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Experiments clear up confusion over the form of solid methane

• Feb 2, 2026

Through a combination of high-pressure experiments and optical spectroscopy, physicists have revealed new insights into the structural forms of solid...

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Infrared running of gravity offers a field-theoretic route to dark matter phenomena

• Feb 2, 2026

The mystery of dark matter—unseen, pervasive, and essential in standard cosmology—has loomed over physics for decades. In new research, I explore a di...

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A student made cosmic dust in her lab—what she found could help us understand how life started on Earth

• Feb 2, 2026

A Sydney Ph.D. student has recreated a tiny piece of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The results s...

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Multiple bacteria may be behind elk hoof disease

• Feb 2, 2026

A debilitating hoof disease affecting elk herds across the Pacific Northwest appears to be driven not by a single pathogen but by multiple bacterial s...

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Biologists discover alternative systems that help cells control genes

• Feb 2, 2026

Researchers at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have uncovered how eukaryotic cells can control gene activity ev...

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Geologists may have solved mystery of Green River's 'uphill' route

• Feb 2, 2026

New research may have solved an American mystery which has baffled geologists for a century and a half: How did a river carve a path through a mountai...

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FAA dismisses airline, sonic boom concerns in signing off on SpaceX Starship plans from KSC

• Feb 2, 2026

SpaceX's path to launching its massive Starship rocket from Florida's Space Coast passed another hurdle Friday after the Federal Aviation Administrati...

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Cracks on Europa sport traces of ammonia

• Feb 2, 2026

The search for life-supporting worlds in the solar system includes the Jovian moon Europa. Yes, it's an iceberg of a world, but underneath its frozen...

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North Sea sandstone could be used to store carbon dioxide, report suggests

• Feb 2, 2026

Sandstone beneath the North Sea could be used to store carbon dioxide, a study has claimed. The British Geological Survey (BGS) report shows how sands...

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Groundhog day explained: Why this furry forecaster still matters

• Feb 2, 2026

Every Feb. 2, Americans turn to a groundhog to see whether winter will stick around. But Groundhog Day is about much more than shadows and more weeks...

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SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space

• Feb 2, 2026

SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as 1 million satellites into the Earth's orbit in order to pull off Elon Musk's latest grand vision...

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Using generative AI to help scientists synthesize complex materials

• Feb 2, 2026

Generative AI models have been used to create enormous libraries of theoretical materials that could help solve all kinds of problems. Now, scientists...