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Looking up? How to photograph the moon with your phone
- Apr 6, 2026
Eyes are on the sky this week as four astronauts get the closest humans have been to the moon for more than 50 years on NASA's Artemis II mission. Joi...
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An aerobot with ISRU capabilities could explore Venus' atmosphere for years
- Apr 6, 2026
In Dante's "Divine Comedy," Hell is described as an "inferno" with nine concentric circles, the entrance of which has a sign that reads "Abandon all h...
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Longer wildfire seasons pose an increasing threat for species under climate change
- Apr 6, 2026
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and are ravaging new parts of the world due to global warming. A study led by researchers from the University of...
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Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972
- Apr 6, 2026
The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the moon's gravity is no...
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A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead
- Apr 6, 2026
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mam...
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'Lliving fossils' nautilus and allonautilus shaped by depths and diets over 500 million years
- Apr 5, 2026
Nautilus and Allonautilus cephalopods and their extinct ancestors have been drifting through the mesophotic zone of the ocean for more than 500 millio...
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Why cutting down rainforests may be driving 28,000 heat deaths a year
- Apr 5, 2026
Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent research in Nature Climate Cha...
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Study points to opportunity for governments to work with public on use of AI
- Apr 5, 2026
A major new study suggests people's direct experience with artificial intelligence has little impact on their views about its role in government decis...
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The dual self-assembly network: A new chapter in 3D-printable hydrogels
- Apr 5, 2026
In the world of advanced materials, the ultimate goal is to create a substance that possesses the adaptability of biological tissue: it must be strong...
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Coral reef science must adapt for a chance to outpace climate change, say experts
- Apr 5, 2026
Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans. The study, published tod...
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It takes a village: How cooperative breeding has shaped Lake Tanganyika fish
- Apr 5, 2026
"It takes a village to raise a child" doesn't apply merely to humans. Many species of mammals, birds, fish, and various invertebrates have evolved com...
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Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid
- Apr 5, 2026
A team of US astronomers has carried out one of the deepest analyses to date of a sample from the asteroid Bennu, revealing new details about how wate...