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Lost flat-bodied Gecko spotted after 30 years in South African Canyon
Researchers have rediscovered a gecko once feared extinct. The Blyde Rondavel flat gecko, last seen in 1991, has been found again in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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Whale songs inspire tourists to care more about the ocean, study finds
Visitors listened to whale songs, tail slaps and pre-recorded underwater audio through boat speakers. Researchers encouraged guests to reflect on how they felt while observing and listening.
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China sends first satellites to build world's first supercomputer in space
The International Energy Agency expects global data centres to consume huge amounts of power. By 2026, they may use over 1,000 terawatt hours yearly.
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Why Moon’s two faces look so different: New NASA study reveals hidden clues
NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission uncovered a previously unknown difference under the Moon's surface.
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NASA’s James Webb telescope spots haunting cloud formations on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan
Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system, is already known for its methane lakes and seasonal shifts.
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NASA satellites track ocean plankton to protect endangered right whales
Off the New England coast, one of the world’s rarest mammals drifts slowly with its mouth wide open. The North Atlantic right whale sifts through the water, feeding on swarms of tiny reddish zooplankton known as Calanus finmarchicus.
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An underwater volcano deep beneath the Pacific may erupt any time this year
Axial is part of a hotspot, where magma rises from deep Earth. But unlike most hotspots, it also sits between two tectonic plates.
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Einstein was right: Objects moving near light speed appear twisted, scientists confirm
Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity has long baffled and amazed scientists. It explains how objects behave when they move close to the speed of light.
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Mega Auroras captured on Jupiter by NASA that look like giant light storms that could swallow Earth
NASA has shared stunning visuals showing what happens when a solar storm hits Earth’s largest neighbour. The James Webb Space Telescope captured brilliant auroras on Jupiter, hundreds of times brighter than Earth’s northern lights.
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Venus’ surprisingly thin crust is more active than Earth’s, NASA reveals
Data for the study came from NASA’s Magellan mission, which orbited Venus in the 1990s. Though decades old, its radar provided detailed topographic and gravity maps of the planet.
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26 new bacterial species discovered in NASA cleanrooms hold clues to space survival
The finding was by a group of researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and in partnership with scientists from across India and Saudi Arabia.
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NASA reveals sound of black hole, turns it into music using AI
NASA's new project employs a technique known as sonification. It transmutes space data into sound, allowing us to conceptualise what black holes may "sound" like.
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Fossil of an ancient tegu lizard discovered in Florida with the help of AI
Scientists named it Wautaugategu formidus. The name “Wautauga” comes from a nearby forest. “Formidus”, Latin for “warm”, nods to its time period.
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Scientists discover 220-million-year-old dinosaur, Maleriraptor kuttyi, that once roamed India
Maleriraptor kuttyi lived during the Norian age of the Triassic period. It belonged to the Herrerasauria group — an early branch of predatory dinosaurs.
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Rare New Zealand snail captured laying egg from its neck for the first time
The Powelliphanta augusta snail, found only in New Zealand, is a threatened species. Conservationists have been caring for a population of them in chilled containers on the South Island’s West Coast for nearly two decades.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 sets record with 28th launch, sends 28 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites — quietly breaking its own reuse record in the process.
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Scientists predict Earth's end date using a Supercomputer — Here's what could happen
A new supercomputer simulation paints a picture of a future that's hard to envision — a world without breathable air, and with it, the extinction of most known life.
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Scientists make gold from lead, fulfilling ancient alchemists' dream
Physicists working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have performed a rare trick. In high-energy collisions of lead nuclei, gold atoms existed for a fleeting moment.
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Marsquakes Reveal Hidden Ocean of Liquid Water on Mars
The research calculates that this so-called hidden water might flood Mars with a worldwide ocean as much as 520 to 780 meters deep.
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New molecule found to stop brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
The molecule acts on a protein called BAX, which is central to the process of killing cells by targeting their mitochondria — the component responsible for providing them with energy.
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Something massive is hiding beneath Antarctica's ice — Here's what scientists discovered
Around 90 per cent of Antarctica is buried under thick ice. The average depth of this layer is nearly 2.2 kilometres.
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Two new crocodile species discovered through DNA testing in Mexico
The two newly discovered crocodiles lived independently—one on Cozumel Island and the other on Banco Chinchorro, both close to the Yucatan Peninsula.
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India’s Ladakh records World’s highest snow leopard population, study finds
A new peer-reviewed research in PLOS ONE has found Ladakh is home to the world's highest recorded density of snow leopards.
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Lost Soviet-era Cosmos-482 returns to Earth after 53 years in space
Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program.
