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Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup
- Apr 13, 2026
Worsening wildfires, soaring heat waves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting priceless archaeolog...
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Of gray whales that enter San Francisco Bay, nearly 18% die there, scientists find
- Apr 13, 2026
Gray whales migrate from Arctic waters full of food to the lagoons of Baja Mexico—but as the climate crisis gathers pace, they have been sighted forag...
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From Jurassic Park to dreams of AI doom, pop culture shapes science more than we like to admit
- Apr 12, 2026
The relationship between science and pop culture often looks like a one-way street: scientific discoveries inspire films, television and novels, parti...
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How Artemis II's Earthset photo compares with the iconic Earthrise image from 1968
- Apr 12, 2026
As NASA's Artemis II mission completed its lunar flyby, the astronauts sent back a stunning image of the colorful Earth setting behind the moon. This...
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Scientists build arsenic-lined crystal pore framework to boost rhodium catalyst performance
- Apr 12, 2026
Rhodium is one of the most powerful catalytic metals known to chemistry. Small amounts of it can drive reactions that produce millions of tons of usef...
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How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin
- Apr 12, 2026
Spiders are among Earth's most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on t...
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Embryo fossil found in South Africa is world's oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs
- Apr 12, 2026
Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They...
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Advanced mirror technology now powers a breakthrough X-ray telescope
- Apr 12, 2026
Scientists in Japan have developed a high-resolution X-ray telescope sharp enough to distinguish an object just 3.5 mm wide from one kilometer away, b...
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JAXA plans to bring back pristine early solar system samples from a comet
- Apr 12, 2026
Japan's space agency, JAXA, has been knocking it out of the park with small-body exploration missions for decades. They had historic successes with bo...
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Extinct ice age giants in Bender's Cave challenge existing climate records for the Edwards Plateau
- Apr 12, 2026
A recent study by Dr. John Moretti of the University of Texas and local caver John Young uncovered the remains of Ice Age megafauna, revealing an enti...
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Scientists spot a solar flare with surprising spectral behavior
- Apr 12, 2026
On August 19, 2022, solar astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on the Hawaiian island of Maui caught the fading remnants of...
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Astronomers find the strongest evidence yet for the universe's first stars
- Apr 12, 2026
For decades, astronomers were only able to study the universe's very first stars using theoretical models. Now, observations from the James Webb Space...