Hubble showcases the Egg Nebula in all its dying-star glory
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Heart Simulations Now Run Rapidly Thanks To New AI-Powered Modelling Technique
Researchers are tackling the computational burden of simulating left ventricular (LV) mechanics, a crucial aspect of understanding cardiac…
Trump set to rescind US climate change policy and environmental rules – official
The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that has long been the central…
Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus
Researchers had only hypothesized the existence of underground lava tubes on Venus—until now. Using decades-old radar data, a…
Super Jupiters can grow like planets after all
There’s a comforting idea in planetary science. That no matter how strange a distant world looks, its beginnings…
Better to burn Huntly’s ‘giant mountain of coal’ than import, renewable energy advocate says
Photo: RNZ The country would be better off burning the coal it has in reserve than building a…
Scientists Launch Incredible Mission in Antarctica to Catch Mysterious Particles From Outer Space
A team of scientists at the University of Chicago has launched a groundbreaking experiment in search of ultrahigh-energy…
How I can help protect red squirrels?
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10 best places to see the ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse on March 3
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Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies,…
1 week until an annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a ‘ring of fire’ over Antarctica on Feb. 17
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Photos: Baby flying foxes at Australia’s bat hospital in Queensland
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and…