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A Mercury rover could explore the planet by sticking to the Terminator
- Apr 9, 2026
The closest planet to our sun, Mercury, experiences extreme temperature variations. Since the planet has no atmosphere to speak of, it is in a constan...
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Great apes mirror facial expressions with surprising precision, study shows
- Apr 9, 2026
New research from the University of Portsmouth has found that great apes exhibit exactness in mimicking one another's facial expressions in social con...
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Twin NASA control rooms support Artemis safety, success
- Apr 9, 2026
Twin control rooms at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit...
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Examining embryo model ethics beyond box-checking
- Apr 9, 2026
In science, ethical guidelines ensure that research takes place in a way that respects public trust and is conducted responsibly. Traditional ethics a...
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Keeping roads and train lines open during India's monsoon floods
- Apr 9, 2026
Seasonal monsoon rains in India turn crops lush and fill essential water reservoirs. They can also cause roads to flood and bring train travel to a st...
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Rock bonding changes understanding of earthquake mechanics
- Apr 9, 2026
When tectonic plates move, they rarely do so smoothly. Sometimes they slide almost imperceptibly; at other times, stress is suddenly released—resultin...
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Researchers develop AI-driven air quality monitoring system
- Apr 9, 2026
Johannesburg's air quality has never really been measured systematically. Like many other cities across the globe, scientists have battled to develop...
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Tiny plankton have big impact on harmful algal bloom predictions, data reveal
- Apr 9, 2026
As climate change intensifies harmful algal blooms worldwide, an international team led by Hiroshima University has developed a hybrid modeling approa...
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Taming skyrmions: Atom-thin magnets point to ultra-dense, low-power memory
- Apr 9, 2026
Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge-based microelectronics, such as smartphones and laptops, to their physical limits. Spintronics—te...
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From Asgard to Earth: Tiny tubes may reveal the moment complex life began
- Apr 9, 2026
Stromatolites—and their close relatives, microbial mats—could be mistaken for what seems like a bunch of old dark rocks. But instead, they are dense,...
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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN
- Apr 9, 2026
The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global au...
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New study reveals the depth of children's nuclear anxiety
- Apr 9, 2026
As geopolitical tensions rise globally, a new study published in Critical Studies on Security warns that the shadow of the "mushroom cloud" is weighin...