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2025-06-07

Astronomers Astonished by Largest Explosion Since the Big Bang

You've heard of how mighty supernovas are, or of the ungodly amounts of energy released by gamma ray bursts. But astronomers have discovered a type of cosmic blast that puts all those to shame. They're called "extreme nuclear transients" (ENTs) — and they're quite literally the most powerful explosion witnessed since the dawn of time. What produces ENTs is appropriately catastrophic: a star, at least three times as massive as our Sun, being obliterated by a supermassive black hole. "We've observed stars getting ripped apart as tidal disruption events for over a decade, but these ENTs are different beasts, reaching [...]

2025-06-07

“Very Odd” New Sea Monster Identified After Decades of Mystery - SciTechDaily

“Very Odd” New Sea Monster Identified After Decades of Mystery SciTechDaily

2025-06-07

Massive DMV phishing scam tricks drivers with fake texts

DMV text scam alert: Fraudsters impersonating motor vehicle departments nationwide are sending threatening messages about unpaid tickets and tolls to steal your information.

2025-06-07

Scientists aim to unlock the secret to longevity by researching how we die

Imagine a world where ageing is not just slowed but potentially reversed. Researchers are now exploring the mysteries of cell death to unlock this possibility.

2025-06-07

Worm towers: Nematodes build living structures that puzzle scientists - Earth.com

Worm towers: Nematodes build living structures that puzzle scientists Earth.comFirst evidence of ‘living towers’ made of worms discovered in nature CNNWorms Use Their Bodies to Build Towers as a Wild Survival Strategy ScienceAlertThis ‘Tower of Worms’ Is a Squirming Superorganism Scientific AmericanWorms Caught Creating Superorganisms in the Wild for the First Time Indian Defence Review

2025-06-07

Scientists Just Discovered a Lost Ancient Culture That Vanished - 404 Media

Scientists Just Discovered a Lost Ancient Culture That Vanished 404 Media

2025-06-07

Scientists Calculate That the Entire Big Bang Must Have Taken Place Inside a Black Hole

The standard model of cosmology may be the best explanation we've got for why the universe is the way it is and how it all came to be. But it's not the only explanation. Enter black hole cosmology. It's a radical idea which proposes that the Big Bang — the rapid unraveling of an infinitely dense point that gave birth to the cosmos as we know it — actually took place in a black hole, which itself formed inside of a larger "parent" universe. Ergo, all of us — and every star, planet, and galaxy — are living inside one [...]

2025-06-07

Saturday Citations: Reality vs. imagination; rhinos vs. poachers; mathematics vs. the Big Bang

This week, Chinese researchers reported a nearly complete skull representing the first known sauropod species from East Asia. A team at the USDA identified viruses from a miticide-resistant parasitic mite causing honey bee colony collapses. And archaeologists report that the Philippines had a technologically advanced maritime culture 35,000 years ago.

2025-06-07

Stunning discovery made directly beneath where Indiana Jones hunted Holy Grail

The ancient city of Petra, Jordan, is home to the monument known as the Khaznah, or treasury, and buried directly beneath it is a tomb.

2025-06-07

Alert Warns of Elevated Threat to Jewish Communities in US

Federal agencies have warned that the recent attacks on Jewish people in the US, as well as the Israeli-Hamas fighting, could inspire more. The alert to Americans and law enforcement agencies was issued Thursday night by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center, CBS News...

