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July 16, 2026, 01:58 PM - 9 min read
Peering into the distant past, the telescope has been revealing incredible new details of the early universe, galaxies, potentially habitable exoplanets and even familiar objects in our solar system.
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July 15, 2026, 01:35 PM - 9 min read
Most of the work required for publication – notably writing, peer review and a large part of the editorial work – is carried out free of charge by researchers. The direct consequence is that an institution or a country’s wealth still partly dictates access to scientific knowledge.
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July 14, 2026, 12:48 PM - 8 min read
The 1979 United Nations Moon Agreement states that no one can claim sovereignty over the Moon, and must use its resources responsibly – which sounds promising. Unfortunately, almost none of the countries involved with Artemis, including the US and UK, have signed it. Scientists live in hope that this doesn’t all turn into a big land grab.
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July 7, 2026, 01:07 PM - 5 min read
People close to the epicentre may get little warning or none at all, because the earthquake waves arrive before the alert can be processed and sent. This is sometimes called the blind zone. It is not a design flaw. It is a physical limit.
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July 6, 2026, 01:59 PM - 6 min read
In short, no. There is no way to artificially produce the massive densities. The densest everyday material is many millions of times less dense than what is needed to produce a tiny black hole.
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July 1, 2026, 12:32 PM - 6 min read
Gravitational waves offer an entirely independent way to measure the expansion of the universe. These large ripples in the fabric of space-time are produced when extremely dense objects, such as black holes, collide.
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June 7, 2026, 12:57 PM - 6 min read
A star caught cannibalising its companion has finally revealed the origin of one of astronomy’s most puzzling repeating signals.
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April 29, 2026, 01:18 PM - 6 min read
Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools generating the evidence within western science, however, have changed — from the philosophical and theological arguments of the Ancient Greeks to the development of increasingly sophisticated telescopes and space travel and exploration.
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April 24, 2026, 12:42 PM - 7 min read
The new discovery about fungi is exciting because it shows that even organisms buried in the soil can influence the atmosphere, adding a new dimension to this ancient partnership between life and the sky.
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April 23, 2026, 05:09 PM - 5 min read
This new material offers a cheap, scalable way to make surfaces such as phones and hospital equipment far less likely to spread disease.
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April 3, 2026, 06:17 PM - 3 min read
CBSE to roll out three-language formula from Class 6 and two-level maths, science in Class 9 from 2026–27, aligning with National Curriculum Framework and offering advanced optional papers.
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March 22, 2026, 12:41 PM - 6 min read
A great deal of visual processing in the brain goes on well below our conscious awareness. People with blindsight report that they are unable to see, either entirely or in a portion of their visual field. However, when asked to guess what is there, they can often do so with remarkable accuracy.
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