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Glowing 'Space Jellyfish' Cloud Seen Over Florida and Alabama After SpaceX Launch
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Glowing 'Space Jellyfish' Cloud Seen Over Florida and Alabama After SpaceX Launch

Early risers across Florida and Alabama reported a jellyfish-shaped glow in the sky, linked by local outlets to a SpaceX launch.

Fiifi Agyeman · 13 Oct 2026179
Canadian Astronaut Kutryk Two Weeks Into Six-Month ISS Mission
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Canadian Astronaut Kutryk Two Weeks Into Six-Month ISS Mission

Joshua Kutryk says his time aboard the International Space Station demonstrates Canada's ability to work at the forefront of space exploration.

D. Pereira · 13 Oct 202628
Bison DNA Study Traces 20,000 Years of Genetic History Across North America
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Bison DNA Study Traces 20,000 Years of Genetic History Across North America

A new study in Science sequenced 160 bison genomes, revealing how near-extinction reshaped the species and what it means for conservation.

Ming S. · 13 Oct 2026181
Scientists Just Discovered a 'Second Brain' in Your Gut — And It Controls Way More Than Digestion
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Scientists Just Discovered a 'Second Brain' in Your Gut — And It Controls Way More Than Digestion

Your gut holds 500 million neurons and makes 90% of your serotonin. Here's how the "second brain" secretly controls your mood, stress, and mental health.

Aarav Agarwal · 13 Oct 2026118
Quebec Camper Spots 15-Kilometre Ring on Google Maps, Scientists Confirm 390-Million-Year-Old Impact Crater
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Quebec Camper Spots 15-Kilometre Ring on Google Maps, Scientists Confirm 390-Million-Year-Old Impact Crater

A man scouting campsites on Google Maps noticed a strange ring around a Quebec lake. Researchers have now confirmed it as a 390-million-year-old impact crater.

J. Ferguson · 13 Oct 2026169
Vera Rubin Observatory Finds Record-Breaking Fast-Spinning Asteroid
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Vera Rubin Observatory Finds Record-Breaking Fast-Spinning Asteroid

Astronomers report the largest asteroid yet seen spinning at ultra-fast speeds, detected by the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Afua Acheampong · 13 Oct 202665
Darmstadt Team Reveals How a Synthetic RNA Switch Responds to Doxycycline
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Darmstadt Team Reveals How a Synthetic RNA Switch Responds to Doxycycline

An international research team has mapped how a lab-made RNA switch called G12 detects the antibiotic doxycycline to control gene activity.

Sofia Meyer · 13 Oct 202631
China-US Astronomy Team Reports Possible Remains of a Recent 'Gold Factory'
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China-US Astronomy Team Reports Possible Remains of a Recent 'Gold Factory'

A joint China-US astronomy team may have identified what could be left of a recent site where gold was forged, the South China Morning Post reports.

Elizabeth Taylor · 13 Oct 202668
Chemical Disorder Turns Ceramic Film Magnetic, Phys.org Reports
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Chemical Disorder Turns Ceramic Film Magnetic, Phys.org Reports

Phys.org reports a new ceramic film gains magnetic properties through chemical disorder, with possible use in faster, lower-power electronics.

Marc Font · 12 Oct 2026161
Fossil Hunters Identify Unusual Belemnite Species in Wyoming
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Fossil Hunters Identify Unusual Belemnite Species in Wyoming

Sci.News reports the discovery of a previously unknown belemnite species in Wyoming, described by researchers as peculiar.

Liang Jiang · 12 Oct 2026194
Swift Telescope Spots Black Hole X-Ray Flare, Then Radio Jets 300 Days Later
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Swift Telescope Spots Black Hole X-Ray Flare, Then Radio Jets 300 Days Later

Astronomers used NASA's Swift observatory to link an X-ray outburst from NGC 1275's black hole to radio jets that appeared roughly 300 days afterward.

Keisha Carter · 12 Oct 202645
Study Finds Stickier Marine Snow Carries More Carbon to the Deep Sea
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Study Finds Stickier Marine Snow Carries More Carbon to the Deep Sea

Research reported by Phys.org links the consistency of marine snow to how effectively it moves carbon into the ocean's depths.