2025-06-07

Nasa delays next flight of Boeing’s alternative to SpaceX Dragon - The Edge Malaysia

Nasa delays next flight of Boeing’s alternative to SpaceX Dragon The Edge MalaysiaView Full Coverage on Google News

2025-06-07

Backyard Astronomer: The best, and worst, times to look at the moon - KamloopsBCNow

Backyard Astronomer: The best, and worst, times to look at the moon KamloopsBCNowPondering a Moon Mystery Bethpage Newsgram

2025-06-07

The future of space exploration: Why astronaut health must come first - Gulf News

The future of space exploration: Why astronaut health must come first Gulf NewsHow studying what space travel does to astronauts’ health is leading to innovations on Earth Toronto Star

2025-06-07

Molecule Linked to Metabolism Found to Boost Plant Growth

Researchers have completed the first comprehensive exploration of itaconate, a natural compound involved in metabolism, in plants. The researchers found that itaconate helps plants grow, a finding that offers new possibilities for maximizing crop growth to support growing global populations.

2025-06-07

More Than 200 Pounds of Litter Picked Up Today in Less Than Two Hours During the New York Aquarium's Beach Cleanup

The WCS New York Aquarium's partners and volunteers picked up more than 200 pounds of litter today along the Coney Island beach in less than two hours in recognition of World Oceans Day, which is Sunday, June 8.

2025-06-07

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

Nearly 1,400 people were laid off from the Department of Education as the Trump administration works to dismantle it.

2025-06-07

Elon and Trump’s Breakup Results In Hilarious Consequences For Dogecoin

Elon Musk and Donald Trump's nasty feud has had some unintended consequences for the meme coin that inspired the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As CNBC reports, Dogecoin fell 10 percent on Thursday, the day that the Musk and Trump spat spilled over onto social media, and was down 22 percent week-over-week at its lowest point last night, when it was worth less than 17 cents. Given that it's a meme coin, Doge has never been worth all that much to begin with. At its absolute peak in 2021, the coin traded just under 75 cents thanks to Musk's endorsement [...]

2025-06-07

New study reveals that noise can strengthen quantum entanglement - The Brighter Side of News

New study reveals that noise can strengthen quantum entanglement The Brighter Side of News

2025-06-07

Need to quickly interview an - Georgia Palgan, Daily Telegraph Editorial Assistant

Need to quickly interview an expert on the recent research findings from ASN on how

2025-06-06

RGG’s Project Century is an action game called Stranger Than Heaven

Stranger Than Heaven is Ryu Ga Gotoku's Project Century revealed, a noir-style action-adventure game set in 1940's Japan.

2025-06-06

Astronomers are stunned after the quiet development of the largest telescope ever built in China. - Farmingdale Observer

Astronomers are stunned after the quiet development of the largest telescope ever built in China. Farmingdale ObserverDecoding China's new 'giant eye' — telescope JUST China DailyChina’s first large-scale general-purpose spectroscopic telescope JUST starts infrastructure construction Global Times

2025-06-06

Musk Is Suddenly Groveling to Get Back in Trump's Good Graces as He Realizes He's Made a Terrible Mistake

Billionaire Elon Musk and president Donald Trump are seething on their respective social media platforms following a major escalation of resentment that's been simmering for months. The gloves came off this week, as the two enormous egos started taking swings at each other. Trump claimed that Musk's "governmental subsidies and contracts" would be terminated, throwing gasoline on the fire. In return, Musk vowed to cut off the United States' access to space by decommissioning SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft — only to change his mind hours later. And it could take some time for the two to bury the hatchet, considering the [...]

2025-06-06

A turning point in the Bronze Age: Study reveals diet and social transformation in Central Europe around 1500 BC

The bioarchaeological investigation of the Bronze Age cemetery of Tiszafüred-Majoroshalom has shed new light on an important period in Central European history.

