On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, …
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Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planet formation is tough in the rough-and-tumble central region …
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In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies, like our Milky Way, form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively …
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In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behavior …
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Animals
Researchers Discover a Gene in Honey Bees That Causes Virgin Birth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesReversions to virgin births by asexual reproduction are rare in nature. Asexual birth, in Cape honey bees, might …
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Through the noise, young stars reveal their inner workings. An Australian-led team has solved the mystery of how …
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‘Murder hornets’ have entered the North American landscape and lexicon with horror-film imagery. Vespa mandarina – also known as Asian …
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Health
Study Finds Holistic Approach Best When Tackling Non-Medical Drug Use
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHealth practitioners are constantly developing new ways to help those with drug and alcohol addictions wean themselves from …
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Using the data obtained by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof. …
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Technology
New POP Atomic Clock Design Achieves State-of-the-Art Frequency Stability
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesChinese researchers have developed a pulsed optically pumped (POP) atomic clock with frequency stability of 4.7 × 10-15 …