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2025-12-26T13:23:00+00:00
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Top Astronomical Events to Watch For in 2026
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Ready for another amazing year of skywatching? 2025 was a wild year, with a steady parade of comets knocking on naked eye visibility, and one extra special interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS. The sky just keeps on turning into 2026. Watch for mutual eclipse season for the major moons of Jupiter, as the moons pass one if front of the other. The ongoing solar cycle is also still expected to be active into 2026, producing sunspots space weather and more. And (finally!) we’ll see the return of total solar eclipses on August 12th, as umbral shadow of the Moon crosses Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.
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2025-12-23T12:23:06+00:00
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Webb Spots the 'Smoke' from Crashing Exocomets Around a Nearby Star
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors. This time, humanity’s most advanced space telescope found UV-fluorescent carbon monoxide in a protoplanetary debris disc for the first time ever. It also discovered some features of that disc that have considerable implications for planetary formation theory.
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2025-12-22T23:06:46+00:00
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Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules
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Oleg Orlov, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), announced that the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will include the modules that make up the Russian Orbital Segment of ISS.
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2025-12-22T16:41:15+00:00
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The Solar System Loses an Ocean World
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Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all. That’s according to a re-examination of data captured by NASA’s Cassini mission, which flew by Titan dozens of times starting in 2004. By 2008, all the evidence suggested a subsurface ocean of liquid water waited beneath Titan’s geologically complex crust. But the latest analysis says the interior is more likely to be made of ice and slush, albeit with pockets of warm water that cycle from core to surface.
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2025-12-22T12:05:34+00:00
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Five New Planets and the Battle for Their Atmospheres
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One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to detect atmospheres around exoplanets, to try to suss out whether or not they could potentially support life. But, in order to do that, scientists have to know where to look, and the exoplanet has to actually have an atmosphere. While scientists know the location of about 6000 exoplanets currently, they also believe that many of them don’t have atmospheres and that, of the ones that do, many aren’t really Earth-sized. And of those, many are around stars that are too bright for our current crop of telescopes to see their atmosphere. All those restrictions mean, ultimately, even with 6000 potential candidates, the number of Earth-sized ones that we could find an atmosphere for is relatively small. So a new paper available on arXiv from Jonathan Barrientos of Cal Tech and his co-authors that describes five new exoplanets around M-dwarf stars - two of which may have an atmosphere - is big news for astrobiologists and exoplanet hunters alike.
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2025-12-21T19:55:00+00:00
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ESA's JUICE Mission Reveals More Activity from 3I/ATLAS
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During November 2025, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) used five of its science instruments to observe 3I/ATLAS. The instruments collected information about how the comet is behaving and what it is made of.
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2025-12-21T12:25:46+00:00
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Engineering the First Reusable Launchpads on the Moon
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Engineers need good data to build lasting things. Even the designers of the Great Pyramids knew the limestone they used to build these massive structures would be steady when stacked on top of one another, even if they didn’t have tables of the compressive strength of those stones. But when attempting to build structures on other worlds, such as the Moon, engineers don’t yet know much about the local materials. Still, due to the costs of getting large amounts of materials off of Earth, they will need to learn to use those materials even for critical applications like a landing pad to support the landing / ascent of massive rockets used in re-supply operations. A new paper published in Acta Astronautica from Shirley Dyke and her team at Purdue University describes how to build a lunar landing pad with just a minimal amount of prior knowledge of the material properties of the regolith used to build it.
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2025-12-21T00:00:33+00:00
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Astronomers Find the First Compelling Evidence of "Monster Stars" in the Early Universe
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers has discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang.
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2025-12-20T12:32:45+00:00
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IMAP's Instruments Are Coming Online
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During the deployment of new space telescopes that are several critical steps each has to go through. Launch is probably the one most commonly thought of, another is “first light” of all of the instruments on the telescope. Ultimately, they’re responsible for the data the telescope is intended to collect - if they don’t work properly then the mission itself it a failure. Luckily, the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) recently collected first light on its 10 primary instruments, and everything seems to be in working order, according to a press release from the Southwest Research Institute who was responsible for ensuring the delivery of all 10 instruments went off without a hitch.
