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Meet the Teen Winner of the 2022 Largest Global HS Science and Engineering Fair

From a Florida farm to first place at the largest international high school science and engineering fair, meet the world’s most promising young engineer. Robert Sansone, 17, won the $75,000 top award at the 2022 Regeneron ISEF in May. For his submission, Sansone built a new type of motor to be used in electric cars. […]

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Scientists May Have Found the Youngest-Known Planet

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Astronomers have detected evidence of what appears to be one of the youngest-known planets in the universe. In the journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists detailed the first-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk, suggesting the presence of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet in the constellation Ophiuchus, 395 light-years away from Earth. This newborn planet is

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Study Suggests Spiders Can Dream

Environment, Science / 3 min. read

Much like the intricate and beautiful webs spiders create in waking life, their minds may spin dreams. New research led by behavioral ecologist Daniela Roessler at the University of Konstanz in Germany shows that jumping spiders (evarcha arcuata) experience a sleep-like state with muscle twitches and rapid-eye-movements (REM) similar to those observed in dreaming humans.

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Beautiful macro of female spider Phidippus spec. Ometepe

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Delivers Deepest and Sharpest Infrared Image of Space

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Gazing up at the night sky has a tendency to put life in perspective. But how about gazing deep into the primordial universe? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — the largest and most powerful telescope in the world — launched on December 25, 2021 and traveled nearly 1 million miles over almost 30 days

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James Webb Telescope Capture of the Carina Nebula, gaseous clouds resembling mountain peaks

New Blood Test More Accurately Predicts Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

Health, Science / 2 min. read

Scientists have created a blood test that can predict people’s risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, or death related to those conditions over a four-year period. The test could save lives and prevent serious medical emergencies by helping doctors see if current drugs are working and whether patients might need additional or alternative

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Laboratory technician preparing blood sample for medical testing in laboratory

Scientists Make Skin Cells Act 30 Years Younger in Breakthrough Study

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In a major achievement in the world of anti-aging science, researchers recently figured out a way to make human skin cells act three decades younger in a lab through genetic rejuvenation. The discovery could lead to serious advancements in wound recovery and other medical realms, including the treatment of genetic diseases. A key inspiration for

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New Facility Will Simulate Hurricane-Force Winds to Create Storm-Resistant Housing

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Florida knows hurricanes. The Sunshine State has been hit by some of the strongest to ever make landfall in the United States, and it’s home to the International Hurricane Research Center and the Extreme Events Institute, both located at Florida International University (FIU). There, researchers are mimicking tropical cyclones using the Wall of Wind (WOW),

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A videographer stands in front of twelve massive fans, that create what is called a Wall of Wind

Simple Fishing Net Design Could Reduce Marine Bycatch

Environment, Science / 3 min. read

While you sun, swim, and snorkel in the ocean this summer, scientists are working deep beneath the surface to protect some of its most precious marine life from becoming bycatch. Gillnets are the tool of choice for catching many species, from salmon to cod to tuna. But these mesh fishing nets are nearly invisible in

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a humpback whale and her calf swim close together in clear water

NASA Launches First-Ever Study on UFOs

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A poster on the office wall of UFO-seeking hero Fox Mulder in The X-Files famously declared that the truth is out there. NASA has decided to take its first official steps toward determining what that truth may be. This fall, an independent NASA-commissioned team will embark upon a study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), or

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Two flying objects shaped like saucers hover over a desert landscape

NASA Locates Lone Black Hole in the Milky Way for the First Time — and It’s More Massive Than Our Sun

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If you think pinning down the position of a black hole sounds complicated, you can imagine how much harder it is to identify one moving 100,000 miles per hour — which makes astronomers’ recent feat so impressive. For the first time ever, data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed scientists to record the mass

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