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What if the direction of a magnet could shape the building blocks of life?
- May 20, 2026
In a new discovery, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science have found that something in the directi...
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Religion plays a greater role in the economy than previously thought, says paper
- May 20, 2026
Religion plays a greater role in growth, prosperity and economic development than many people realize. This is the finding of a paper published by the...
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An explanation for the massive black holes the JWST found in the early universe
- May 20, 2026
One of the most puzzling findings from the JWST's observations of the early universe is the size of black holes. According to our understanding of bla...
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Bees found an unlikely new food source, and it could reshape how a destructive forest disease travels
- May 20, 2026
New research published in NeoBiota has found that the Western honey bee—an introduced species to Australia—and the devastating, invasive plant fungus...
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Portugal burial reveals first known bone dental bridge in national archaeological record
- May 20, 2026
The first documented case of a fixed bone bridge unearthed in Portugal was presented in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology by researchers M...
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Image: NASA's Psyche mission captures Mars' Huygens Crater
- May 20, 2026
Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA's Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (uppe...
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Lab fish cycles are hours out of sync with natural ones, researchers discover
- May 20, 2026
When researchers moved medaka—a fish commonly used in experiments—out of the lab and into more natural conditions, their reproductive clock shifted by...
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Tiny sea creature Porpita porpita may live adrift at sea for years longer than previously thought
- May 20, 2026
A new study of the blue button (Porpita porpita), a small and elusive sea creature which lives on the surface of the ocean, has found that it may live...
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A SpaceX rocket will soon hit the moon, raising concerns about handing over space launches to private companies
- May 20, 2026
SpaceX seems to have mistaken shooting for the moon with shooting at the moon. Forecast to occur on Aug. 5, a five-story-long piece of a rocket from o...
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Image: NASA's Psyche mission images the crescent of Mars
- May 20, 2026
This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA's Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity a...
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Image: NASA's Psyche mission spies Mars' wind-blown craters during close approach
- May 20, 2026
This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA's Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact...
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How face-building genes get ready early: Genome folding may prime crucial DNA switches
- May 20, 2026
Early in development, a group of migrating cells called cranial neural crest cells go on to form many different parts of the face, including the nose,...