2025-06-06

"It Was a Crazy Idea": James Webb Space Telescope Confirms Dramatic Phenomenon On Pluto - The Debrief

"It Was a Crazy Idea": James Webb Space Telescope Confirms Dramatic Phenomenon On Pluto The DebriefA 'Crazy Idea' About Pluto Was Just Confirmed in a Scientific First ScienceAlert‘Crazy idea' about cooling effects of Pluto's haze confirmed by new James Webb Telescope data UC Santa Cruz - NewsNew Webb Data Confirms ‘Crazy Idea’ About Cooling Effects of Pluto’s Haze The Daily Galaxy

2025-06-06

Trump Advisor Calls on Trump to Nationalize SpaceX Immediately

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is urging the president to nationalize Elon Musk's SpaceX and deport the billionaire. Bannon, a far-right white nationalist commentator who served as Trump's chief strategist during his first term, said that Trump should sign an executive order, invoking a Korean War-era national security mobilization law called the Defense Production Act to assume control over Musk's space firm, as well as its Starlink satellite constellation, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The US government should seize it," Bannon said on his show, "War Room Live." The news comes after Musk escalated his highly public flame war with [...]

2025-06-06

New measurement of the mass of the Z boson from the Large Hadron Collider

The LHCb experiment has taken a leap in precision physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In a new paper submitted to Physical Review Letters and currently available on the arXiv preprint server, the LHCb collaboration reports the first dedicated measurement of the Z boson mass at the LHC, using data from high-energy collisions between protons recorded in 2016 during the collider's second run.

2025-06-06

First Map Made of a Solid’s Secret Quantum Geometry - quantamagazine.org

First Map Made of a Solid’s Secret Quantum Geometry quantamagazine.org

2025-06-06

When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in

Do you have trouble remembering names or where you put your keys? Neurologist Charan Ranganath, author of Why We Remember, talks about the science of memory. Originally broadcast Feb. 24, 2024.

2025-06-06

Young Navy Sailor Vanishes From Virginia Barracks

A 21-year-old Navy sailor vanished from her Virginia naval station late last month, with a "critically missing adult" alert for her issued by Virginia State Police earlier this week. NBC News reports that Angelina Petra Resendiz, originally from Texas, was last seen in her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk's Miller...

2025-06-06

An exoplanet called K2-18b is highlighting the complexities of finding life beyond Earth - CNN

An exoplanet called K2-18b is highlighting the complexities of finding life beyond Earth CNNGuest post: does atmospheric chemistry suggest there’s life on another planet? Why Evolution Is TrueIs the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life? The Conversation

2025-06-06

Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft

Elon Musk is dialing back his threat to decommission a capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station for NASA. The threat came as President Donald Trump and Musk argued on social media on Thursday. Trump...

2025-06-06

5 smart settings to make your phone work harder

Five simple phone setting tweaks that make your device work harder for you, from automatic text message deletion to scheduled focus modes.

2025-06-06

Africa’s new space agency presents a unified space front

Africa is seeking a greater role in the global space economy following the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) April 20. The ceremony marked the culmination of a [...]The post Africa’s new space agency presents a unified space front appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-06-06

Key Building Block for Life Discovered in Planet-Forming Disk

Astronomers have found a rare form of methanol, a type of alcohol, in a planet-forming disk, providing a critical step in understanding how life beyond Earth may form. This result reveals vital details about the chemical composition of the ice in disks that form planets, and what organic molecules are available for comets to deliver to planets, including in our Solar System.

2025-06-06

Vine in Peril: Discovery of Cold-Sensitivity Gene in Grapes Offers New Clues

Grapevines, widely valued for their fruit and wine, are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures. A new study has uncovered a key genetic factor that actually weakens the plant's natural defense against freezing stress. The gene, VviPUB19, was found to reduce cold tolerance by promoting the degradation of proteins that usually protect the plant under low temperatures. Tests in both grape and Arabidopsis confirmed that plants with higher levels of VviPUB19 were more cold-sensitive, while those without it were more resilient. These findings highlight a previously unknown negative regulator of cold stress pathways in plants.

2025-06-06

Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost

Resilience, the second mission by Japanese company ispace, likely crashed attempting a landing on the moon June 5.The post Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-06-06

Cops Walk Back Remarks on Jonathan Joss Murder

Police in San Antonio, Texas, were quick to dismiss the idea that actor Jonathan Joss' murder was a hate crime , but they're now walking back their initial dismissal. Joss' husband claims the neighbor who allegedly killed Joss had threatened the couple and made homophobic remarks toward them multiple times, and...