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2025-12-30T16:01:57+00:00
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Passing Baby Stars Lock Arms in Rare Astronomical Find
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Astronomers have discovered a bridge of gas and dust between two protostars, the signature of a close encounter 15,000 years ago. The post Passing Baby Stars Lock Arms in Rare Astronomical Find appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-29T14:00:00+00:00
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Spaceflight for Astronomy — A Look Back and Ahead
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The highlights of spaceflight in 2025 have included missions to explore the Moon, Mars, and the Sun — and more is coming in the New Year. The post Spaceflight for Astronomy — A Look Back and Ahead appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-26T09:52:00+00:00
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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 26 – January 4
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Jupiter nears opposition. The waxing Moon pairs with Saturn, then guides the way to the fine telescopic double star Gamma Arietis. Later it passes the Pleiades. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 26 – January 4 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-25T09:35:00+00:00
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How To Start with Your New Telescope
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How to start sky exploring with that new telescope. How to set it up right, other key things to know -- and great cosmic immensities to start finding tonight. The post How To Start with Your New Telescope appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-23T16:00:00+00:00
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Did Astronomers See a Star Explode Twice?
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Astronomers are trying to determine if they've witnessed a complex stellar explosion or a relatively ordinary supernova. The post Did Astronomers See a Star Explode Twice? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-22T17:57:27+00:00
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Explore Orion's Massive New Stars with Binoculars
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Waves of recent star formation have made Orion winter's most scintillating constellation. You can see how it all came to be. The post Explore Orion's Massive New Stars with Binoculars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-20T03:11:00+00:00
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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 19 – 28
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We greet the winter solstice. Jupiter nears opposition. Will the two Dog Stars balance for you? And meet the House in the Hyades. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 19 – 28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-19T19:14:53+00:00
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Glowing Arc by Andromeda Might Be Remnants of a Dying Star
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Discovered by amateur astronomers, a mysterious arc of gas might be the ghostly remains of a star shedding its outer layers. However, astronomers haven’t reached a consensus yet. The post Glowing Arc by Andromeda Might Be Remnants of a Dying Star appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-17T18:01:42+00:00
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New Radar Data Chills Prospects of a Subglacial Lake on Mars
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There could be liquid water trapped under the southern polar cap of Mars. But new observations suggest otherwise. The post New Radar Data Chills Prospects of a Subglacial Lake on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-16T18:41:25+00:00
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Scientists Map the Sun’s Magnetic “Surface”
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Where does the Sun end and the solar wind begin? Scientists have mapped the dynamic magnetic edge that bounds our star. The post Scientists Map the Sun’s Magnetic “Surface” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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2025-12-28T08:41:45
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The deep ocean has a missing link and scientists finally found it
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Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with mid-sized fish such as the bigscale pomfret, which live deep during the day and rise at night to feed, linking deep and surface food webs. Using satellite tags, researchers tracked these hard-to-study fish for the first time. Their movements shift with water clarity, potentially altering entire ocean food chains.
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2025-12-30T11:54:08
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Time runs faster on Mars and scientists just proved it
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Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the difference, showing that Mars clocks tick slightly faster—and fluctuate over the Martian year. These microsecond shifts could play a big role in future Mars navigation, communications, and even a solar-system-wide internet. It’s a small time gap with big consequences for space exploration.
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2025-12-28T11:27:21
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Most distant supernova: James Webb sees a star explode at cosmic dawn
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Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old. The event was first signaled by a gamma-ray burst and later confirmed using the James Webb Space Telescope, which was able to isolate the blast from its faint host galaxy. Surprisingly, the explosion closely resembles supernovae linked to gamma-ray bursts in the modern universe.
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2025-12-28T07:44:51
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Mini brains reveal clear brain signals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity. Researchers found distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify these conditions with high accuracy. The discovery opens the door to more precise diagnoses and personalized drug testing. Instead of guessing medications, doctors may one day see what works before treating the patient.
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2025-12-28T02:00:10
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Why your vitamin D supplements might not be working
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A randomized trial from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center reveals that magnesium may be the missing key to keeping vitamin D levels in balance. The study found that magnesium raised vitamin D in people who were deficient while dialing it down in those with overly high levels—suggesting a powerful regulating effect. This could help explain why vitamin D supplements don’t work the same way for everyone and why past studies linking vitamin D to cancer and heart disease have produced mixed results.
