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Consistency check casts doubt on evolving dark energy
- May 19, 2026
Cosmologists have long struggled to determine whether the universe's accelerating expansion is being driven by a simple cosmological constant, or whet...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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Asteroid 2022 OB5 spins too fast for current prospectors, highlighting the divide between 'accessible' and 'exploitable'
- May 19, 2026
Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops out some material, and either processes it on site or r...
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Busseiron and the formation of a discipline in Japanese physics
- May 19, 2026
The middle of the twentieth century was a period of significant scientific advancement, particularly in the realm of physics. Within this rapidly chan...
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Seabird world shrinks as oceans warm, forcing longer flights to survive
- May 19, 2026
Seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels are retreating into smaller areas of ocean and traveling further to find new places to live as the climate wa...
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Extreme weather events are accelerating tidal wetland loss, satellite data show
- May 19, 2026
Tidal wetlands are critical, yet vulnerable ecosystems. Tidal marshes, mangrove forests, and tidal flats support biodiversity, protect against floodin...
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Bats create 'silent frequency zones' to detect prey in noisy flight, researchers reveal
- May 19, 2026
Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like bats and dolphins to locat...
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Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt
- May 19, 2026
Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents po...
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SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth's magnetic shield
- May 19, 2026
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot...
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New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
- May 19, 2026
A fast-growing wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, has triggered evacuations for a rural area no...
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DNA floating in seawater is now enough to let scientists monitor the health of America's dolphin populations
- May 19, 2026
DNA is everywhere in the world's oceans—not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucus, feces, and blood, but also floating freely. Sequencin...
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Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure
- May 19, 2026
Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted. A new report by Frontie...
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Cryo-EM reveals the structural basis of functional diversity in alcohol oxidase isozymes
- May 19, 2026
As the global push toward a carbon-neutral society accelerates, understanding how microorganisms metabolize methanol with high efficiency has become i...