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About that funny story I told my son some years ago about the plutonium/gallium phase diagram. 2 NNadir Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 820
How can I fact check this article? 12 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1345
AI singularity may come in 2027 with artificial 'super intelligence' sooner than we think, says top scientist 12 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1392
Doctors found tiny nanoplastics in people's arteries. Their presence was tied to a higher risk of heart disease. 5 Wicked Blue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 1112
Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Crew-8 Nebula 3 Ptah Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 876
At the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory, February 2024 Is the Worst Month Ever Reported. 1 NNadir Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 765
Rare 11th-century star chart reveals complex history of Islamic, Jewish and Christian astronomy 0 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 667
Setback for hopes of life as Nasa says less oxygen on Jupiter moon than thought 1 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 674
Pangaea: Facts about an ancient supercontinent 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 10 891
James Webb telescope reveals targets for the next year, including moster black holes, exomoons, dark energy -- and more 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 772
Fossilized forest unearthed in the UK is the oldest ever found at 390 million years old 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 17 1094
Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs 2 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 785
A science martyr. 18 Lunabell Feb 2024 Mar 2024 70 3281
Fast Clean Separation of Americium and Europium. 1 NNadir Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 833
'Finally, we have the evidence': James Webb telescope spots neutron star hiding in wreckage of famous 1987 supernova 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 16 1197
Alginate-Based Ionic Polymer Composite Derived from Seaweeds for Efficient Iodine Capture 0 NNadir Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 629
How a Microbe From Yellowstone's Hot Springs Could Help Feed the World 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 18 1046
The Disastrous 2024 CO2 Measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory Continue 2 NNadir Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 1107
View Nova Explosion, 'New' Star in Northern Crown 0 usonian Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 915
Miniature Cyprinid Fish Can Produce Sounds over 140 dB, Ichthyologists Say 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Mar 2024 3 811
Gay, lesbian and intersex whales: our queer sea has much to teach us 3 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2024 Mar 2024 15 964
New species of anaconda discovered in Amazon - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 676
Webb Snaps Breathtaking New Image of NGC 1559 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 16 1043
Cretaceous-Period Armored Dinosaur Had Double Cheek Horns 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 715
Ancient Mars May Have Had Hydrothermal Systems 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 591
Underground Hydrogen Touted As 'Significant' Clean Energy Resource In First U.S. Hearing 0 Caribbeans Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 885
Supernova mystery solved: JWST reveals the fate of an iconic stellar explosion 2 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 905
How to find meaning in your science career: six expert tips 2 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 782
Strategies to Reduce the Environmental Lifetimes of Drinking Straws in the Coastal Ocean 0 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 629
Science mission with Tucson ties sets NASA balloon record with GUSTO 0 Ptah Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 570

Science Continued...

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Promising research suggests intravenous gingko may help patients recover from strokes 0 JudyM Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 731
Iceland's Recent Volcanic Eruptions Are Unleashing Deep Secrets 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 14 1282
Japan Moon Lander Revives After Lunar Night 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 848
James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology 7 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 29 1592
The last day of the dinosaurs 2 YoshidaYui Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1173
We Were Completely Wrong About Why Bugs Are Attracted To Lights (Youtube - Anton Petrov) 5 BootinUp Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1456
Iceland's Recent Volcanic Eruptions Are Unleashing Deep Secrets 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 595
At the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory, Yet Another Terrifying, Startling Week in 2024. 7 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 19 1278
ISS astronauts witness 'spectacular' auroras from space (photos) 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 18 872
Electrochemical Production of Acetylene from CO2 Using Molten Chloride Salts. 0 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 649
Scientists are designing a supercollider so powerful it could push the boundaries of modern physics 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 12 932
A U.S. Lead Exposure Hotspots Analysis 1 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 802
Quantifying the Photolytic Fate of Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals and Pesticides. 3 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 818
Astronomers Discover the Brightest Known Object in the Universe, Shining 500 Trillion Times as Bright as the Sun 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 952
See 15 Otherworldly Images From the Underwater Photographer of the Year Awards 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 30 1091
Our solar system map may need an update -- the Kuiper belt could be way bigger 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 808
"Ohhhh. Living on Mars would be cool!" Nope. Don't think so. 6 SarahD Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1230
James Webb Space Telescope finds neutron star mergers forge gold in the cosmos: 'It was thrilling' 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 783
IM-1 Lunar Landing Official NASA Broadcast (landing at approx. 5:24 CST) 2 xocetaceans Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 760
'Scent therapy' helps unlock memories in people with depression, trial finds 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 752
British company pioneers new nuclear welding technique 0 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 739
Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a 'Weird Fusion' of Life 6 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 28 1421
A 1959 Comment on Engineering Education 10 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 1493
NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon's Plants 5 BootinUp Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1050
Star-killing 'black hole wind' spotted in a distant galaxy could explain a major mystery at the Milky Way's center 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 814
The lowest point wants to tell us how great nuclear is and how bad renewables are. 6 Eko Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1237
Astronomers find what may be the universe's brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 793
Recovering Lanthanides (Rare Earths) From Acid Mine Drainage. 0 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 672
Geologists signal start of hydrogen energy 'gold rush'. Natural sources of the gas are more abundant than expected 9 Caribbeans Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1256
Astronomers Have Found a Super-Earth Near The Habitable Zone of Its Star 2 Judi Lynn May 2022 Feb 2024 15 1812

Science Continued...

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Researchers Have Finally Recorded Plants "Talking" On Camera And Warning Each Other About Attacking Insects 15 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 48 3203
There may be a 'dark mirror' universe within ours where atoms failed to form, new study suggests 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 19 1062
Females Dominate Males in Many Primate Species 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 947
The Case for Risk Based Environmental Analysis of Floating Solar Cells. 0 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 652
Dark matter detected dangling from the cosmic web for 1st time 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 12 880
Quantitation of Heavy Metal Release in Urban/Wilderness Interface Fires. 2 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 663
Early Carboniferous Tree Species Had Unique Crown Shape 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 979
Scientists Detect Water on the Surface of Asteroids for the First Time Ever 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 674
Osiris-Rex: NASA's final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1010
Watch hypnotizing footage of mysterious deep-sea worm 'dance like nobody's watching' 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 10 1063
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 597
Scientists may have accidentally found mystery magma reservoir in volcanoless region of Alaska 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 9 743
Ten years ago today, February 15, 2013, a meteor put on a show over Chelyabinsk, Russia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2024 5 1210
On this day, February 15, 2013, a meteor put on a show over Chelyabinsk, Russia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 639
'Runaway' black hole the size of 20 million suns found speeding through space with a trail of newbor 31 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2024 52 5877
An Illuminating Error in My Recent Terrifying Mauna Loa Post. 4 NNadir Feb 2024 Feb 2024 13 1373
Genetics journal retracts 17 papers from China due to human rights concerns 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 610
It takes two ... or does it? Charlotte the single stingray pregnant with pups 1 cbabe Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 764
Breakthrough in predicting chaotic outcomes in three-body systems 7 erronis Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1148
Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 639
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