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2025-12-28T03:39:12
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Losing weight in midlife may have a hidden brain cost
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Weight loss restored healthy metabolism in both young and mid-aged mice, but the brain told a different story. In mid-aged animals, slimming down actually worsened inflammation in a brain region tied to appetite and energy balance. While this inflammation eventually subsided, brain inflammation has been linked to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease. The results suggest that weight loss in midlife may not be as straightforward as once thought.
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Zombie worms are missing and scientists are alarmed
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When researchers lowered whale bones into the deep ocean, they expected zombie worms to quickly move in. Instead, after 10 years, none appeared — an unsettling result tied to low-oxygen waters in the region. These worms play a key role in breaking down whale remains and supporting deep-sea life. Their absence hints that climate-driven oxygen loss could unravel entire whale-fall ecosystems.
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2025-12-27T10:05:08
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A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has finally been decoded
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UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer effects. By identifying two key enzymes that shape and twist molecules into their final form, the team solved a puzzle that had stumped scientists for years. The discovery could make it far easier to produce mitraphylline and related compounds sustainably. It also highlights plants as master chemists with untapped medical potential.
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2025-12-28T01:32:17
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A massive scientific review put alternative autism therapies to the test
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A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists analyzed decades of research and found little reliable evidence that popular approaches like probiotics, acupuncture, or music therapy truly work. Alarmingly, safety was often ignored, with many treatments never properly evaluated for side effects. The researchers stress that looking at the full body of evidence matters far more than trusting a single hopeful study.
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2025-12-29T17:40:14
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MIT scientists find a way to rejuvenate the immune system as we age
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As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA to the liver, they created a temporary source of immune-boosting signals that normally come from the thymus. Older mice treated this way produced more effective T cells and responded far better to vaccines and cancer treatments. The strategy could one day help extend healthy years of life.
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2025-12-27T10:52:27
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Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation
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Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two-step immune reaction that floods the body with inflammatory signals, drawing aggressive immune cells into the heart and causing temporary injury.
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2025-12-30T12:20:59
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Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback
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A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic reptiles and complex food chains thriving just three million years later. Some predators grew over five meters long, challenging the idea of a slow, step-by-step recovery. The find rewrites the early history of ocean ecosystems.
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2025-12-27T06:20:32
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Cancer cells depend on a dangerous DNA repair trick
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Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic tangles overwhelm normal repair pathways, cells flip on a fast but error-prone emergency fix that helps them survive. Some cancer cells rely heavily on this backup system, even though it makes their DNA more unstable. Blocking this process could expose a powerful new way to target tumors.
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2025-12-29T10:44:27
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Ancient wolves could only have reached this island by boat
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Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans. These animals weren’t dogs, but true wolves that ate the same marine food as the people living there and showed signs of isolation and possible care. One even survived with an injured limb that would have made hunting difficult. The findings suggest humans once kept and managed wolves in ways far more complex than previously imagined.
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2025-12-27T01:42:59
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Scientists may have found the best place for humans to land on Mars
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A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough to be harvested for water, oxygen, and fuel. The location strikes a rare balance between sunlight and cold, helping preserve the ice. It could also offer clues about whether Mars once supported life.
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Something fundamental about black holes may be changing
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New observations reveal that the relationship between ultraviolet and X-ray light in quasars has changed over billions of years. This unexpected shift suggests the structure around supermassive black holes may evolve with time, challenging a decades-old assumption.
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2025-12-30T15:57:09
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Scientists replayed evolution and found a surprise
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Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher fitness, while others slow or even derail progress. Two populations facing different kinds of change can end up on completely different evolutionary paths. The findings challenge the idea that one population’s response can represent a whole species.
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Mars dust storms are crackling with electricity
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Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, captured for the first time by Perseverance’s microphone. These static discharges may rapidly destroy chemicals like methane and reshape how Mars’ atmosphere works. The sparks could even affect climate patterns and pose risks to future missions.
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The brain has a hidden language and scientists just found it
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Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process incoming information before sending signals onward. This reveals a missing layer of brain communication that has been invisible until now. The discovery could reshape how scientists study learning, memory, and brain disease.
