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The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life
- Mar 19, 2026
There's more evidence that water once flowed on Mars with the discovery of an ancient river delta deep below the surface. NASA's Perseverance rover fo...
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The best places to look for alien life: Scientists identify 45 Earth-like worlds to explore for a 'Project Hail Mary'
- Mar 19, 2026
If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50...
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DESI maps C-19, an extremely metal-poor Milky Way stellar stream
- Mar 19, 2026
Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed C-19—an extremely metal-poor s...
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Cyclone Narelle: 'Compact,' dangerous and unusually predictable
- Mar 19, 2026
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometers northeast of C...
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The Yamna reused sacred spaces in the north Pontic Steppe, study suggests
- Mar 19, 2026
According to an article published in Antiquity by Dr. Svitlana Ivanova and her colleagues, the Yamna culture's repurposing of older ritual spaces refl...
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Nanodiamonds and beyond: Designing carbon materials with AI at exascale
- Mar 19, 2026
Carbon forms the graphite in pencils, the diamonds in jewelry and the molecules that make up every living thing. But under extreme conditions—like the...
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Building a better, more precise droplet
- Mar 19, 2026
A humble droplet can be an immensely useful tool for a number of fields, from medicine to manufacturing. Controlling the size of the droplet, though,...
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Stories, not shopping lists: Narrative dating profiles draw more interest, experiments show
- Mar 19, 2026
According to research published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media, if you want to attract more interest on dating apps, don't just list your...
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Researchers link carbon fiber weakening in aircraft to total moisture content
- Mar 19, 2026
New research from engineers at Monash University and RMIT has revealed that moisture absorption is the most important factor in how carbon fiber used...
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Sawdust waste could become fire-safe interiors with a composite that can be recycled
- Mar 19, 2026
Every time a tree trunk is sawn, it creates sawdust. Millions of tons of sawdust are produced every year worldwide, with most of it being burned to ge...
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Myth defanged: Baby rattlesnake bites aren't more dangerous than bites from adult rattlesnakes
- Mar 19, 2026
Baby rattlesnake bites are less dangerous than bites from adult rattlesnakes, according to a new study from Loma Linda University that summarizes the...
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Medieval chess promoted racial harmony and mutual respect, say historians
- Mar 19, 2026
Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating...