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NIST to introduce restrictions on non-US citizens
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Scientists Reveal the Surprising Sex Lives of Neanderthals and Early Humans
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that exposed prehistoric hookups, marched toward death,…
4 Rattlesnake Hotspots In Washington
Washington State shares its wild spaces with only one native rattlesnake species: the western rattlesnake, sometimes referred to…
Watch a computer powered by human brain cells play Doom.
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Short-term Survival Of Tardigrades In Martian Regolith Simulants
Images of tardigrades with mineral coatings. Each image is annotated with the sample, simulant and time of exposure…
SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Returns to Earth After Historic Mission to Boost the ISS
On February 26, 2026, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), concluding its monumental…
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It was a cold winter’s morning, and we wrapped up warm to go for a walk in the…
Why scientists are reexamining the Lambda Cold Dark Matter Model
For decades, cosmologists believed they had a coherent framework describing how the Universe works on its largest scales.…
NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon – Live Science
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It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves underground
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Growing Future Meals in Space Will Require Human Waste
In the future, farmers on the Moon and Mars will have a big challenge: how to grow healthy…