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A Christmas tree 80 light-years wide appears in space
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This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree. Known as NGC 2264, this distant star-forming region sits about 2,700 light-years away and is filled with newborn stars lighting up clouds of gas and dust. The stars form a triangular shape called the Christmas Tree cluster, crowned by the dramatic Cone Nebula and wrapped in the swirling Fox Fur Nebula below. Together, these features create a festive cosmic scene spanning nearly 80 light-years, showing how young stars shape their surroundings on a truly galactic scale.
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A gold catalyst just broke a decade old green chemistry record
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A new catalyst design could transform how acetaldehyde is made from renewable bioethanol. Researchers found that a carefully balanced mix of gold, manganese, and copper creates a powerful synergy that boosts efficiency while lowering operating temperatures. Their best catalyst achieved a 95% yield at just 225°C and stayed stable for hours. The discovery points to a cleaner, more sustainable path for producing key industrial chemicals.
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2025-12-26T03:57:30
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This common food ingredient may shape a child’s health for life
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Scientists discovered that common food emulsifiers consumed by mother mice altered their offspring’s gut microbiome from the very first weeks of life. These changes interfered with normal immune system training, leading to long-term inflammation. As adults, the offspring were more vulnerable to gut disorders and obesity. The findings suggest that food additives may have hidden, lasting effects beyond those who consume them directly.
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A strange star near a black hole is defying expectations
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Astronomers have decoded the hidden past of a distant red giant star by listening to tiny vibrations in its light, revealing clues of a dramatic cosmic history. The star, which quietly orbits a dormant black hole, appears to be spinning far faster than it should—and its internal “starquakes” suggest it may have once collided and merged with another star. Even more puzzling, its chemical makeup makes it look ancient, while its internal structure reveals it’s relatively young.
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Astronomers discover one of the Universe’s largest spinning structures
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Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together. The razor-thin chain of galaxies sits inside a much larger filament that appears to be slowly rotating as a whole. This coordinated motion is far stronger than expected by chance and hints that galaxy spin may be inherited from the cosmic web itself. The finding opens a new window into how galaxies formed and how matter flows across the Universe.
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How Earth endured a planet-wide inferno: The secret water vault under our feet
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When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers discovered that bridgmanite deep in the mantle can store far more water at high temperatures than previously believed. During Earth’s cooling, this hidden reservoir could have held water volumes comparable to today’s oceans. Over time, that buried water helped drive geology and rebuild the planet’s surface environment.
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Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5
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Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.
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This popular painkiller may do more harm than good
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Tramadol, a popular opioid often seen as a “safer” painkiller, may not live up to its reputation. A large analysis of clinical trials found that while it does reduce chronic pain, the relief is modest—so small that many patients likely wouldn’t notice much real-world benefit. At the same time, tramadol was linked to a significantly higher risk of serious side effects, especially heart-related problems like chest pain and heart failure, along with common issues such as nausea, dizziness, and sleepiness.
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Back from the dead: “Extinct” fish rediscovered in a remote Bolivian pond after 20 years
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A tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat destruction. Moema claudiae, a seasonal killifish unseen for more than 20 years, was rediscovered in a small temporary pond hidden within a fragment of forest surrounded by farmland. The find allowed scientists to photograph the species alive for the first time and uncover new details about its behavior and ecology.
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Scientists found a way to restore brain blood flow in dementia
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A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive, disrupting circulation and starving brain tissue. When the missing molecule was restored, normal blood flow returned. This discovery opens the door to new treatments aimed at fixing vascular problems in dementia.
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2025-12-26T09:00:39
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Why some people keep making the same bad decisions
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Everyday sights and sounds quietly shape the choices people make, often without them realizing it. New research suggests that some individuals become especially influenced by these environmental cues, relying on them heavily when deciding what to do. The problem arises when those cues start leading to worse outcomes. For certain people, the brain struggles to update these learned signals, causing them to repeat risky or harmful decisions over time.
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What are asteroids really made of? New analysis brings space mining closer to reality
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Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites that naturally fall to Earth, researchers have uncovered clues about the chemistry, history, and potential usefulness of these ancient space rocks. While large-scale asteroid mining is still far off, the study highlights specific asteroid types that may be promising targets, especially for water extraction.
