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James Webb telescope takes emergency look at ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just completed the first of two planned observations of the infamous “city-killer”…
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Delicate balancing act determines how many genome gateways form in cells
The nuclei in our cells are miniature warehouses safeguarding the genetic blueprint for the body’s biologic machinery. As warehouses go,…
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Could trees ever get up and walk away?
agile: Able to move quickly (and pivot as needed) with skill and little apparent effort. Sometimes the term is applied…
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AI is helping scientists decode previously inscrutable proteins
Generative artificial intelligence has entered a new frontier of fundamental biology: helping scientists to better understand proteins, the workhorses of…
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Long Island ‘tunnel of love’ gives frogs a safe place to hop to it ahead of mating season
The frogs have a new place to hop — in the sack. A Suffolk County town installed a “tunnel of…
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Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe
The engine shuddered to life around half past noon local time on Sunday, and with a guttural roar, the 92-foot-tall…
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James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien ‘hycean’ ocean worlds
Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could…
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Readers talk science dioramas, an underwater volcano eruption, a zero-less number system
On display Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring…
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Science news this week: ‘Cosmic tornadoes’ and a surprise from ancient Egypt’s pyramids
It’s been an exceptional week for skywatchers, marked by mysterious sky spirals, the northern lights and, of course, this morning’s…
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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned under pressure Friday and said that Health Secretary…
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