Puzzling Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Comet with Weak Tail

Puzzling Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Comet with Weak Tail

The near-Earth things (875163) 1998 SH2, which is presently categorized as an asteroid, has actually exposed a covert identity: it’s in fact a comet in camouflage, according to a brand-new…

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Oldest Known Male Gecko Found Preserved in Kachin Amber

Oldest Known Male Gecko Found Preserved in Kachin Amber

Paleontologists have actually explained a brand-new genus and types of ancient gecko discovered in 2 pieces of amber from the 99-million-year-old (mid-Cretaceous) amber deposits in Kachin province, Myanmar. Among the…

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CERN Physicists Take New Look at Why Matter Beat Antimatter

CERN Physicists Take New Look at Why Matter Beat Antimatter

Utilizing the biggest sample yet of particles called charm mesons, physicists with the CMS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) improved a decades-old test of the subtle imbalance that…

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Moderate Coffee and Caffeine Intake Poses Little Heart Risk, and May Even Help

Moderate Coffee and Caffeine Intake Poses Little Heart Risk, and May Even Help

In a brand-new evaluation paper, Dr. Gregory Marcus from the University of California, San Francisco and associates examined years of research study on how caffeine– usually taken in as coffee–…

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‘We’re trying this out of frustration’: Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cuts

‘We’re trying this out of frustration’: Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cuts

A group of UCLA researchers has actually turned to publishing material on OnlyFans to raise cash for research study amidst big federal financing cuts to U.S. science. The videos aren’t…

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‘Extremely rare’ Roman military camp found in Slovakia holds hastily buried remains of Marcus Aurelius’ soldiers — with some dumped in wells

‘Extremely rare’ Roman military camp found in Slovakia holds hastily buried remains of Marcus Aurelius’ soldiers — with some dumped in wells

Archaeologists in Slovakia have actually discovered a big Roman military camp most likely utilized by Marcus Aureliussoldiers throughout disputes with Germanic people in the late 2nd century. The “extremely rare”…

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‘They didn’t question it’: Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics

‘They didn’t question it’: Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics

Complex social characteristics might describe why physicians in some cases recommend prescription antibiotics when they’re not required. (Image credit: Rasato Ma for Live Science) Get the world’s most remarkable discoveries…

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Science word of the day: Abiotic

Science word of the day: Abiotic

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing author for Live Science, covering subjects varying from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and habits. She was formerly a senior author for Live…

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Meet Phantom Twist, a stealthy new drone that hides in plain sight by tricking your eyes

Meet Phantom Twist, a stealthy new drone that hides in plain sight by tricking your eyes

Alan is an independent tech and home entertainment reporter who focuses on computer systems, laptop computers, and computer game. He’s formerly composed for websites like PC Gamer, GamesRadar, and Rolling…

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Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

Credit: Kathryn Ayres Credit: Kathryn Ayres There have actually been various accounts recently of whales ramming boats– and in some cases sinking them. Researchers think this might be a kind…

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