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New technology eliminates “forever chemicals” with record-breaking speed and efficiency
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A new eco-friendly technology can capture and destroy PFAS, the dangerous “forever chemicals” found worldwide in water. The material works hundreds to thousands of times faster and more efficiently than current filters, even in river water, tap water, and wastewater. After trapping the chemicals, the system safely breaks them down and refreshes itself for reuse. It’s a rare one-two punch against pollution: fast cleanup and sustainable destruction.
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Scientists say evolution works differently than we thought
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A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is that changing environments prevent these mutations from spreading widely before they become useless or harmful. Evolution, it turns out, is less about reaching perfection and more about endlessly chasing a moving target.
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What you eat could decide the planet’s future
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What we put on our plates may matter more for the climate than we realize. Researchers found that most people, especially in wealthy countries, are exceeding a “food emissions budget” needed to keep global warming below 2°C. Beef alone accounts for nearly half of food-related emissions in Canada. Small changes—less waste, smaller portions, and fewer steaks—could add up to a big climate win.
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Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s in mice and restore memory
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Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain’s energy supply help drive the disease—and restoring that balance can reverse damage, even in advanced cases. In mouse models, treatment repaired brain pathology, restored cognitive function, and normalized Alzheimer’s biomarkers. The results offer fresh hope that recovery may be possible.
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Why consciousness can’t be reduced to code
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The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol-shuffling way we usually imagine. Instead, computation is inseparable from the brain’s physical structure, energy constraints, and continuous dynamics. That reframes consciousness as something that emerges from a special kind of computing matter, not from running the right program.
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AI supercharges scientific output while quality slips
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AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a first language, potentially shifting global centers of research power. But there’s a downside: many AI-polished papers fail to deliver real scientific value. This growing gap between slick writing and meaningful results is complicating peer review, funding decisions, and research oversight.
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We are living in a golden age of species discovery
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The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, plants, fungi, and beyond. Many species remain undiscovered, especially insects and microbes, and future advances could unlock millions more. Each new find also opens doors to conservation and medical breakthroughs.
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What cannabis really does for chronic pain
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Cannabis products with higher THC levels may slightly reduce chronic pain, particularly nerve pain, according to a review of multiple clinical trials. The improvement was small and short-lived, while side effects were more common. Products with little or no THC, including CBD-only formulations, showed no clear benefit. Researchers say more long-term studies are needed.
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A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory
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A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals avoided epilepsy altogether. The treatment used drugs already known to science, raising the possibility of quicker translation to people. The results offer new hope for patients who do not respond to existing medications.
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Your roommate’s genes may be shaping your gut bacteria
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Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners. Some genes promote certain microbes that can spread between individuals living together. When researchers accounted for this social sharing, genetic influence on the microbiome turned out to be much stronger than previously thought. The study suggests genes can affect others indirectly, without DNA ever being exchanged.
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Why evolution rewarded ants that sacrificed protection
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Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then compensate with collective behaviors like group defense and coordinated foraging. The strategy has been linked to evolutionary success and greater species diversity.
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Swearing may unlock hidden strength, study finds
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Letting a swear word fly when you’re struggling might do more than blow off steam—it could actually make you stronger. Research published by the American Psychological Association found that people who swear during physical challenges can push themselves harder and last longer. The boost seems to come from swearing’s ability to lower inhibitions, increase confidence, and help people slip into a focused “flow” state.
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2025-12-22T08:11:02
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A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins
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New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early damage in mice and reduces inflammation linked to disease progression. The treatment was given before symptoms appeared, targeting the disease at its earliest stage. Researchers say this approach could reshape how Alzheimer’s is prevented and treated.
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This cancer-fighting molecule took 50 years to build
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MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from related molecules by only two atoms. With the synthesis finally complete, researchers created new variants that showed strong activity against a rare pediatric brain cancer. The breakthrough could unlock an entire class of previously unreachable cancer-fighting molecules.
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This fish-inspired filter removes over 99% of microplastics
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Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new, fish-inspired filter that removes over 99% of these particles without clogging. The design mimics the funnel-shaped gill system used by filter-feeding fish, allowing fibers to roll away instead of blocking the filter. The low-cost, patent-pending solution could soon be built directly into future washing machines.
