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Published Galactic bubbles are more complex than imagined - Galactic Bubbles: A Complex Phenomenon



Astronomers have revealed new evidence about the properties of the giant bubbles of high-energy gas...
Published Webb finds water vapor, but from a rocky planet or its star? - Webb Finds Water Vapor, But From a Rocky Planet or Its Star?



Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study a rocky exoplanet known as GJ 486 b. It ...
Published To groom or not to groom: 'Triage' in the ant kingdom - To Groom or Not to Groom: 'Triage' in the Ant Kingdom



Social ants are masters of cooperative disease defense. They collectively take care of each other to...
Published Astronomers find no young binary stars near Milky Way's black hole - Astronomers Find No Young Binary Stars Near Milky Way's Black Hole



Scientists analyzed over a decade's worth of data about 16 young supermassive stars orbiting the sup...
Published Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely - Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding other habitable planets in the Universe more likely



Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million...
Published What made the brightest cosmic explosion of all time so exceptional? - What Made the Brightest Cosmic Explosion of All Time So Exceptional?



Last year, telescopes around the world registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrop...
Published Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life - Plate Tectonics Not Required for the Emergence of Life



New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the develop...
Published New dino, 'Iani,' was face of a changing planet - New Dino, 'Iani,' Was Face of a Changing Planet



A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species' 'last gasp' during a period when E...
Published New dinosaur discovered: Ankylosaurs may have been far more diverse than originally thought - New Dinosaur Discovered: Ankylosaurs May Have Been Far More Diverse Than Originally Thought



First armoured dinosaur to be described from the Isle of Wight in 142 years, shows Ankylosaurs may h...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer



How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec...
Published Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star? - Could This Copycat Black Hole Be a New Type of Star?



It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new type of...
Published Evidence that Venus is volcanically active - Evidence that Venus is Volcanically Active


Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong eviden...
Published Flaring star could be down to young planet's disc inferno - Flaring Star Could Be Down to Young Planet's Disc Inferno



New simulations offer new explanation for star's 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant plan...
Published Towering plume of water escaping from Saturn moon - Towering Plume of Water Escaping from Saturn Moon



Scientists have observed a towering plume of water vapor more than 6,000 miles long -- roughly the d...
Published Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths' - Astronomers Discover a Key Planetary System to Understand the Formation Mechanism of the Mysterious 'Super-Earths'



A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold...
Published Hubble unexpectedly finds double quasar in distant universe - Hubble Discovers Double Quasar in Distant Universe



The early universe was a rambunctious place where galaxies often bumped into each other and even mer...
Published Helium nuclei research advances our understanding of cosmic ray origin and propagation - Helium Nuclei Research Advances Our Understanding of Cosmic Ray Origin and Propagation



The latest observations from Low Earth Orbit with the International Space Station provide further ev...
Published Orangutans can make two sounds at the same time, similar to human beatboxing, study finds - **Orangutans: The Beatboxing Masters of the Jungle**



Orangutans can make two separate sounds simultaneously, much like songbirds or human beatboxers, acc...
Published Medium-sized black holes eat stars like messy toddlers - Medium-Sized Black Holes: The Messy Toddlers of the Universe



In new 3D computer simulations, astrophysicists modeled black holes of varying masses and then hurle...
Published Hidden supermassive black holes brought to life by galaxies on collision course - Hidden Supermassive Black Holes Brought to Life by Galaxies on Collision Course



Astronomers have found that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow and re...