Felix Moser · 12 Oct 2026230
Lund Researchers Track Every Step of Photosynthesis in a Living Cell for the First Time
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Lund Researchers Track Every Step of Photosynthesis in a Living Cell for the First Time

A new spectroscopy method let Lund University scientists follow light energy through purple bacteria, revealing near-perfect efficiency in photosynthesis's opening moments.

Sarah G. · 12 Oct 2026101
Physics Nobel Goes to Francis Halzen for Cosmic Neutrino Detection
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Physics Nobel Goes to Francis Halzen for Cosmic Neutrino Detection

Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics for work on detecting cosmic neutrinos, with Canada's SNOLAB cited as a contributor.

Maria Rusu · 11 Oct 2026192
Extreme Weather Sweeps Three Continents: The Climate Crisis Is No Longer Distant
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Extreme Weather Sweeps Three Continents: The Climate Crisis Is No Longer Distant

Saudi snow, California floods, Australian heat — all in one week. Here's why the climate crisis is no longer distant, and what most people get wrong.

Yu Li · 11 Oct 2026181
Physicists Suggest Black Holes Could Point to a Fifth Dimension
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Physicists Suggest Black Holes Could Point to a Fifth Dimension

A new theory proposes that tiny ancient black holes may exist in a five-dimensional universe, offering possible answers on dark matter.

Padma Menon · 11 Oct 2026206
Satellite Radar Ties Cyprus Landslide Speed to Rainfall, Study Finds
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Satellite Radar Ties Cyprus Landslide Speed to Rainfall, Study Finds

A Nature study links InSAR ground movement in southwestern Cyprus to landslide activity class, rock type and rainfall as the dominant driver.

Fatima Suleiman · 11 Oct 2026242
Astrophotographer Spends 352 Hours Building Mosaic of All 110 Messier Objects
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Astrophotographer Spends 352 Hours Building Mosaic of All 110 Messier Objects

Cornelis van Zuilen photographed every galaxy, star cluster and nebula in the Messier catalog, sleeping in his car on many nights to finish the project.

Stéphanie Palmero · 11 Oct 2026110
Mars Crosses the Beehive Cluster in Sunday's Pre-Dawn Sky
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Mars Crosses the Beehive Cluster in Sunday's Pre-Dawn Sky

Mars is passing through the Beehive Cluster early Sunday, giving skywatchers a chance to see the planet drift among the cluster's stars.

Xia Ma · 11 Oct 2026178
Single Supergene Drives Beak and Body Size Shifts in Galápagos Tree Finches, Study Finds
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Single Supergene Drives Beak and Body Size Shifts in Galápagos Tree Finches, Study Finds

Nature reports that a supergene called G03 underpins dramatic beak and body size differences in Camarhynchus tree finches despite minimal genetic divergence.

Monique Washington · 11 Oct 2026214
AICOS-HAR Dataset Adds 101 Hours of Multi-Device Activity Data With 21 Parsers
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AICOS-HAR Dataset Adds 101 Hours of Multi-Device Activity Data With 21 Parsers

Researchers release a 5,231-acquisition human activity recognition dataset from 106 participants and 21 open-source parsers for cross-dataset benchmarking.

Saki Watanabe · 10 Oct 2026167
Belgian Physicist Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube Work
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Belgian Physicist Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube Work

Francis Halzen, 82, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in developing the IceCube neutrino observatory in Antarctica.

Adaeze Eze · 10 Oct 2026209
The Quantum Computing Breakthrough That Could Rewrite Physics as We Know It
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The Quantum Computing Breakthrough That Could Rewrite Physics as We Know It

A quantum computing experiment just produced results that shouldn't exist. Here's why physicists are quietly freaking out — and what it means for reality itself.

Yong Guo · 10 Oct 2026307
Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued; Northern Lights Could Reach US Skies
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Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued; Northern Lights Could Reach US Skies

A moderate geomagnetic storm watch is in effect, and USA Today reports the aurora may be visible across parts of the United States this weekend.

Harry T. · 10 Oct 2026143

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