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A Stanford Medicine study has shown that the forebrain and the brainstem develop from different progenitor cells and never intersect. This explains why for decades researchers could not grow hindbrain…
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A precise first course correction and a larger-than-expected fuel load at launch more than doubled the projected service life of NASA's telescope — at least 22 years of science observations…
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In 2025, off the coast of Queensland, a female humpback spent long stretches beside her dead newborn and kept returning to it on the seafloor. Until now, such behavior had…
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The crater, about 222 metres across and up to 43 metres deep, formed in May 2024 but was only noticed while LRO archives were being reviewed. It is the largest…
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In the mountain forests of the Yungas in Bolivia, a new species of wild cat has been discovered — Leopardus tilcayo. It is the first formally described living feline in…
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The Curiosity rover has reached its 5,000th Martian day. NASA stitched together two black-and-white panoramas from its navigation cameras by the sandy ridge Chocolatal and tinted them: blue for morning,…
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The phase three INTerpath-001 trial met its goals: the individualized mRNA therapy intismeran together with pembrolizumab improved recurrence-free survival in resected stage IIB–IV melanoma.
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Relatives of known proteins were sought not by sequence but by three-dimensional shape — and it led to the protein TM184C: it works on internal vesicles and helps build bridges…
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Among Marines with traumatic brain injury, higher pre-deployment levels of natural anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies went hand in hand with milder depression and PTSD symptoms; no such link was found for…
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Entomologists have described a new genus of Australian plant bugs, Swiftiephylus. Four species bear names inspired by the singer and her albums. The insects' coloration reminded scientists of Taylor Swift's…
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On September 13, 2026, Falcon 9 launched three satellites for SES into a medium Earth orbit, bringing the constellation to 13 satellites. This was SpaceX's 700th launch of a Falcon…
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On September 10, 2008, the first startup of the largest particle accelerator took place at CERN. Nine days later, the accident had to be repaired for over a year, but…
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