2025-06-06

A Forward-Looking Approach to Climate Disaster Preparation

Vulnerable communities in the Southeastern United States must look to the future, not the past, to prepare for climate disasters, according to researchers at Tufts University.In a recent paper published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, the researchers document substantially higher risk of extreme temperatures and flooding in the Southeast U.S.

2025-06-06

When the Sky Takes a Midday Dip: Global Patterns in Ionospheric Bite-Outs

Around midday, Earth's ionosphere sometimes experiences sharp, short-lived dips in its electron density--an unusual phenomenon known as a noontime bite-out. A new study takes a global view of these midday disruptions, using finely detailed ionospheric maps to compare their behavior in years of high and low solar activity. The research reveals that noontime bite-outs are more widespread and frequent during solar minimum, especially in winter and at higher latitudes. With detailed tracking of timing, intensity, and duration, the study provides a clearer picture of this elusive phenomenon and offers fresh insights into the daily rhythms of space weather.

2025-06-06

Why Billy Joel Once Drank a Bottle of Lemon Pledge

Billy Joel: And So It Goes premiered at New York City's Tribeca Festival Wednesday, and in the documentary, Joel reveals that decades ago, he attempted suicide—twice. When he was in his 20s and in a band, Attila, with his best friend Jon Small, Joel moved in with Small and...

2025-06-06

Mars beckons

Mankind has never been closer to setting foot on Mars. NASA is completing construction of its new Mars rover, in readiness for launching next summer, while SpaceX is firing prototypes of its Mars rocket engines, getting ready for short test flights in late 2020. David Pogue reports on the prognosis for manned exploration of the Red Planet, and how human endurance is being tested in a habitat constructed on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano.

2025-06-06

Preview: Mission to Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which launches for the Red Planet next summer, will feature not just a rover, but also a tiny helicopter that will detach and hover above the Martian surface. David Pogue talked with Mimi Aung, project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, in this preview of Pogue's report for "Sunday Morning" June 23.

2025-06-06

Almanac: Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey

On June 23, 1894 Alfred C. Kinsey, the biologist and professor who founded the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and the author of the groundbreaking books "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female," was born. Jane Pauley reports.

2025-06-06

To the Moon! Apollo 11's great adventure

Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, recounts the human landmark of landing men on the lunar surface. Kluger talks with Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins and astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and, in archive footage, hears from mission commander Neil Armstrong about the achievement of the first Moon landing, and of the "magnificent desolation" they found there.

2025-06-06

From 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

In Cobscook Bay, Maine, the Pittston Company's plans to build an oil refinery, welcomed by the tiny, struggling town, were met with resistance by environmentalists. The battle over the potential damage to the nesting area of the bald eagle (which in the 1970s was still an endangered species) led the Environmental Protection Agency to deny a permit. Correspondent Lem Tucker talked with Pittston vice president Arnold Kaulakis, Eastport city manager Everett Baxter, and environmental advocate Robert Gardiner, in a story first broadcast on "Sunday Morning" January 28, 1979. (Note: in 1983, after a decade-long effort, Pittston withdrew its plans to build the refinery citing escalating costs and global market conditions.)

2025-06-06

By The Numbers: The moon

Some facts about Earth's closest celestial neighbor from Jane Pauley.

2025-06-06

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the next giant leap for mankind

As the founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX, a private company that makes rockets and spacecraft, Elon Musk envisions a time when his reusable rockets will bring people to the moon and Mars. He's focused on humans becoming a "multi-planet species," and on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, he speaks with Jeffrey Kluger (editor-at-large at Time magazine, and the co-author of "Apollo 13") about his vision for the future.

