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This Tiny Backyard Bug Does the Fastest Backflips on Earth 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 17 1150
Boeing's uncrewed Starliner set to undock after Sept. 6, NASA says - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 687
Oceanographers discover 2-mile-high underwater mountain, new species -- and rare "flying spaghetti monsters" 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 17 1092
When maize screams, beans listen: How the Three Sisters crop trio repels pests 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 27 948
Mating proximity blinds threat perception 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 816
Fuel debris removal attempt halted at Fukushima Daiichi. 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1477
Carl Sagan Christmas Lectures 3 - The History of Mars 2 BootinUp Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 747
Paper types ranked by likelihood of paper cuts 4 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 859
Scientists discover a long-sought global electric field on Earth 3 Jim__ Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1089
Earth's Temperature Could Increase by 25 Degrees 9 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1666
A Snaking Scar Across Mars: The Mystery of Aganippe Fossa 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 787
Revolutionary Biodegradable Plastic Developed by Korean Researchers 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 625
SpaceX pushes launch of daring Polaris Dawn mission back to Wednesday. Meet the 4-person crew spearheading it 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 609
Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean 17 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 44 2812
Jelly plays Pong and gets better at with practice 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 800
'Once-in-a-lifetime' photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights and rare glowing arc shine over 11th-century castle 5 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 43 2596
Rare Milky Way star cluster is packed with red supergiants 1 million times brighter than the sun 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 721
Mars Express orbiter takes a deep dive into ancient Red Planet lake (images) 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 749
Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 620
Scientists Reveal Hidden Waves Could Shape Earth's Mysterious Highlands 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 686
Chinese Researchers Devise New Strategy for Producing Water on the Moon 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 637
The world-saving potential of nuclear fusion just got a huge boost 4 reACTIONary Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 1097
News at a glance: Icebreaker research blues, disinformation data shutdown, and saving a rare bird 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 528
We Have "Disrupted Evolutionary Processes" - Modern Seeds Aren't Ready for Climate Change 2 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 923
Record-breaking hole drilled into the Earth's mantle is a scientific goldmine 6 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 32 1454
A Wild Discovery Suggests Earth Had Multiple Hidden Moons 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 763
Photos: Egypt uncovers largest ever astronomical observatory from ancient times 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 817
NASA Fears Another Tragedy If Astronauts Return on Starliner 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 960
'A single magma ocean' once covered the moon, data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 623
Humpback Whales Wield and Manufacture Their Own Tools 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 672

Science Continued...

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Is Consciousness Continuous? A New Study Challenges Old Notions 1 erronis Jul 2024 Aug 2024 17 1093
Rates of Spontaneous Abortion and Air Pollution. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 881
Part of the Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why - New Scientist 1 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 990
You're Not Imagining It: Thinking Can Actually Be Painful, Study Finds 6 Warpy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1043
Prehistoric Lovebirds Lived in Cradle of Humankind 2.5 Million Years Ago 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 684
Spacecraft will slingshot around Earth today after successful lunar flyby on its way to Jupiter 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 810
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope catches baby stars roaring to life 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 21 792
Spiders may lure male fireflies to their death with a call of love 2 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 762
Cash for catching scientific errors 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 625
Missed seeing the northern lights near you? The biggest storm may be yet to come. 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 813
OPG prepares for arrival of Harriet Brooks at Darlington 4 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 910
SCIENTISTS HAVE TRACED SIX METEORITES BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL CRATERS ON MARS IN A SCIENTIFIC FIRST 4 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 19 1258
NASA shares stunning image of 10-billion-year-old globular cluster NGC 6496. Netizens say, 'Looks like glitter' 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 25 14369
Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 14 1004
Mars Is Likely Hiding Oceans Worth Of Water Deep In Its Crust -- This Could Upend Our Plans For the Planet 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 750
13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1297
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1202
One-quarter of unresponsive people with brain injuries are conscious 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 20 878
Whales synchronized swimming: Chaos theory approach reveals long-distance relationship in seemingly random behavior of b 0 cbabe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 805
Innovating sustainable hydrogen production via seawater electrolysis 3 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 948
N.I.S.T. releases new encryption standards designed to withstand the advent of quantum computers 0 LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 599
How corals have fared after largest thermonuclear test on Bikini Atoll 2 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 917
Your microwave oven has its own microbiome 6 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1282
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous, and difficult to forecast 0 WestMichRad Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 570
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 636
Mars sub-surface has oceans of life-giving liquid water 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 554
VLBA Discovers New Insights about Fastest-Spinning Magnetar 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 439
Ornithologists Discover New Species of Storm Petrel 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 493
Mars Once Hosted Lake Larger than Any on Earth: Lake Eridania 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 537
Gargantuan waves in Earth's mantle may make continents rise, new study finds 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 23 1033

Science Continued...

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Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 754
Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory Update; July 2024's Increase Over July 2023 Is the Worst Ever Observed 5 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 10 972
Virus Behind COVID-19 Now Rampant in Wild Animals, Study Finds 2 Warpy Aug 2024 Aug 2024 7 877
Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 35 1298
Razor-thin solar panels could be 'ink-jetted' onto your backpack or phone for cheap clean energy 7 orangecrush Aug 2024 Aug 2024 13 901
Flying Clean and Green: Hydrogen Flights Set to Revolutionize Air Travel 2 erronis Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 862
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter' 9 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1276
Africa's new force in genomics. 0 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 647
Steady flight of kestrels could see aerial safety soar 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 849
Lost in Space 🚀 🌌 Boeing Starliner Astronauts 2 LessAspin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 769
Cheap heat-storing 'firebricks' projected to save industries trillions 3 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1212
How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1058
Increases in Global and East Asian Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) Emissions Inferred from Atmospheric Observations 1 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 844
NASA Releases 25 Jaw-Dropping New Images for the First Time 13 catbyte Aug 2024 Aug 2024 65 3321
Latest Update on the Disastrous 2024 CO2 Data Recorded at Mauna Loa 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 1126
A Science Editorial on the Cost of Gene and Cell Therapies. 2 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 753
Comet caught strangely zigzagging its way through space 3 usonian Aug 2024 Aug 2024 15 1104
An Effort to Score US Coal to Nuclear Plant Conversions. 6 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1227
520-million-year-old worm fossil solves mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved 2 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 810
Popular Weight Loss Drug Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation 11 NNadir Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1307
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