Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula's white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.
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Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula's white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.
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A new set of artificial intelligence models could make protein sequencing even more powerful for better understanding cell biology and diseases.
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Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past ...
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Editor in chief Nancy Shute traces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 to the renewed interest in explosive tests today.
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The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.
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Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth-like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?
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Controlled fusion, solar sails or ion engines could someday help spaceships travel between star systems.
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Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Global Physics Summit, scientists aren't convinced Microsoft has them.
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In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer players had higher levels of glycogen, a key energy source.
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Many scientists say "subcritical" experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.
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