2025-06-06

American Psychological Foundation Announces Inaugural Recipient of Direct Action Visionary Grant

The American Psychological Foundation (APF), a grantmaking organization that supports psychologists and service organizations, is announcing Kiara Alvarez, PhD, Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as the inaugural recipient of the APF Direct Action Visionary Grant.

2025-06-06

Lunar Lander From Japan Crashes Into Moon

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday , the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon, the AP reports. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander. Flight controllers scrambled to gain contact, but...

2025-06-05

How did humans evolve such rotten genetics?

To Shakespeare's Hamlet, we humans are "the paragon of animals." But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution's greatest achievement.

2025-06-05

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Retires

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps retired May 30, after nearly 16 years of service with the agency. Epps most recently served as a mission specialist during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, spending 235 days in space, including 232 days aboard the International Space Station, working on hundreds of scientific experiments during Expedition 71/72. “I have had the [...]

2025-06-05

Hidden Transits: TOI-2285 b is a Warmer sub-Neptune Likely with a Super-Earth Companion

TOI-2285 b is a sub-Neptune-sized planet orbiting a nearby M dwarf, discovered through the TESS photometric survey and ground-based follow-up observations. The planet was initially reported to have an orbital period of 27.27 d, making it one of the lowest temperature sub-Neptunes transiting a bright M dwarf. However, additional TESS data reveal that its true [...]The post Hidden Transits: TOI-2285 b is a Warmer sub-Neptune Likely with a Super-Earth Companion appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-06-05

This Genetic ‘Trick’ Helped the Black Death Linger for Centuries

Researchers discovered that the absence of one critical gene made the plague less virulent, and may have allowed two major pandemics to last longer.

2025-06-05

A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4 innovates for clean air - Phys.org

A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4 innovates for clean air Phys.org

2025-06-05

A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4 innovates for clean air

From its vantage point outside Earth's atmosphere, more than 36,000 km above Earth's surface, the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission will detect major air pollutants over Europe in unprecedented detail. It will observe how they vary on an hourly basis—a real breakthrough for air quality forecasting.

2025-06-05

Ispace of Japan’s Resilience Lander Heads to the Moon: How and When to Watch - The New York Times

Ispace of Japan’s Resilience Lander Heads to the Moon: How and When to Watch The New York TimesA private company wants to build a city on the moon. But it has to land a probe first ABC NewsSpacecraft set for a high-stakes lunar landing attempt this week took months to reach the moon. Here’s why CNNPrivate Japanese lunar lander heads toward a touchdown in the moon’s far north AP NewsPrivate lunar lander closing in on unexplored top of the moon Yahoo

2025-06-05

Study reinforces link between gill size and oxygen uptake in fish

A widely debated topic in biology and fisheries sciences is the role of oxygen in the growth of fish and other water-breathing animals. According to new research, developmental changes in individual fish and experimental errors are the causes of inconsistencies that have erroneously been linked to the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT), a theory that was developed to explain the influence of oxygen uptake on fish growth.

2025-06-05

Trump: I Asked Elon to Leave

Elon Musk's days as the "first buddy" may be permanently over. After criticizing Musk during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday, Trump let loose on Truth Social, saying he had asked the billionaire to leave his administration and threatening his government contracts. "Elon was 'wearing thin,' I asked him...

2025-06-05

Scientists discover universal rule that governs all life on Earth - The Brighter Side of News

Scientists discover universal rule that governs all life on Earth The Brighter Side of NewsScientists discover one simple rule that explains all life on Earth Earth.comLife from oceans to savannas explained with one single rule Phys.orgA general rule on the organization of biodiversity in Earth’s biogeographical regions Nature

2025-06-05

AI model predicts new metal-doped compounds with enhanced mechanical properties

A research team from Skoltech, AIRI, Tomsk Polytechnic University, and Sber has proposed and tested an approach to predicting the modification of material properties. Artificial intelligence models that were pre-trained on a small amount of data enabled a significant increase in the calculation of the formation energies in possible configurations of higher tungsten boride doped with other metals.

