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In a first, the Webb telescope found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it

For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet by directly...

Many U.S. babies may lack gut bacteria that train their immune systems

About three quarters of babies born in the United States may not have enough friendly microbes in...

No player can return this killer shot. Physics explains how it works

It’s the shot every squash player dreads and dreams of. In the sport, players take turns hitting...

Mailed self-sample kits boosted cervical cancer screening

Receiving a sample collection kit by mail helped people who were behind on cervical cancer screening take...

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years

Nearly 100 million years ago, a droplet of tree sap captured a gruesome scene: a fungus bursting...

Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space

On Monday, June 23, shortly after 9 pm UTC, hundreds of seeds, fungi, algae, and human DNA...

Killer whales may use kelp brushes to slough off rough skin

A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. A group of killer...

Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic...

Two spacecraft created their first images of an artificial solar eclipse

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

Perched atop the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile, 8,684 feet high in the Atacama Desert, where the...

India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

Zubaida starts her day at eight in the morning, sorting discarded plastics, glass, and chemicals with her...

Distant nebulas star in one of the first images from the Rubin Observatory

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...
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