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New magnesium-molybdenum trioxide batteries safely power diagnostic and therapeutic capsules before dissolving in the body.
Sep 21now
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“Those materials are known to be relatively safe. That was the biggest driver, thinking about materials that can be tolerated by humans.”— Traverso, Senior author, MIT researcher · Mastodon · full quotes →
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The agency launches a contest for cities to bid on hosting the U.S. Space Academy, citing location as foundational to its success.
Sep 21now
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“The location of the U.S. Space Academy is foundational to its success.”— NASA · full quotes →
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Study reveals Anchiale robusta was hiding in plain sight for decades; five species now recognized where two were thought to exist.
Sep 21now
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“When we went out into the field, and we saw a whole bunch of different individuals that looked morphologically different, and they were also living in ……”— Dr Braxton Jones, Lead researcher, University of Sydney · The Guardian · full quotes →
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Astronomers find that AGN feedback from black holes doesn't just halt star formation—it actively drives galaxy growth and evolution.
Sep 21now
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“We're seeing that black holes are not just consuming material at the centers of galaxies, but they're actively reshaping their surroundings.”— Lisa Kewley · full quotes →
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Batteries made from magnesium and molybdenum trioxide can power internal medical devices and safely break down in the digestive tract.
Sep 20now
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“The battery is one component that takes up most of the space in an ingestible device, so anything that can provide the required power while reducing the size…”— Reza Ghodssi · full quotes →
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The French researcher receives her country's highest science honor for pioneering work on hybrid light-matter particles.
Sep 21now
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“Mon père, Claude Bloch, était un grand physicien, et je l'ai perdu quand j'avais 4 ans.”— Jacqueline Bloch · Bluesky · full quotes →
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University of Bayreuth researchers show sibling interactions can buffer beetle larvae against temperature and moisture extremes.
Sep 21now
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“We wanted to find out whether sibling interactions mitigate abiotic stress in a similar way to parental care, whether they may act synergistically with…”— Paul Huber · full quotes →
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Researchers show a ball on a specially encoded table can function as a universal Turing machine.
Sep 21now
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“A Single Ball on a spatially encoded billiard table is able to serve as a universal turing machine.”— laprice, Mastodon commenter · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Containers of nuclear waste deposited in the ocean in past decades are corroding and releasing their contents.
Sep 21now
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“None of this means the waste is harmless – nor does it mean we're about to be overrun by radioactive crabs.”— ScienceAlert · Mastodon · full quotes →
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The ESA-JAXA probe completes its final phase, beginning descent to low orbit around the closest planet to the sun.
Sep 21now
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“now after eight years in space, BepiColombo is beginning its descent to low orbit around Mercury.”— Wired · full quotes →
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Researchers developed a genetically modified bacterium that delivers chemotherapy, immune stimulation, and checkpoint blockade directly to…
Sep 20now
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“The engineered E Coli packed a triple-whammy – chemotherapy produced directly inside the tumor, an immune stimulant, and a localized form of immune checkpoint…”— mvea, Reddit user · Reddit · full quotes →
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A new proof shows OpenAI's forced-fluid loophole can never be extended to the real Millennium Prize problem, reviving a dispute over…
began Sep 16now
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“The most important problem is unsolved. The Clay problem is settled, but the main problem for the Navier-Stokes equations is not.”— Luis Silvestre · full quotes →
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First direct detection of radio emission from a planet outside the solar system reveals its magnetic field.
began Sep 16now
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“we have for the first time definitively detected radio emission from a planet around another star!”— Yvette Cendes · full quotes →
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September 21 Astronomy Picture of the Day features IC 5146, a star-forming region shaped like a cosmic comet.
Sep 20now
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№51 (page 2) · newest development 2d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“🔭 Cocoon Nebula Wide Field”— apoddaily.bsky.social · full quotes →
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Environment Ministry seeks 11-fold budget increase to eradicate red-necked longhorn beetles threatening national forests and spring tourism.
Sep 20now
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“Further growth in the 'invasive' beetle population could make it difficult to enjoy cherry blossom viewing in the spring”— Japan's Environment Ministry · full quotes →
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New analysis clarifies the mechanism behind a tin-based solar material that could help panels break past the theoretical 33% efficiency…
Sep 19now
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“Scientists just made a massive breakthrough that could help solve humanity's energy crisis.”— @pubity · full quotes →
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Researchers are applying artificial-intelligence tools to interpret wolf calls, hoping the insight will aid conservation efforts.