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Dinosaur bones found almost on top of each other in Transylvania
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Scientists exploring Romania’s Hațeg Basin have discovered one of the densest dinosaur fossil sites ever found, with bones lying almost on top of each other. The K2 site preserves thousands of remains from a prehistoric flood-fed lake that acted like a natural bone trap 72 million years ago. Alongside common local dinosaurs, researchers uncovered the first well-preserved titanosaur skeletons ever found in the region. The site reveals how ancient European dinosaur ecosystems formed and evolved in the final chapter of the age of dinosaurs.
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MIT scientists strip cancer of its sugar shield
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Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors use to stay invisible to immune defenses—special sugar molecules on the cancer cell surface that suppress immune activity. Early tests show it can supercharge immune responses and outperform current antibody therapies.
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Hidden brain maps that make empathy feel physical
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When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we see in the same way the brain organizes touch. These maps help us instantly understand actions, emotions, and intentions in others. The discovery sheds light on human empathy and opens doors for new brain-based therapies and AI systems that better understand the body.
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Are they really listening? Watch their blinks
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Your eyes may reveal when your brain is working overtime. Researchers found that people blink less when trying to understand speech in noisy environments, especially during the most important moments. The effect stayed the same in bright or dark rooms, showing it’s driven by mental effort, not light. Blinking, it turns out, is a quiet marker of focused listening.
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Study links full-fat cheese to lower dementia risk
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Eating full-fat cheese and cream may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a large study that tracked people for more than 25 years. Those who consumed higher amounts of these foods developed dementia less often than those who ate little or none. Interestingly, low-fat dairy products did not show the same pattern. Researchers caution that the findings show an association, not cause and effect.
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This AI finds simple rules where humans see only chaos
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A new AI developed at Duke University can uncover simple, readable rules behind extremely complex systems. It studies how systems evolve over time and reduces thousands of variables into compact equations that still capture real behavior. The method works across physics, engineering, climate science, and biology. Researchers say it could help scientists understand systems where traditional equations are missing or too complicated to write down.
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A traditional Brazilian plant shows unexpected strength against arthritis
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A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed less swelling, healthier joints, and signs of tissue protection. Just as important, the extract showed a promising safety profile at tested doses. The discovery could pave the way for new plant-based anti-inflammatory treatments.
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Hidden seismic signals hint at a tsunami threat in Alaska
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Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska have detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. These faint signals could become an important early clue to changes that might someday trigger a dangerous landslide-driven tsunami.
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How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
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The standard sperm-meets-egg story posits that sperm cells are hardly more than bundles of shrink-wrapped DNA with tails. Their mission is simple: Deliver a father’s genes into a mother’s egg for sexual reproduction. Just about all other aspects of a developing embryo, including its cellular and environmental components, have nothing to do with dad. Those all come from mom. Source
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2025-12-18T15:31:40+00:00
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The Year in Mathematics
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Mathematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They test, and then push past, the limits of their imagination. They engage with thousands of years of history, with concepts and tastes and fashions that are constantly in flux. This artistic pursuit of beauty, truth and meaning is what every Quanta math story is about… Source
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2025-12-17T14:46:37+00:00
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The Year in Physics
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It in no way reflects my feelings toward Quanta staff writer Charlie Wood that my favorite moment of the year in physics happened when he got seasick this summer aboard a ferry full of physicists on the North Sea. Charlie and hundreds of the world’s top quantum researchers were en route to Helgoland, the island birthplace of quantum mechanics, for a historic conference to mark the theory’s… Source
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2025-12-16T14:24:35+00:00
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The Year in Computer Science
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Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation. Algorithms require a roughly proportional amount of space to runtime, and researchers long assumed there was no way to achieve anything better. In a stunner of a result — “the best thing in 50 years,”… Source
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2025-12-15T15:45:05+00:00
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The Year in Biology
