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IXPE observations offer strongest evidence yet for vacuum birefringence Science

IXPE observations offer strongest evidence yet for vacuum birefringence

A coordinated study of magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 found unusually strong X-ray polarization that may reveal a 90-year-old quantum effect in empty space.

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Spent Falcon 9 Stage Reaches Moon as Scientists Await Impact Evidence Science

Spent Falcon 9 Stage Reaches Moon as Scientists Await Impact Evidence

A spent Falcon 9 stage was expected to hit the Moon at 06:35 UTC, offering a rare test of impact models as scientists await orbital confirmation.

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Blood Marker Shows Early Potential for Detecting CTE During Life Science

Blood Marker Shows Early Potential for Detecting CTE During Life

Preliminary research found that the Alzheimer's-linked blood marker eMTBR-tau243 tracked postmortem CTE stage, but the 11-donor result needs much larger validation.

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Hubble Maps Andromeda's 500-Million-Year Star Formation Decline Science

Hubble Maps Andromeda's 500-Million-Year Star Formation Decline

Hubble data from about 200 million stars show Andromeda's star formation declining for 500 million years, with a sharper recent fall.

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LiDAR Study Reveals Vast Aquiry Civilization Across Ancient Amazon Science

LiDAR Study Reveals Vast Aquiry Civilization Across Ancient Amazon

Airborne laser mapping indicates that the Aquiry tradition may have built tens of thousands of earthworks across southwestern Amazonia.

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Chicxulub dust may have turned Earth into global oven Science

Chicxulub dust may have turned Earth into global oven

A peer-reviewed model finds that fine Chicxulub dust may have trapped lethal heat and ignited widespread fires, though global fire evidence remains incomplete.

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VLT images strongest evidence yet for Betelgeuse companion Science

VLT images strongest evidence yet for Betelgeuse companion

ESO astronomers directly imaged a likely stellar companion to Betelgeuse at high significance, but a second epoch is still needed for formal confirmation.

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Inherited genetics steers cancer evolution in controlled mouse study Science

Inherited genetics steers cancer evolution in controlled mouse study

A Nature study of nearly 600 mouse tumours found inherited genetic background helped determine cancer risk, driver mutations and tumour evolution.

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Hidden Genetic Diversity Helped Brown Tree Snakes Conquer Guam Science

Hidden Genetic Diversity Helped Brown Tree Snakes Conquer Guam

Long-read sequencing revealed more than 19,000 large DNA variants that may explain how a few invasive brown tree snakes devastated Guam's wildlife.

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APOE2 study links longevity gene to stronger DNA protection in neurons Science

APOE2 study links longevity gene to stronger DNA protection in neurons

Laboratory research suggests APOE2 may help neurons resist DNA damage and cellular aging, pointing to new research paths but not yet a human treatment.

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Scientists Warn Earth's Waters Are Losing Oxygen Science

Scientists Warn Earth's Waters Are Losing Oxygen

A new review links oxygen loss in oceans and fresh water to climate, pollution and biodiversity risks, urging its addition to the planetary-boundaries framework.

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Astronomers Detect Nearby Black Hole in Record Radio Outburst Offering a Window Into the Early Universe Science

Astronomers Detect Nearby Black Hole in Record Radio Outburst Offering a Window Into the Early Universe

An international team led by Stefanie Komossa has found a black hole in the galaxy SDSS J110546 growing exceptionally fast and driving a record radio outburst lasting over eight years, offering a rare window into the early universe.

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