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SP8 Breakthrough: A Foundational Step Toward Human Limb Regeneration - Neuroscience News

Can humans regrow limbs? Researchers find SP6 and SP8 genes are vital for regeneration in axolotls and mice, creating a viral gene therapy that mimics salamander regrowth powers.

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Scientists watch particles emerge from empty space for the first time - Earth.com

Scientists have observed particles forming from the vacuum, revealing how matter may emerge from seemingly empty space.

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Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force early on April 20 - Space

Liftoff is scheduled for 2:48 a.m. ET on Monday (April 20).

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Support fundamental research, prize-winning mathematician urges - Phys.org

French mathematician Frank Merle, who won a prestigious Breakthrough Prize on Saturday, told AFP that fundamental research must be supported because it is a "foundation stone" for the future.

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Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before - Live Science

When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests

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This protein-engineering breakthrough generates over 10M data points and turbocharges AI in just three days - Phys.org

Protein engineering is a field primed for artificial intelligence research. Each protein is made up of amino acids; to optimize a protein function, researchers modify proteins by switching out one of 20 different amino acids for another. For a protein that is…

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Scientists Reveal How Ocean Waves Would Behave On Alien Worlds Under Extreme Conditions Across The Solar System - The Daily Galaxy

A new model reveals that waves on alien oceans, especially on Titan, could behave in ways that defy everything we know from Earth.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel·1d ago

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In the Middle of His Farm in Patagonia, a Shepherd Found a 20-Meter Dinosaur That Doesn’t Fit Any Known Group - The Daily Galaxy

A set of ancient bones found in Argentina is drawing unusual attention from researchers. There’s something about this dinosaur that refuses to fit neatly into existing categories.

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Quantum model explains how single electrons cause damage inside silicon chips - Phys.org

Researchers in the UC Santa Barbara Materials Department have uncovered the elusive quantum mechanism by which energetic electrons break chemical bonds inside microelectronic devices—a detrimental process that slowly degrades performance over time. The discov…

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Scientists Discover 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Baby in a Cave With the Body of a One-Year-Old - The Daily Galaxy

Buried for over 50,000 years, this tiny Neanderthal fossil is now at the center of a surprising scientific puzzle.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel·1d ago

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Telescope livestream: Watch the moon pass in front of the Pleiades on April 19 - Space

Watch the crescent moon cross the blue-white stars of the Pleiades on April 19 from the comfort of your home.

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Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring's first rain of 'shooting stars' peak in moonless skies - Live Science

Expect bright fireballs during the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak in moonless skies on April 22, 2026.

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Synthetic universe allows you to 'see and hear' galaxies evolving from the dawn of time (video) - Space

In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it's tricking some astronomers.

Space.com·2d ago

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Apollo v Artemis: How the Earth changed in 58 years - BBC

After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

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Comet Tracker: Monday Brings Best Chance To See A Comet And Meteors - Forbes

Comet Pan-STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), just got closest to the sun and should still be visible from the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, April 20.

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Scientists Prove There Are Just Six Degrees of Separation in a Social Network - SciTechDaily

A simple pattern links billions of people: just a few connections apart. New research suggests this may be an unavoidable feature of human networks.

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Tiny Microbes Hiding in Soil May Help Pull Rain From The Sky, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert

Tiny organisms on the ground – bacteria and fungi – have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study.

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Master of chaos wins $3M math prize for ‘blowing up’ equations - Yahoo

Frank Merle is used to confronting a messy world. A linear equation is something like y = 2x, which states that the value of y doubles whenever you double...

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Northern Lights Forecast: 20 States May See Aurora Saturday Night - Forbes

The northern lights may be visible overnight from up to 20 northern U.S. states on Saturday, April 18, into Sunday, April 19, 2026, during a G1 or G2 geomagnetic storm.

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Wild drone video shows SoCal surfers paddling inches away from great white sharks - New York Post

Shark sightings on the Southern California coast, amidst surfers, has been more frequent.

New York Post·2d ago