2025-06-05

The Blue Danube Waltz sent into the stars - European Space Agency

The Blue Danube Waltz sent into the stars European Space AgencyVoyager 1 ‘intercepts’ a song in the space — It came from 25 billion km away ECOticias.com El Periódico VerdeESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space European Space AgencyOdd homage to '2001: A Space Odyssey' sees 'Blue Danube' waltz beamed at Voyager 1 theregister.comWorld's Most Famous Waltz to Be Beamed into Space on Composer 200th Birthday, and EU Space Agency's 50th Good News Network

2025-06-05

Cops Are 'Racing Against Time' in Madeleine McCann Case

The lead suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is currently serving time for another crime, and will be released from prison later this year—after which point, he says in a new interview, he plans to vanish himself. Meaning, as the Telegraph puts it, police are in a "race...

2025-06-05

Trump Blocks International Students From Studying at Harvard

President Trump has issued a sweeping order barring most international students from entering the United States to attend Harvard, intensifying a months-long standoff between the White House and the renowned university. The move threatens the status of thousands of foreign students and marks another escalation in the administration's efforts to...

2025-06-05

Rubio: 'The World Will Never Forget' Tiananmen Square

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday. And that's just how the ruling Communist Party wants it. Security was tight Wednesday around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, where weeks of student-led protests shook the party in 1989, the...

2025-06-05

Trump Orders Probe Into Biden's Autopen Use

President Trump has ordered an official inquiry into whether former President Biden's administration used an autopen—a machine that replicates signatures—to sign important presidential documents, such as pardons and judicial appointments. In a memo sent Wednesday night, Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House counsel to investigate...

2025-06-05

Trees may be able to help us predict volcanic eruptions - The Weather Network

Trees may be able to help us predict volcanic eruptions The Weather NetworkThe closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space Live ScienceTrees May Be Able to Warn Us When a Volcano Is About to Erupt ScienceAlert

2025-06-05

Female earwigs may also use their forceps as weapons in battles for mates

A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both sexes may have evolved these traits through sexual selection.

2025-06-04

Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination

Jared Isaacman made clear he believes his nomination to be administrator of NASA was pulled by the White House because of his ties to Elon Musk.The post Isaacman: people with ‘axes to grind’ about Musk caused withdrawn NASA nomination appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-06-04

Our galaxy can breathe easy: Milky Way may not collide with Andromeda, says new research - Firstpost

Our galaxy can breathe easy: Milky Way may not collide with Andromeda, says new research FirstpostNo certainty of a Milky Way–Andromeda collision NatureWill the Milky Way crash into the Andromeda galaxy? Maybe not. National GeographicClose encounters of the galactic kind: Simulations suggest Milky Way and Andromeda may not collide after all Phys.orgApocalypse When? Hubble Casts Doubt on Certainty of Galactic Collision NASA Science (.gov)

2025-06-04

The Optical Design of the Carbon Investigation(Carbon-I) Imaging Spectrometer

The proposed Carbon Investigation (Carbon-I) Imaging Spectrometer is designed to measure variations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The instrument will survey the Earth from its own spacecraft at an altitude of approximately 610 km. It will use a coarse ground sampling distance (GSD) of The post The Optical Design of the Carbon Investigation(Carbon-I) Imaging Spectrometer appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-06-04

Origin Of Compact Exoplanetary Systems During Disk Infall

Exoplanetary systems that contain multiple planets on short-period orbits appear to be prevalent in the current observed exoplanetary population, yet the processes that give rise to such configurations remain poorly understood. A common prior assumption is that planetary accretion commences after the infall of gas and solids to the circumstellar disk ended. However, observational evidence [...]The post Origin Of Compact Exoplanetary Systems During Disk Infall appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-06-04

Invasive South African flower Gazania poses huge risk

A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production.