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As I reflect on a year of Quanta biology stories to decide which of the many excellent ones to recommend, I am relying on memory. But what exactly does that mean? “Memory” is a slippery word. It means one thing to a person striving to recall places, people or moments from the past, and another to someone searching their mind for a fact they swore they knew. A neuroscientist might consider a… Source
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2025-12-30T14:00:00-05:00
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The 5 coolest entertainment innovations of 2025
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Pictures of Samsung’s Micro RGB TV don’t do it justice. When I saw it in person earlier this year, I was shocked by the vibrant colors and brightness it offers. Even compared to typical OLEDs (which are renowned for their color reproduction), it created a tangibly more vivid viewing experience. Each sub-100-micron RGB emitter sits directly behind the panel and is driven on its own, which lets the set hit unusually wide color gamuts while maintaining extremely high brightness and contrast at a 115-inch, 4K size. True Micro LED tech remains exclusive to commercial installations, but Micro RGB provides an extremely similar experience without the need for complex professional installation. A screen this large that can still show deep blacks and highly saturated color in a bright room reshapes what home theater looks like—if you can afford it—and sets expectations for what premium displays should do over the next decade. The post The 5 coolest entertainment innovations of 2025 appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/technology/entertainment-innovations-2025/
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2025-12-30T13:35:29-05:00
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The best travel headphones for 2026, tested and reviewed
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Sony has also made advancements in headphone sound. This line was already tuned to a consumer-friendly curve, but this latest release offers a wider soundstage and a more balanced sound profile, delivering greater detail across genres. Bass is more of a velvet glove than an iron fist, offering more groove without grain. Mids are a touch recessed, but that leaves room for the punch of pop and hip-hop. The goal, physically and sonically, is marathon comfort, so treble is polished of any edginess. It still offers app support, however, and now includes a 10-band rather than a 5-band equalizer to fully dial in more vocal intimacy and less low end if it matches your taste in tonality. Of course, to get the fullest extension, you’ll need to be able to connect your device via Sony’s LDAC codec, but you can add that with a dongle such as the FiiO BT11. Looking for something with similar audio prowess but a different textural approach? A stellar option is the $1,250 DALI IO-8, which takes on the appearance of a more traditional pair of ANC headphones while still packing in neutrality with a dash of drive. The DALI house sound is natural, composed, never sacrificing soul for algorithmic sparkle. It’s an honest ethos. For the best of the best and the most 1:1 alternative, however, the DALI IO-12 comes in at $1,750 to offer that eminently premium pick … though it might be a bit excessive for economy. With larger, luxurious cushions and more dynamic headroom, the IO-12 and its Soft Magnetic Compound (SMC) magnet system are truly like strapping loudspeakers to your ears. Every element gets its own lane, exhibits its full spatial weight—clean and forward, yet fatigue-free. However, the top codec supported is aptX Adaptive, so you’ll want to consider USB for lossless reproduction. The post The best travel headphones for 2026, tested and reviewed appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/gear/best-noise-cancelling-headphones-for-airplane-travel/
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2025-12-30T11:13:00-05:00
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The health benefits of Dry January
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The post The health benefits of Dry January appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/health/dry-january-benefits/
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2025-12-30T10:00:00-05:00
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This is now the most valuable piece of Star Wars memorabilia
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The other reason is that for many people this was the first visual introduction to the world of Star Wars for a large portion of the audience in 1977. Jung’s art was used in print newspaper ads beginning in early May of that year, several weeks before the film was released in theaters. It’s credited with laying the foundation for the movie experience–the artwork is dramatic, with competing shades of darkness and light. It establishes the look of Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca (if you look closely), and the X-Wings. You see the grave face of the elder Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi juxtaposed with the eager young face of Luke Skywalker looking skyward. It even has a spoiler (not that people in 1977 would know that’s a triumphant medal ceremony Luke, Chewie, and Han Solo are marching towards). As the Heritage Auctions press release says, this is “the painting that introduced the world to Star Wars,” because it was “the first widely published image to ever promote Star Wars,” adding that it “quickly became the definitive visual identity of Star Wars, later gracing the film’s official program cover, massive 24-sheet billboards, and countless magazine and newspaper ads during its original release.” The post This is now the most valuable piece of Star Wars memorabilia appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/most-expensive-star-wars-memorabilia/
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2025-12-30T09:54:28-05:00
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Amazon just dropped Bluetti portable power stations and solar generators below Black Friday prices
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The post Amazon just dropped Bluetti portable power stations and solar generators below Black Friday prices appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/gear/bluetti-portable-power-station-solar-generator-amazon-winter-deals/
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2025-12-30T09:00:00-05:00
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2025 proved humanoid robots are here to stay. And fall down.
