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This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark 8 sl8 May 2025 May 2025 12 2150
Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, according to a new study 5 erronis May 2025 May 2025 19 1648
Mars: A Study in Blue (APOD) 0 SorellaLaBefana May 2025 May 2025 2 688
There's likely a test. Would you really want to know the result? 9 NNadir May 2025 May 2025 13 2053
Very different mammals follow the same rules of behavior: Research hints at an underlying architecture 6 erronis May 2025 May 2025 7 1517
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? 1 k_buddy762 May 2025 May 2025 2 745
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 k_buddy762 May 2025 May 2025 0 411
Hmm...Anyone with enough chemistry kmowledge to guess why some scientists think Mars water broke down into.... 12 electric_blue68 May 2025 May 2025 2 2128
Scientists hail new 'industrially viable technology' that can squeeze hydrogen from seawater 9 Caribbeans May 2025 May 2025 2 1673
Another view of our Home from Gaia: This from the Top Down (APOD) 2 SorellaLaBefana May 2025 May 2025 11 1131
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? 1 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 6 751
Have astronomers found Planet Nine? 2 William Seger May 2025 May 2025 12 1133
Earliest-known 'reptile' footprints discovered by amateur fossil hunters in Victoria 0 canetoad May 2025 May 2025 7 968
The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History - Veritasium (teflon and "forever chemicals") 1 sl8 May 2025 May 2025 7 1354
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 sl8 May 2025 May 2025 1 511
Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds 0 Jilly_in_VA May 2025 May 2025 10 942
Flamingos Make Tiny Tornadoes In Water To Trap Their Prey 1 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 8 896
JWST Captures Jupiter's Auroras 'Fizzing And Popping With Light' 0 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 6 731
Chimpanzees are practising first aid--and not just on themselves 0 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 20 1162
Brain activity of slumbering bees may inform human sleep and memory disorders 0 erronis May 2025 May 2025 4 685
Versatile fungi-based living material is tear-resistant and can even be safely eaten 2 erronis May 2025 May 2025 7 1039
Stepping Way Back from how our World is seen: Our Galaxy from the outside on the side (APOD) 3 SorellaLaBefana May 2025 May 2025 32 1909
Parrot-to-Parrot Video Calls 9 CloudWatcher May 2025 May 2025 10 1718
First surface rupture ever filmed..3.28.25. Seeing the Earth moving in different directions 3 Demovictory9 May 2025 May 2025 29 2885
Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought 9 erronis May 2025 May 2025 13 1834
Wily parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise 3 erronis May 2025 May 2025 8 1162
Eric Topol: *multiple* studies show a relationship between shingles vaccine and reduced dementia 3 scipan May 2025 May 2025 4 1027
A Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Back to Earth After Being Stuck in Orbit for 53 Years - Smithsonian Magazine 11 Rhiannon12866 May 2025 May 2025 17 2430
Origins of language: Wild chimps mirror linguistic structures in human language 0 Jim__ May 2025 May 2025 6 900
'Big One' coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 4 905

Science Continued...

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Would a musical triangle of any other shape sound as sweet? -- phys.org 3 erronis May 2025 May 2025 7 1072
Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast 6 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 18 1901
Journal investigating placebo effect study following Retraction Watch inquiry 0 erronis May 2025 May 2025 4 860
'The parasite was in the driver's seat' 7 Bayard May 2025 May 2025 9 1972
Rare genetic mutation lets some people thrive on just 4 hours of shut-eye 5 milestogo May 2025 May 2025 7 1369
Prescription Drug Combinations May Slow Alzheimer's, Study Suggests 1 Bayard May 2025 May 2025 13 1172
And the winner of this year's 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest is 4 cbabe May 2025 May 2025 8 1110
The History behind Hyper-Catalan Series Solutions to Polynomial Equations -- with Dean Rubine 2 xocetaceans May 2025 May 2025 4 888
New study shows that birds form bonds that look a lot like friendship 2 erronis May 2025 May 2025 6 980
After 856 'Snake Bites', Man's Blood Could Unlock Universal Antivenom 5 Ponietz May 2025 May 2025 10 1375
Lianas are taking over the rainforests, and it's visible from space -- phys.org 1 erronis May 2025 May 2025 12 1213
Dimension 126 Contains Strangely Twisted Shapes, Mathematicians Prove -- Quanta Magazine 1 erronis May 2025 May 2025 8 1127
Possible evidence found of cuttlefish waving to each other as a form of communication 1 erronis May 2025 May 2025 3 825
New quantum theory of gravity developed 1 jgo May 2025 May 2025 10 1381
Huge fossilised claws discovered by scientists belong to mysterious new species 8 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 32 2054
Who is Nancy Grace Roman? 0 turbinetree May 2025 May 2025 17 892
New theory about spinning universe could be the answer to "Hubble tension" 1 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 7 870
Scientists Direct Cyborg Cicadas to Play a Horrendous Droning Rendition of "Pachelbel's Canon" 4 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 2 1226
Cell division myths busted: What we've taught for 100 years is wrong 2 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 11 1169
New data from NASA's Juno mission shows winds beneath Jupiter and Io surfaces 1 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 4 878
More people are permanently changing their eye color. How risky is it? 4 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 4 1114
Surprisingly simple method makes a low-cost, tuneable liquid lens 0 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 4 725
New research traces heavy elements to collapsing stars 1 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 4 672
Mobi & Kisumu: A Silverback's Gentle Love for His Daughter 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 23 1687
Expect Increases in Foodborne Illness -- Christopher J. Harrison - Medscape 4 erronis May 2025 May 2025 6 1155
Exoplanet discovered in 2020 has the coldest temperatures ever measured, scientists say 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 2 832
Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences 7 Jim__ May 2025 May 2025 16 1921
A science joke for your Sunday 3 PJMcK Apr 2025 May 2025 5 1075
This continent is slowly splitting apart, creating a new ocean 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 Apr 2025 9 1229
Experiment using AI-generated posts on Reddit draws fire for ethics concerns -- Retraction Watch 6 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1258

Science Continued...

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Trump administration cancels lease for NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1086
For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing 'boozy' fruit 6 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 10 1702
Open-access AI tool makes biomedical image analysis accessible to non-experts 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 761
Amazon set for launch of Starlink-rival satellites 5 Jim__ Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 1057
Google Is Training a New A.I. Model to Decode Dolphin Chatter--and Potentially Talk Back 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 817
Theranostic Nuclear Medicine With Radioactive Isotopes: Looking at the Pictures 2 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 937
Defying 60 Years of Physics - "Strange Metals" Break the Rules of Electricity 3 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 35 2137
Rice-sized robot could rewrite the neurosurgery playbook 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 875
Head Injuries Are a Growing Risk for Anesthesiologists, Experts Warn 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 38 2131
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 429
Space.com There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1002
A Massive Underwater Volcano Literally Shook the Edge of Space New research shows the blast triggered secondary gravity 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 12 1155
New Study reveals super-Earths could be prevalent around stars, according to astronomers 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 2946
Solar Orbiter Sends Back Jaw-Dropping Image Of Sun's Corona 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2025 Apr 2025 16 1173
'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises 1 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 1149
The Origins of Oak Ridge National Lab, Hanford Nuclear Site, CSPAN lecture in history. 6 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1312
Another, well-done, failure of replication study discussed in Nature--this one focused on basic methods 3 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2025 Apr 2025 13 1099
Rhodium Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis, Looking at the Pictures. 0 NNadir Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 692
'Squared blunder': Google engineer withdraws preprint after getting called out for using AI 6 erronis Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 1635
Bonobos form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says 1 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2025 Apr 2025 17 967
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