2025-06-04

Massive Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building is Racing Toward Earth - The Daily Galaxy

Massive Asteroid Bigger Than the Empire State Building is Racing Toward Earth The Daily GalaxyAsteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge Approaches Earth In Rare Event ForbesAsteroid bigger than the Empire State Building to fly by Earth this week: What if it strikes? The Economic TimesClose approach of asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 European Space AgencyNASA tracks 1,400-foot asteroid in close Earth flyby tomorrow NewsBytes

2025-06-04

Is Ozone a Reliable Proxy for Molecular Oxygen? II. The impact of N2O on the O2-O3 relationship for Earth-like atmospheres

Molecular oxygen (O2) will be an important molecule in the search for biosignatures in terrestrial planetary atmospheres in the coming decades. In particular, O2 combined with a reducing gas is thought to be strong evidence for disequilibrium caused by surface life. However, there are circumstances where it would be very difficult or impossible to detect [...]The post Is Ozone a Reliable Proxy for Molecular Oxygen? II. The impact of N2O on the O2-O3 relationship for Earth-like atmospheres appeared first on Astrobiology.

2025-06-04

Study shows how smart limpets keep their cool in warming climate

Humble limpets clinging to rocky shores around Aotearoa are surprisingly savvy when it comes to climate change adaptation, a new University of Canterbury study shows. Dr. Spencer Virgin, a postdoctoral fellow at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), has worked on a thesis project he has dubbed "hot limpets," exploring how these common shellfish cope with a warming climate.

2025-06-04

Wasp lookalikes from 33 million years ago fooled ancient birds too

New fossil shows that precise wasp mimicry in hoverflies evolved far earlier than previously thought—and wasn't shaped by modern birds.

2025-06-04

Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later in 2025.

2025-06-04

Manipulating DNA repair proteins to improve gene editing outcomes

You may have seen it in the news recently: a baby in Pennsylvania with a rare genetic disorder was healed with a personalized treatment that repaired his specific genetic mutation. The treatment was created using a form of gene editing called base editing—a method created by Alexis Komor when she was a postdoctoral scholar in molecular biologist David Liu's group at Harvard University.

2025-06-04

How bigger molecules can help quantum charge flow last longer

A team at EPFL and the University of Arizona has discovered that making molecules bigger and more flexible can actually extend the life of quantum charge flow, a finding that could help shape the future of quantum technologies and chemical control. Their study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

2025-06-04

Cannibalistic behavior in toad species may reveal hidden clues about evolution, genetics and environment

A new study about tadpoles that turn into cannibals may sound like fodder for nature trivia, but it carries a much deeper message about evolution—and even about ourselves.

2025-06-04

Haley Joel Osment Must Attend AA 3x a Week

Haley Joel Osment was on Monday granted a diversion in his public intoxication case from April . The former child actor was arraigned Monday, and the judge in the case granted his request for a diversion, the Los Angeles Times reports. That means if he completes the terms of the diversion,...

2025-06-04

How a 'Potential Agroterrorism Weapon' Allegedly Got Into US

Two Chinese nationals are facing federal charges after allegedly smuggling a crop-destroying fungus—deemed a potential agroterrorism weapon—into the United States. Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu are facing federal charges in Michigan over the fungus, Fusarium graminearum. Authorities allege Liu attempted to bring the fungus through Detroit's airport to...

2025-06-04

Using AI to Construct on the Level

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a tool that gives builders a quick way to measure, correct and certify level foundations. FLAT, or the Flat and Level Analysis Tool, examines a 360-degree laser scan of a construction site using ORNL-developed segmentation algorithms and machine learning to locate uneven areas on a concrete slab.

2025-06-04

"Safe-by-design"AI: Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero

Supported by a host of donors, the UdeM computer-science professor wants his new non-profit organization to design artificial-intelligence systems that prioritize safety over commercial interests.

