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Sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's do
- Apr 19, 2026
Mercury is a small, rocky planet about which researchers know relatively little. Two missions, taking readings as they passed over the planet, have re...
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Moroccan dinosaur's fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought—new discovery
- Apr 19, 2026
In the heart of the Middle Atlas Mountains in central Morocco, a global team of paleontologists and geologists has discovered new remains of a very un...
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How tiny voids could make fusion targets more stable under powerful shockwaves
- Apr 19, 2026
Picture two materials sandwiched together. The boundary between them may appear flat, but, in reality, it is full of tiny bumps and dents. Suddenly, t...
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Why anatomy's naughtiest mnemonics work so well
- Apr 19, 2026
Some lovers try positions that they can't handle—I'm referring to the bones of the wrist, of course. The phrase is a classic mnemonic used to remember...
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These blazing blue explosions may be born when a compact dead star slams into a Wolf-Rayet star
- Apr 19, 2026
Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are among the universe's brightest and fastest explosions but their origin is not completely understood...
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Theoretical models of supernova chemistry overhauled after X-ray data from Perseus Cluster reveal key discrepancies
- Apr 19, 2026
The Perseus Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster located in the constellation Perseus. It is one of the largest structures in the observable universe,...
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Your local fishing hole is getting browner, changing which fish species thrive and which ones struggle
- Apr 19, 2026
The lakes, streams, and ponds you've visited for years are likely looking more brown than they used to. And people who are fishing those waters are li...
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Hollow-sphere catalyst enables greener production of 99% pure propane at room temperature
- Apr 19, 2026
The world's appetite for propene (propylene) is growing faster than the chemical industry can keep up. This petrochemical product powers the productio...
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Atlantic current shows two-decade decline across four deep-ocean monitoring sites
- Apr 19, 2026
A paper published in the journal Science Advances is adding to the growing body of research showing that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulati...
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Blue Origin reuses New Glenn booster for the first time in Florida launch
- Apr 19, 2026
Blue Origin, the U.S. space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully reused and recovered a booster for its New Glenn rocket on Sunday, conf...
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What happens when men don't feel 'man enough'?
- Apr 19, 2026
A research team led by Lea Lorenz of the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau and Sven Kachel of the University of Kassel conducted a comprehensive m...
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This protein-engineering breakthrough generates over 10M data points and turbocharges AI in just three days
- Apr 19, 2026
Protein engineering is a field primed for artificial intelligence research. Each protein is made up of amino acids; to optimize a protein function, re...