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Researchers Identify New Ancient Crocodile Genus From Egypt Fossil
An international research team has identified a new genus of extinct long-snouted crocodile from 45-million-year-old fossils discovered in Egypt, according to a…
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Astronomers Identify Potential Planet Nine Candidate via Infrared Data
Astronomers analysing decades of infrared sky surveys have identified a faint, slow-moving celestial object that matches the profile of Planet Nine.
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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday.
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NASA Curiosity Rover Captures Striking Image of Mars Dawn
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured an early morning panorama of wind-carved Martian cliffs known as yardangs on August 11, 2026.
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Himalayan Monal Birds Alter Calls To Overcome Human Noise
Researchers at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University recorded over 700 monal bird calls across two Uttarakhand valleys, discovering that birds in noisy…
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UT Austin Researchers Redate Oklahoma Crater to Late Devonian Period
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have redated the buried Ames impact structure in Oklahoma to roughly 370 million years…
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Chronic Stress Accelerates Cognitive Decline Faster in Women Than Men
Approximately 3,900 adults aged 50 and older who did not have dementia were tracked by researchers in a new scientific study revealing…
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Japanese Physicists Measure W-State Quantum Entanglement in Photons
Physicists from Kyoto University and Hiroshima University have developed a new technique to measure W-state quantum entanglement in three photons.
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Chinese Study Proposes Lidar Method to Detect F-35 Fighter
Chinese researchers have proposed equipping air-to-air missiles with a high-sensitivity photon-counting lidar system capable of theoretically detecting the stealthy F-35 fighter…
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Primordial Black Hole in Fifth Dimension Linked to 2023 Particle
A bizarre high-energy particle detected in February 2023 originated from a primordial black hole hiding inside a fifth dimension, according to a…
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E-cadherin Complex Directs Epithelial Cells to Swallow Dead Cells
Researchers have discovered that the E-cadherin complex—cellular glue normally responsible for keeping tissues connected—also directs epithelial cells to engulf nearby dead cells.
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel Win 2026 Nobel Prize
The trio was honored on October 5, 2026, for their discovery of light-sensitive ion channels and the development of optogenetics, a technique…