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JWST Spots Oldest Black Hole Ever Detected in Early Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has fundamentally altered the timeline of cosmic history by identifying the oldest supermassive black hole ever confirmed. Located at the center of the galaxy…
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The Great Cicada Emergence: Two Broods Align After 221 Years
In the spring of 2024, the United States witnessed a biological event of historic proportions. For the first time since 1803, two massive broods of periodical cicadas emerged from the ground…
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Nuclear Fusion Reactor Sets New Energy Output Record at JET
The pursuit of unlimited, clean energy took a significant leap forward in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Scientists and engineers at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility have successfully generated…
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FDA Approves First CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
The medical community witnessed history on December 8, 2023, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever treatment based on CRISPR gene-editing technology. This approval…
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Brain Organoids Grown in Lab Finally Form Functional Connections
The line between biological intelligence and artificial intelligence is blurring faster than many realized. Researchers have successfully grown brain organoids in the laboratory that do more than…
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New Titanosaur Species Discovered is One of Smallest Ever Found
When you hear the word "titanosaur," you likely picture a building-sized behemoth shaking the ground with every step. These creatures are famous for being the largest land animals to ever walk the…
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China Launches Chang’e-6 to Collect Samples from Moon’s Far Side
China has officially launched its most complex robotic lunar mission to date. On May 3, 2024, the Chang’e-6 spacecraft lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, aiming to…
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NASA Restores Voyager 1 Data Transmission from Interstellar Space
After five months of suspense and silence, NASA has successfully reestablished meaningful communication with Voyager 1. The spacecraft, currently the farthest human-made object in existence, stopped…
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Iceland’s Volcanic Era: Understanding the Reykjanes Peninsula
The ground beneath the Reykjanes Peninsula has awakened after an 800-year slumber. Since 2021, a series of volcanic eruptions has transformed the region from a quiet geological anomaly into a zone of…
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Solar Maximum Arriving Sooner: Impact on Grids and Auroras
The sun is waking up faster and more violently than scientists originally predicted. While we are currently in Solar Cycle 25, which began in late 2019, recent data from NOAA and NASA suggests the…
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Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event Confirmed by NOAA Scientists
The world’s oceans are currently experiencing a significant ecological crisis. On April 15, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially confirmed that the planet is…
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Mars Sample Return Mission in Peril Amid Budget Cuts and Delays
The ambition to bring Martian soil back to Earth has hit a massive financial and logistical wall. For decades, scientists have dreamed of analyzing Red Planet dirt in terrestrial labs, and the…
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Cloud Brightening Experiment in Alameda Halted Over Health Fears
In a significant move that highlights the tension between climate science and local governance, officials in Alameda, California, shut down a high-profile geoengineering experiment. The project, led…