Sep 20now
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“Scientists believe that if we can better understand wolf language, we can better help conserve them.”— Claudia Dimuro, reporter, syndicated wire piece · full quotes →
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A viral audio reconstruction of the Laschamps excursion turns ancient magnetic chaos into an unsettling soundscape.
began Sep 18now
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“our cosmic radiation shield was totally gone”— Chris Turney, Earth scientist · ScienceAlert · full quotes →
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A flashlight-blinking thought experiment explaining coding theory basics spreads across tech link-sharing sites.
Sep 20now
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“Coding Theory is the study of such codes.”— Param Rathour, blog author · paramrathour.github.io · full quotes →
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A deep-sky imager shares a long-exposure capture of the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula from a remote…
Sep 20now
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“This is the Fighting Dragons of Ara from the southern hemisphere (Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory). Almost 35 hours of data. Was done in OSC but we're planning…”— njoker555 · full quotes →
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Research shows bird species develop geographical variations in song, learned from parents and neighbors rather than innate.
Sep 20now
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“Some blue tits sang their classic song, which sounds a bit like they are saying " he-llo, I'm a little blue tit ". Some sang a more elaborate "he-llo, I'm a…”— The Conversation author, Ornithology expert · Hacker News · full quotes →
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Wheeler's playful phone call to Feynman — that every electron and positron is one particle zigzagging through time — draws a fresh wave of…
Sep 20now
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“A twist on this theory: One-Observer Universe... all observers are actually manifestations of a single observer experiencing all of time, space, and every…”— lioeters · full quotes →
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As Los Angeles sprawls toward forests, residents and wildlife experts say safe cohabitation is possible through basic precautions.
Sep 20now
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“Pet food left outside, koi ponds, fruit trees with a lot of fruit on them, swimming pools, all these things can be attractive to bears.”— Wilson Sherman · full quotes →
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A marine research team's unexpected visitor becomes a rare rescue moment.
Sep 20now
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№61 (page 2) · newest development 3d ago · 5 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“This is kind of just a once-in a-lifetime experience.”— Annsli Hilton · full quotes →
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Photographer Giuseppe Petricca captures the Sun's changing position at the ancient stone circle through composite imagery.
Sep 19now
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“NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few…”— astroroyalscot.bsky.social · full quotes →
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BBC traces 150 years of grey squirrel spread since an 1876 import, as conservationists warn native reds could vanish within 25 years.
Sep 19now
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“developed the means to deliver oral contraceptives to grey squirrels using a 'hopper' which sees the squirrel lift up a lid”— Graham Paskett · full quotes →
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518-million-year-old fossils reveal starfish ancestors ate with tentacles, not passive gill filtering.
began Sep 16now
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“A new fossil discovery changes our understanding about the feeding habits of the last common ancestor of ambulacrarians – the clade of invertebrate animals…”— jhaue@aus.social, Social media user · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Neuroscience research clarifies the brain's ability to shift focus between speakers in noisy environments.
began Sep 18now
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“I found the second article *far* more interesting and relevant to my personal needs”— hosford42@techhub.social · full quotes →
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University of Tartu researchers reconstruct 26 Yersinia pestis genomes revealing repeated, independent plague resurgences and a new dating…
began Sep 19now
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“With COVID-19, scientists could reconstruct the spread of individual strains extremely well because the genomes came with precise timestamps. For historical…”— Dr. Marcel Keller · full quotes →
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ISS crew member shares photograph of Venus rising through Earth's airglow alongside the Milky Way and lightning storms.
began Sep 18now
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“Taken on Expedition 72 to ISS with Nikon Z9, Arri Zeiss 15mm lens, T1.8 with custom orbital sidereal tracker.”— astro_pettit · full quotes →
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University of Lethbridge scientists study how parasites manipulate insect behavior in nature.
Sep 20now
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“Almost every taxon [species] of hosts on the tree of life contains parasites or are infected with parasites that lead to manipulation.”— Cameron Goater · full quotes →
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A viral report highlights North America's largest wildlife crossing structure and its measured effect on roadkill rates.
Sep 19now
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Decades of contamination at Hazelwood Green, a former Pittsburgh steel mill, appear to have selected for bacteria that can tolerate or…
began Sep 17now
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“At Hazelwood Green, decades of industrial pollution accidentally ran a giant evolution experiment for us.”— Catherine Armbruster, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University · The Conversation US · full quotes →
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CBC reports an unusual shark visit to the Halifax-area inlet, prompting excitement and climate speculation online.
began Sep 19now
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“Get used to it! The #climatecrisis is pushing species out of their comfort zones.”— thoughtsnations.bsky.social · full quotes →
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A burst from an exploding star 2 billion lightyears away struck Earth with unprecedented energy, detected across multiple satellites.
began Sep 19now
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“We've been measuring gamma-ray bursts since the 1960s, and this is the strongest ever measured.”— Pietro Ubertini · full quotes →
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Sophie Adenot ESA astronaut