983
How are extreme "blue supergiant" stars born? Astronomers may finally know 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 915
Physicists make record-breaking 'quantum vortex' to study the mysteries of black holes 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 935
Enormous explosions may be visible on the sun during the April 8 solar eclipse 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 987
Giant Terror Birds Were Apex Predators of Eocene-Period Antarctica 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 990
Canada Is Bizarrely Shaking--and It Might Be Creating a New Ocean Crust 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 17 1239
AI's Future is Similar to that of Star Trek's Borg, Scientists Say 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1011
Gaia Space Telescope Discovers Ancient Stellar Streams 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 835
MIT scientists have just figured out how to make the most popular AI image generators 30 times faster 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 882
Drilling for water ice on Mars: How close are we to making it happen? 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 889
Scientists Ignited a Thermonuclear Explosion Inside a Supercomputer 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1196
UArizona's Biosphere 2: A look at three decades of climate research 3 Ptah Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1168
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