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The post 2025 proved humanoid robots are here to stay. And fall down. appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/technology/humanoid-robots-falling-down-2025/
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2025-12-29T22:52:31-05:00
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Start your 2026 Resolutions with a lifetime membership to Rosetta Stone’s language learning program for just $149
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The post Start your 2026 Resolutions with a lifetime membership to Rosetta Stone’s language learning program for just $149 appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/gear/rosetta-stone-new-years-deal-2026/
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2025-12-29T22:18:26-05:00
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Amazon is blowing out Greenworks battery-powered yard tools and snow blowers during its winter clearance sale
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The post Amazon is blowing out Greenworks battery-powered yard tools and snow blowers during its winter clearance sale appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/gear/greenworks-battery-powered-yard-tool-deals-amazon/
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2025-12-29T14:00:00-05:00
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5 home innovations that improved our lives in 2025
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The post 5 home innovations that improved our lives in 2025 appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/technology/best-home-innovations-2025/
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2025-12-29T13:00:00-05:00
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Baby spider monkeys rescued in Texas
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The post Baby spider monkeys rescued in Texas appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/spider-monkey-rescue-texas/
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2025-12-29T10:00:00-05:00
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Stop using so much sidewalk salt
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The post Stop using so much sidewalk salt appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/sidewalk-salt-environmental-impacts/
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2025-12-29T09:00:00-05:00
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Would my dog or cat really eat me if I died alone?
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The post Would my dog or cat really eat me if I died alone? appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/would-dog-cat-eat-owner/
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2025-12-28T13:12:00-05:00
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
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The post 12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards/
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2025-12-28T11:00:00-05:00
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Tour the International Space Station in new NASA walkthrough
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The post Tour the International Space Station in new NASA walkthrough appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/iss-nasa-walkthrough-video/
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2025-12-28T10:00:00-05:00
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5 breakthrough health innovations in 2025
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Babies are far more likely than adults to die waiting for a heart transplant. In 2022, a study from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients found that more than 1,100 children were on the waitlist, with hundreds more being added every year. Due to a small donor pool and lack of devices usable in pediatric transplants, up to 20% of those children will die while waiting. The most common type of heart donation is donation after brain death (DBD). However, a way to widen the donor pool would be to include heart donations following circulatory death (DCD), or after the donor’s heart stops beating. A known technique called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) reanimates a DCD heart in order for it to be donated. However, NRP has raised ethical concerns surrounding the definition of death and restoring blood flow to a dead body. As a result, the technique faces bans at many institutions, and viable donor hearts—including pediatric hearts—frequently go unused. The post 5 breakthrough health innovations in 2025 appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/health/health-breakthroughs-2025/
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2025-12-28T08:00:00-05:00
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Why you should still print photos
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The post Why you should still print photos appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/diy/why-you-should-still-print-photos/
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2025-12-27T11:00:00-05:00
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Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide
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The post Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/squirrels-find-nuts-ask-us-anything-podcast/
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2025-12-27T09:00:00-05:00
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Donated Christmas trees get a second life at the zoo
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The post Donated Christmas trees get a second life at the zoo appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/christmas-tree-donation-zoo/
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2025-12-26T16:57:06-05:00
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REI is blowing out tons of Patagonia gear during this year-end clearance sale
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The post REI is blowing out tons of Patagonia gear during this year-end clearance sale appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/gear/rei-patagonia-deals-winter-2025/
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2025-12-26T12:00:00-05:00
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Browse a 3D map of the world’s 2.75 billion buildings
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The post Browse a 3D map of the world’s 2.75 billion buildings appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/map-every-building-in-world/
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2025-12-26T10:00:00-05:00
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You should start taking “Fart Walks”
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The post You should start taking “Fart Walks” appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/health/fart-walk-health-benefits/
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2025-12-26T09:00:00-05:00
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The magic of making candy canes by hand
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The post The magic of making candy canes by hand appeared first on Popular Science.
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https://www.popsci.com/science/the-magic-of-making-candy-canes-by-hand/
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