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UC San Diego Neurobiologists Trigger Learned Movement in Mice
Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have shown that switching on a mere twenty neurons in the mouse motor cortex…
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Iris Okafor is the editorial identity for TellingPointy's Science desk, following research, space, climate, energy, and discovery with evidence at the centre. Okafor's desk examines study design, sample size, uncertainty, replication, and the difference between a preprint, a peer-reviewed result, and a settled scientific view. The aim is not to drain discovery of wonder, but to show readers exactly what is known, how it is known, and what remains open.
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Researcher Ratiba Sahoui Proposes New Age for Orcheziz Crater
The "Orcheziz" crater in Algeria's Tindouf desert has sparked a fresh scientific debate after a new age estimate of roughly ten thousand…
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NASA Tests Solid-State Batteries for Extreme Lunar Cold
NASA researchers developing solid-state batteries for future lunar missions have successfully tested prototype cells that survived extreme cold down to minus 274…
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IFAW Names Sgiath Animal of the Year for Detecting Sea Vomit
Every year, the Animal of the Year award celebrates animals doing extraordinary things, but Sgiath's story is like nothing we've seen before.
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ESA’s Hera Probe Captures First Glimpse of Dimorphos Asteroid System
Four years after NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense, Europe's Hera probe has captured its first…
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Scottish Farmers Diversify Crops as Climate Change Shifts Agriculture
Scotland's farming practices are shifting as warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns encourage farmers to diversify.
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UK Conservation Team Embarks on Mission to Protect Port Lockroy
A British conservation team has embarked on a 9,000-mile journey to Antarctica to safeguard historic Base A at Port Lockroy from climate…
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Rare Nanotyrannus Fossil Jodi on Display at Sotheby’s Before Auction
A rare Nanotyrannus fossil, known as Jodi, is on public display at Sotheby’s in New York ahead of an auction.
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Study Examines Potential Benefits of Global Oyster Reef Restoration
Researchers developed a machine learning model to map coastal areas where these dense bivalve structures could thrive.
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Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks October 21-22 With Up To 20 Meteors Hourly
Stargazers will see 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak of the Orionid meteor shower overnight from October 21 to…
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Researchers and conservation groups are testing specialized ring-shaped marine propeller designs to
Researchers and conservation groups are testing specialized ring-shaped marine propeller designs to reduce underwater noise pollution that disrupts whale communication, following…
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Researchers Revise Pre-Columbian Indigenous Population Estimates
Researchers studying pre-Columbian Indigenous demography have struggled to determine how many people lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of European…