Deepwater Crisis: Cosmetic Demand Pushes Mysterious Gulper Sharks Toward Extinction
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – With their distinctly bright green eyes and slender, prehistoric forms, gulper sharks are ancient enigmas of the
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A Half‑Century‑Old Sample Yields New Secrets
In the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts returned over 382 kg of lunar rock to Earth. Some of these samples were deliberately
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Beneath the Waves: A Surprising Underwater Discovery
Researchers diving off the coast of Papua New Guinea have uncovered a remarkable deep-sea environment: a hotspot where hot hydrothermal
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Caustic Light Patterns Inspire New Glass Artwork
In optics, a caustic refers to the envelope formed when light rays reflect off or pass through a curved surface
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A Newly Discovered “Pain Switch” in the Brain Could Lead to Safer Pain Medications
In a major breakthrough, scientists have identified a previously unknown “pain switch” in the brain — a discovery that could
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New St. Jude Technique Dramatically Lowers Cost of T-Cell Receptor Analysis
A team at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has developed a groundbreaking technique to make T-cell receptor (TCR) analysis far
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COSM, Quantum Entanglement, and the Challenge to Materialism
At a recent COSM (Center for Science & Culture) event, Louisa Gilder’s discussion drew attention to her book The Age
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NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Capture Close-Up Views of Comet 3I/ATLAS
In early October 2025, NASA’s Mars missions had a rare front-row seat to a visitor from beyond our solar system:
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How Scientists Cracked the “Impossible” Black Hole Collision That Challenged Relativity
In 2023, detectors recorded a gravitational-wave signal from a pair of black holes merging — but the event left astrophysicists
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Meet Sentinel‑6B: NASA’s New Eye on the Seas
Sentinel‑6B is poised to become a cornerstone in Earth‑observation — a powerful satellite born from an international collaboration between NASA,
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