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Extreme 8.5-minute orbit reveals white dwarf being torn apart by its binary companion
A team of U.S. astronomers has observed a binary pair of white dwarfs where one star is actively devouring material from the other. Led by Emma Chickles at MIT,...
Atlantic seaweed blooms may be predictable, opening path to carbon removal and biofuels
Across the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and West African coasts, massive arrivals of Sargassum seaweed have become an annual crisis. Thick mats of algae blanket be...
De‑extinction company says it's made an artificial egg—if true, it could help save living species
Today's announcement by Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences about a successful hatching of chicks from an artificial egg would represent a ma...
Saturday citations: Two T. rexes and new exercise guidance that scientists are not calling 'easy'
John Hammond voice: "Welcome... to Saturday Citations." We're talking about different types of T. rexes today, along with some unwelcome news about cardiovascul...
New AI system uses cameras and thermal sensors to steer ships clear of gray whales in the San Francisco Bay
Researchers from UC Santa Barbara's Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory (BOSL) and local partners in San Francisco have unveiled new technology in their ongoing ef...
Hope boosts climate problem-solving, new experiments suggest
A new study has shown that messages of hope can be effective in promoting creative problem-solving around sustainability. Experts from the University of Notting...
Study shows highlighting others' achievements on LinkedIn sparks the most engagement
If you're trying to stand out on LinkedIn, it might seem like posting about your own achievements is a smart approach. But new research from The University of T...
The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner's story—but the other side can be found in old English texts
As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London, the year 1066 and the Norman Conquest are in the spotlight. The tapestry—an embroidered cloth nearly 70 meters long, cre...
Blue and fin whale sightings on the rise in the Southeast Atlantic
More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the sout...
Imaging ellipsometry tracks MXene thin-film quality during fabrication without damage
A German–Israeli research team led by Dr. Andreas Furchner has demonstrated how imaging ellipsometry enables non-destructive characterization and quality contro...
Understanding the mechanisms of collective cell movement
Like schools of fish and flocks of birds, our cells can also migrate collectively in coordination with their neighbors. This harmonious movement of cells occurs...
Just outside Jupiter, one region may have forged six meteorite parent bodies
When the solar system formed, a disk of gas and dust orbited the young sun. Over the course of millions of years, the dust gradually clumped together to form ki...