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Discovery Of Exoplanet With One Of The Longest Orbits Yet Heralds Seismic Change In Search For Earth-like Worlds

a gas giant planet with clouds and bands like jupiter is seen in space with a far but bright star in the background

Discovery Of Exoplanet With One Of The Longest Orbits Yet Heralds Seismic Change In Search For Earth-like Worlds

a gas giant planet with clouds and bands like jupiter is seen in space with a far but bright star in the background

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Discovery Of Exoplanet With One Of The Longest Orbits Yet Heralds Seismic Change In Search For Earth-like Worlds

This super-Jupiter goes around its star in 180 days, which is a long time compared with most exoplanets we've discovered.

5 hours ago

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Brain Training That Really Works? First-Ever Clinical Proof That Science-Backed Exercises Can Reduce Levels Of Key Alzheimer’s Marker

Neurons in Alzheimer's disease. 3D illustration showing amyloid plaques in brain tissue, neurofibrillary tangles and distruction of neuronal networks

Brain Training That Really Works? First-Ever Clinical Proof That Science-Backed Exercises Can Reduce Levels Of Key Alzheimer’s Marker

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Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial Expansion

Hieroglyphics and cuneiform tablets

Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial Expansion

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Just Like Us, The Great Barrier Reef Has A Unique Microbiome Made Up Of Over 300,000 Viruses And 500 New Bacteria

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Three Kids With Incurable Brain Tumors Have No Evidence Of Disease Thanks To Breakthrough, First-Of-Its-Kind Clinical Trial

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The Dangers Of Cystic Fibrosis Are Enhanced By An Alliance Of Bacteria Sharing Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin

An underwater photograph of a coral reef showing colorful fan like corals and the sandy bottom of the sea floor.

After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin

Could this be the first of a whole network of overlooked deep-water reefs off the West African coast?

3 days ago

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Fly Towards Mars At 12,328 MPH In This Incredible Video Timelapse Of The Psyche Spacecraft

a series of growing mars crescents are seen in this image almost like a reverse tunnel

Fly Towards Mars At 12,328 MPH In This Incredible Video Timelapse Of The Psyche Spacecraft

A lot of intriguing science and beautiful images came out of this brief encounter.

2 days ago

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Lake Mead Nears All-Time Low. California Gives Up Billions Of Gallons Of Water To Help It Survive

Lake Mead water levels as seen from Hoover Dam, showing the distinct white "bathtub ring" where water levels have dropped.

Lake Mead Nears All-Time Low. California Gives Up Billions Of Gallons Of Water To Help It Survive

The US Bureau of Reclamation will pay California's water district agency $65 million to leave 326,000 gallons of water in the reservoir.

5 days ago

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A Mysterious Axis Across The Universe Lines Up With Our Solar System, And Nobody Really Knows Why

Map of the cosmic microwave background.

A Mysterious Axis Across The Universe Lines Up With Our Solar System, And Nobody Really Knows Why

Just when we think we are getting to know the universe, a new puzzle throws that out the cosmos.

July 14, 2026

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