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To understand how ‘night-shining’ clouds form, scientists made one

noctilucent cloud as seen from International Space Station

NASA’s Super Soaker mission was basically an extreme DIY project: To better understand how noctilucent, or night-shining clouds form, researchers made one from scratch. One frigid, predawn morning in January…

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How the Milky Way–Andromeda black hole merger may play out

The supermassive black holes at the centers of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are doomed to engulf each other in an ill-fated cosmological dance. Astronomers have long known that…

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Mystery over secret 800-year-old tunnels discovered under medieval Welsh abbey

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Mystery over secret 800-year-old tunnels discovered under medieval Welsh abbey

MYSTERIOUS medieval tunnels have been uncovered by electrical technicians working in south Wales. A Western Power Distribution team was attempting to move an electrical pole when they found the creepy…

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Water and building blocks for life found on ASTEROID for first time giving hope for ET discovery

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Water and building blocks for life found on ASTEROID for first time giving hope for ET discovery

FOR the first time, scientists have discovered the key ingredients for life on Earth present on an asteroid. Water and organic matter were found during an analysis of a fragment…

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COVID-19 exacerbated the troubling U.S. trend of premature deaths

There is no good time for a pandemic, but COVID-19 hit the United States as a public health crisis was well under way. The novel coronavirus has exacerbated already rising…

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Giant Iceland volcano system may ERUPT after 17,000 earthquakes recorded in a week

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Giant Iceland volcano system may ERUPT after 17,000 earthquakes recorded in a week

MORE than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the south-west of Iceland, in the Reykjanes Peninsula, during the past week. People living in the area have been advised to be…

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Most pro athletes who got COVID-19 didn’t develop heart inflammation

Most professional athletes who got COVID-19 didn’t suffer heart damage from it, a new study suggests. Researchers screened 789 players who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infections for signs of…

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Catnip repels insects. Scientists may have finally found out how

A whiff of catnip can make mosquitoes buzz off, and now researchers know why. The active component of catnip (Nepeta cataria) repels insects by triggering a chemical receptor that spurs…

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Female green tree frogs’ noise-canceling lungs help them hear mates

To find her mate amidst a cacophony of frog croaks, groans, squeaks and trills, a female green tree frog just needs to take a deep breath. During mating season, ponds…

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How Female Frogs Tune Out Useless, Noisy Males

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How Female Frogs Tune Out Useless, Noisy Males

The behavior probably isn’t conscious—just something frog lungs are naturally able to do, via some unusual vibratory shenanigans. But biologically speaking, “it seems incredibly smart,” says Amritha Mallikarjun, a cognitive…

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