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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...

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The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago—here's what we have learned

• Apr 5, 2026

The study of dinosaurs has been through a revolution in recent decades. The story began half a century ago, when Robert McNeill Alexander, a professor...

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TESS spots the rise of a black hole X-ray binary system

• Apr 5, 2026

Designed to hunt for new alien worlds, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has serendipitously observed the rising outburst of a black...

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The largest survey of exoplanet spins confirms a long-held prediction

• Apr 5, 2026

For some time, astronomers have theorized that there is a connection between planetary mass and rotation. In the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn both...

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Stopping algae blooms with bacteria-busting buoys

• Apr 5, 2026

Algae blooms make a pond's surface shine in mesmerizing green hues. But if the microorganisms responsible are cyanobacteria, they can also release tox...

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Image: NISAR views Mount St. Helens

• Apr 5, 2026

This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington's Mount St. Helens. The image is cropped from a much large...

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Exploding primordial black holes might have reshaped the early universe, and created all matter as we know it

• Apr 5, 2026

The early universe is absolutely so far outside our understanding of how the world works it's hard to describe in words. Back then, the cosmos wasn't...

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Artemis astronauts glimpse moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

• Apr 5, 2026

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed t...

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Insects in the tropics are already near their heat limits. Climate change could push many beyond survival

• Apr 4, 2026

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around the equator. Yet we still...

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Two's company: Scientists identify new class of star remnants

• Apr 4, 2026

In about 5 to 8 billion years, our sun is expected to evolve into a white dwarf—an extremely dense, Earth-sized stellar remnant that has exhausted its...

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Thermal justice: New report examines threat of extreme heat, suggests culturally informed policies

• Apr 4, 2026

Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. each year than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. But how can we address a seemingly natural force...

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Humans' closest invertebrate ancestors date back much further than thought

• Apr 4, 2026

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile hydrothermal vents in the deep sea...