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Scientists create first detailed smell map
Scientists in America have created the first detailed map of the smell receptors in the nose. The study…
To celebrate Endangered Species Day, meet the scaly-foot snail, the most metal animal in the world
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Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
The aurora australis shone brilliantly over Earth as astronauts watched from above. In a new image captured by…
Cavity quantum electrodynamics control of quantum Hall stripes
The prospect of optically inducing correlated electronic phases of matter on demand in solid-state systems has materialized in…
Australia Lizard Population: Why Australia became home to one of the world’s largest lizard populations | World News
Australia does not simply have a large number of lizards. In many regions, they dominate the landscape almost…
WNY without lake-effect snow? Ancient iceberg scratches reveal a reverse snowbelt | Local News
BUFFALO — The region’s legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city…
Invasive ‘barbecue stopper’ Asian tiger mosquito detected away from entry ports on mainland for first time
The world’s most invasive mosquito, known as the “barbecue stopper”, has been detected for the first time on…
James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe’s largest structure in unprecedented detail
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the “cosmic web” of galaxies — the largest structure…
Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature
Experimental details MoSe2 and MoS2 flakes of varying thicknesses were mechanically exfoliated from bulk crystals onto a viscoelastic…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed
By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 15/05/2026 – 14:21 GMT+2 NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will fly close to Mars on Friday…
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