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A new pulsar buried in a mountain of data      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Astronomers have discovered the first millisecond pulsar in the stellar cluster Glimpse-CO1.

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Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A recent discovery by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirmed that luminous, very red objects previously detected in the early universe upend conventional thinking about the origins and evolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes.

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Too many missing satellite galaxies found      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Bringing us one step closer to solving the 'missing satellites problem,' researchers have discovered two new satellite galaxies.

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New class of Mars quakes reveals daily meteorite strikes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An international team of researchers combine orbital imagery with seismological data from NASA's Mars InSight lander to derive a new impact rate for meteorite strikes on Mars. Seismology also offers a new tool for determining the density of Mars' craters and the age of different regions of a planet.

Biology: Zoology
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New model could help provide expectant mothers a clearer path to safe fish consumption      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research creates a framework to better balance the nutritional benefit of fish consumption with the risk of mercury exposure to the developing brain.

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The density difference of sub-Neptunes finally deciphered      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The majority of stars in our galaxy are home to planets. The most abundant are the sub-Neptunes, planets between the size of Earth and Neptune. Calculating their density poses a problem for scientists: depending on the method used to measure their mass, two populations are highlighted, the dense and the less dense. Is this due to an observational bias or the physical existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes? Recent work argues for the latter.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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New mathematical model sheds light on the absence of breastfeeding in male mammals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Mathematicians ave put forward a hypothesis which suggests that the reason male mammals don't breastfeed might be driven by the rich community of microbes that lives in breast milk and which plays an important part in establishing the gut microbiome of the infant.

Biology: General Biology: Marine Biology: Zoology Ecology: Sea Life Environmental: Water
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Pacific cod can't rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did not experience the protective effects those areas typically provide, a new study found.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology
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Bird flu stays stable on milking equipment for at least one hour      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

H5N1 virus in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other animals.

Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Invasive Species Ecology: Nature
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Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Ants might spread to new locations by stowing away on everyday vehicles. Previously, this was thought to occur mostly on agricultural equipment.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Biotechnology Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Offbeat: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Researchers find genetic stability in a long-term Panamanian hybrid zone of manakin birds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

We often think of species as separate and distinct, but sometimes they can interbreed and create hybrids. When this happens consistently in a specific area, it forms what's known as a hybrid zone. These zones can be highly dynamic or remarkably stable, and studying them can reveal key insights into how species boundaries evolve -- or sometimes blur. Researchers now describe a hybrid zone between two manakin species in Panama that has overall remained relatively stable over the past 30 years.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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Brain's 'escape switch' controlled by threat sensitivity dial      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain bidirectionally controls sensitivity to threats to initiate and complete escape behaviour in mice. These findings could help unlock new directions for discovering therapies for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Pillars of creation star in new visualization from NASA's Hubble and Webb telescopes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Made famous in 1995 by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This is the most comprehensive and detailed multiwavelength movie yet of these star-birthing clouds.

Space: Astronomy Space: Astrophysics Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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New evidence for how heat is transported below the sun's surface      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Solar physicists have revealed the interior structure of the sun's supergranules, a flow structure that transports heat from the sun's hidden interior to its surface. The researchers' analysis of the supergranules presents a challenge to the current understanding of solar convection.

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Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we'd be able to tell. A new study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet.

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First of its kind detection made in striking new Webb image      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). In this stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, the discovery lies in the northern area of this young, nearby star-forming region.

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A hidden treasure in the Milky Way -- Astronomers uncover ultrabright x-ray source      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Astronomers uncovered that a well-known X-ray binary, whose exact nature has been a mystery to scientists until now, is actually a hidden ultraluminous X-ray source.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Botany Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Nature Ecology: Trees
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New tomato, potato family tree shows that fruit color and size evolved together      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important plants.