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8 billion-year-old radio signal found by astronomers — with experts ‘precisely’ knowing where it came from

Daisy Hips

News By Alyssa Guzman Published Oct. 21, 2023, 7:17 p.m. ET Astronomers have discovered an eight billion-year-old radio signal. The ...

Striking science images from the Nikon Small World Photo 2023 contest

Debi Johnson

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14,300-year-old tree rings reveal catastrophic warning for modern humans?

Daisy Hips

A groundbreaking discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed a colossal spike in radiocarbon levels approximately 14,300 years ...

Japan could be next in line to land on moon

Daisy Hips

Last month, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a lunar exploration spacecraft from its Tanegashima Space Center.  Japan’s success this ...

Weight loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic may be linked to stomach paralysis

Debi Johnson

Blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic may be associated with an increased risk of three rare, ...

A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home

Abhinav Thawait

CNN  —  Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the ...

Webb telescope finds ‘Jupiter-sized’ planets floating in space

Daisy Hips

The James Webb Space Telescope has found Jupiter-sized “planets that are free-floating and do not orbit a star”. These objects ...

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for work on mRNA Covid vaccines by Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman

Gregory Daniels

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SpaceX launches 22 new Starlink satellites into space

Daisy Hips

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ...

Scientists find ‘giant’ dinosaur spider fossil in Australia

Daisy Hips

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version. Scientists have found a fossilised giant ...