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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 9,000 Cases Amidst Mistrust and Conflict
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 9,000, with 4,381 deaths reported as of Tuesday, making i…
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 9,000 Cases Amidst Mistrust and Conflict
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Eight Orangutans Released Back Into Borneo Forest After Wildfires
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Rare Aurora Borealis Visible Across UK, Reaching as Far South as England
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Crew-12 Astronauts and Cosmonaut Return to Earth After Eight Months in Space
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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90
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Eight Orangutans Released Back Into Borneo Forest After Wildfires
Eight orangutans rescued from wildfires in Borneo have been released into the Batu Nyambu Protected Forest in West Kalimantan. Indonesian au…
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Rare Aurora Borealis Visible Across UK, Reaching as Far South as England
Residents across the UK observed a rare display of the Aurora Borealis on Friday and Saturday evenings, with the Northern Lights visible as …
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Crew-12 Astronauts and Cosmonaut Return to Earth After Eight Months in Space
Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from Russia’s Roscosmos, safely returned to Earth on Thursday after spending nearly eight months ab…
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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, the lead software engineer for NASA’s Apollo program, died September 30th at age 90. Hamilton led the team that developed…
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Kagan and Soai Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Mirror Images
Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of nonlinear effects and au…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Work on Molecular Asymmetry
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been jointly awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of non-linear effects and auto…
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Russian Lab Worker Dies After Potential Plague Exposure, Prompting Quarantine
A 28-year-old lab technician at Russia’s Anti-Plague Institute in Irkutsk Oblast died Thursday from “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” trigger…
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Kelvin Wave Threatens California Coast with Rising Sea Levels This Winter
A powerful Kelvin wave, triggered by a developing super El Niño, is approaching the California coast and is expected to raise sea levels by …
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Super El Niño Projected to Cause 451,000 Excess Deaths Through February
Climate scientists project approximately 451,000 deaths will result from heat exacerbated by the current El Niño phenomenon between June 202…
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Rapid Genomic Test Slashes Brain Tumour Diagnosis Time in England
A new genomic test is being piloted by NHS England that can reduce brain tumour diagnosis time from up to eight weeks to two hours, offering…
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Elephants Forage for and Administer Medicinal Plants, Study Finds
African elephants living near Mount Elgon in Kenya intentionally seek out and consume 35 different plant species for medicinal purposes, and…
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Kent Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Genetic Exchange in Bacteria
An outbreak of meningitis B in Kent, England, earlier this year, which infected over 20 people and resulted in two deaths, was caused by a s…
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T. rex Body Temperature Estimated at 97°F
Researchers at UCLA have determined that Tyrannosaurus rex maintained a body temperature of approximately 97 degrees Fahrenheit, providing d…
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Einstein’s ‘Spooky Action’ Survives Extreme Physics Test
Physicists at the University of Oxford, working with data from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, have found strong evidence that quantum entangl…
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Ancient DNA Reveals Plague's 400-Year Return to Europe
Researchers led by Prof. Kristiina Tambets at the University of Tartu have reconstructed ancient plague genomes to reveal how the disease re…
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New Nanoparticles Detect Chemical Traces with Bright Light
Engineers at the University of Toronto have developed ultra-bright nanoparticles capable of detecting minute amounts of chemicals and distin…
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Scientists Discover Chemical ‘ID Card’ in Cat Urine
Researchers at Iwate University in Japan, along with colleagues from Germany and Spain, have identified a group of fatty acids in cat urine …
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Scientists Propose Solution to Dead Sea Scrolls Calendar Mystery
Researchers at Tel Aviv University propose that the Qumran sect initially used its distinctive 364-day calendar, but later abandoned it due …
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Decade-Long Experiment Fails to Resolve Gravity Constant Puzzle
After ten years of experimentation, physicist Stephan Schlamminger and a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) h…
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T. rex Teeth Suggest Warm-Blooded Metabolism
Researchers led by Randon J. Flores and Robert A. Eagle at the University of California, Los Angeles, have determined the body temperature o…
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Analemma Captured Over Ancient Scottish Stones
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day features an analemma, a composite image showing the Sun’s path over a year, taken over the Callanish Sto…
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Kombucha Study Shows Health Benefits, No Impact on Stress
A new study led by researchers at Aberystwyth University has investigated the health effects of kombucha, a fermented tea drink. The eight-w…
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First Diplodocus Fossil Discovered Outside North America
A 150-million-year-old Diplodocus fossil discovered in Spain marks the first confirmed finding of the dinosaur outside of North America. The…
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Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of Rare Blood Group
Researchers at NHS Blood and Transplant in Bristol, including those from the International Blood Group Reference Laboratory, and the Univers…
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New Chemical Kills 95% of Termites, Safe for Humans
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a chemical, bistrifluron, that effectively eliminates drywood termite …
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Disorder Can Enhance Stability in Complex Systems, Study Finds
Northwestern University physicists discovered that incorporating variation, or disorder, into complex systems like power grids and ecosystem…
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Hurricane Hunters Identify Signs of Rapid Storm Intensification
Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, working with NOAA, have identified four …
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Crater on Phobos May Reveal Moon’s Origin
A massive crater on Mars’ moon Phobos, named Stickney Crater, could hold clues to whether the moon is a captured asteroid or formed from deb…
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Rings Around Dwarf Planet Chariklo Have Changed
Astronomers have observed changes in the rings surrounding Chariklo, a small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. A recent study using t…
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Language Learning Linked to Brain Health
Learning a new language may be a beneficial way to maintain cognitive function as people age, according to research. The complex mental acti…
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Zodiacal Light Captured Over India
A luminous band of zodiacal light, also known as the false dawn, was recently captured in a night skyscape over the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve i…
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China Advances Mars Sample Return, Asteroid Plans
China is progressing with plans for a Mars sample return mission, an asteroid flyby, and the development of new launch sites as it integrate…
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Brain Cells Identified That Can Initiate Sleep
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have identified a population of cortical cells in mice that can independently initiat…
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Albania to Sign Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters
The Republic of Albania will become the 73rd signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony hosted by NASA on Monday, September 21st. Th…
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Observes Pulsar Capturing Stellar Wind
Using data from the Japan-led XRISM observatory, astronomers have directly observed a neutron star, GX 301-2, capturing stellar wind from it…
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