2025-06-04

Some Storms Leave Emotional Damage: How to Cope After a Traumatic Weather Disaster

Hurricane Beryl left a historical path of destruction in its wake, killing 64 people, leaving nearly 3 million without power, and causing billions of dollars in infrastructure damage. The visible aftermath of a hurricane or a traumatic weather event is obvious, but what about the effects that people can't see?

2025-06-04

Ancient footprints found alongside mammoth tracks could rewrite human history

The discovery of a unique footprint in New Mexico suggests that humans may have arrived on the continent thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

2025-06-04

Argonne Chemist Rebecca Caravan Honored with Inaugural Wing Tsang Early Career Award

Argonne National Laboratory chemist Rebecca Caravan received the inaugural Wing Tsang Early Career Award, which recognizes excellence in chemical kinetics research, the potential for future leadership in the field and service to the kinetics community.

2025-06-04

Greene: I Would Have Voted No If I Knew What Was in Bill

Marjorie Taylor Greene apparently admitted to not reading all of President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" before voting for it in the House of Representatives. "Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or...

2025-06-04

Sols 4556-4558: It’s All in a Day’s (box)Work

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, May 30, 2025 When you are scheduled to participate in Science Operations for the rover’s weekend plan, you know it’s going to be a busy morning! Assembling the activities for Friday through Sunday (Sols 4556 through [...]

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MXene-coated lenses for safer and smarter wearables

With recent advancements in technology, the Internet of Things and wireless devices are in high demand. However, these innovations also raise concerns about prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), which may pose potential risks to eye health.

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Accused Mushroom Murderer Explains Cancer Lie

The Australian woman accused of fatally poisoning three of her in-laws, and harming a fourth, by feeding them poisonous mushrooms took the stand Wednesday for her third day of testimony in her triple murder trial. Among the revelations from Erin Patterson was her reason for lying to her in-laws about...

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First look: The new Pedro Pascal-narrated space show in NYC - Time Out

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Man Arrested at Mar-a-Lago Said He Wanted to Marry Kai

A Texas man was arrested at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, shortly after midnight Tuesday. Police say the man was trespassing, and that when he was apprehended, he admitted to having climbed over the wall surrounding the property, NBC News reports. He also allegedly said his purpose...

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Buried under 2 kilometers of Antarctic ice, scientists find a 34-million-year-old lost world - The Brighter Side of News

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Ripple Co-Founder's $9.4 Million Boost for San Francisco Police Tech Raises Privacy Concerns

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Binding Energies Of Small Interstellar Molecules On Neutral And Charged Amorphous Solid Water Surfaces

The interstellar medium (ISM) is all but empty. To date, more than 300 molecules have already been discovered. Because of the extremely low temperature, the gas-phase chemistry is dominated by barrierless exothermic reactions of radicals and ions. However, several abundant molecules and organic molecules cannot be produced efficiently by gas-phase reactions. To explain the existence [...]The post Binding Energies Of Small Interstellar Molecules On Neutral And Charged Amorphous Solid Water Surfaces appeared first on Astrobiology.

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Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars

A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking at the question of whether Mars could be terraformed. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group suggests that the time has come to look at the means by which Mars could be terraformed, and then whether such a task should be undertaken.

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Trump's Budget for NASA Is Absolutely Horrifying

Earlier this year, the Trump administration revealed its proposed budget for NASA's fiscal year 2025, indicating brutal cuts of unprecedented proportions were coming. Now, the agency has released new data about the proposed budget, painting a dire picture of its future. As SpaceNews reports, the document reveals that thousands of jobs would be cut, and dozens of science missions would be on the chopping block. The cuts, the deepest year-over-year change since 1961, when adjusted for inflation, would cut roughly one-third of all civil servants — devastating layoffs brushed off as "workforce impacts" in the document. The budget would also [...]

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From No Hope to a Potential Cure for a Deadly Blood Cancer

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How likely is life on Mars?

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