Science
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Starlings’ migratory behavior found to be inherited, not learned
To find out how migrating birds find their way, sparrows were relocated from autumn stopovers along the Dutch North Sea…
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Grand Canyon-size ‘scar’ on Mars revealed like never before in striking new satellite photos
A satellite orbiting Mars has captured the best-ever images of a gigantic “scar” carved across the Red Planet’s surface. The…
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Webb captures a staggering quasar-galaxy merger in the remote universe
Map of the line emission of hydrogen (in red and blue) and oxygen (in green) in the PJ308-21 system, shown…
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As glaciers melt faster in Alaska, here’s what’s at risk
UN chief warns rising temperatures could lead Earth to ‘climate hell’ The United Nations secretary-general says the world isn’t doing…
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This Is the Most Difficult Maze, According to Physicists
A team of physicists has created a maze that they claim is the most difficult, using a pattern from the…
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Starlink satellites may be visible over Michigan for the next several days
Starlink satellites may be visible from Michigan in the early morning hours for the next several days, weather depending. According…
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Rare ‘polar rain’ aurora seen from Earth for the first time
A remarkably smooth and puzzling Christmas Day aurora observed over the Arctic in 2022 was the result of a ‘rainstorm’…
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Research finds humpbacks were happier during pandemic pause
A whale pod off Australia’s east coast. Credit: Jake Linsky. University of Queensland-led research has found migrating humpback whales off…
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Webb admires bejeweled ring of the lensed quasar RX J1131-1231
A small image of a galaxy distorted by gravitational lensing into a dim ring. At the top of the ring…
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Mystery of 2,000-year-old computer solved with help YouTuber
Help to solve the mystery of a 2,200-year-old ‘computer’ has come from an unlikely source – a YouTuber. The Antikythera…
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