Astronomers find three feeding black holes in one galaxy 12.5 billion light-years away
The James Webb Space Telescope observation captures a rare triple active galactic nucleus from the universe's infancy, with two black holes just 620 light-years
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Global assessment finds every Australian shallow-water coral reef faces collapse risk by 2075
A global assessment attributes the extremely high collapse risk largely to projected ocean warming, underscoring the stakes for reef policy.
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AI agents solve 49 of 50 unpublished physics problems in DeepMind-backed study
The result suggests AI systems can contribute to original scientific problem solving, not just data analysis.
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Storms batter northern Europe, cutting power to 150,000 homes and grounding flights
The storms also disrupted phone networks, adding to pressure on European infrastructure and emergency services.
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Astronomers report evidence of the first moon detected beyond the Solar System
The candidate object is at least as massive as Jupiter and orbits a brown dwarf, a configuration unlike any known moon.
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NASA's Swift space telescope ends its mission after more than two decades
Swift detected roughly 2,000 gamma-ray bursts and will reenter Earth's atmosphere, closing a long-running astrophysics observatory.
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Supercurrent method reads quantum information without destroying it, researchers report
Overcoming measurement-induced collapse is a longstanding barrier to practical quantum computing.
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Low-dose aspirin linked to 70% lower relative dementia risk in one genetic group
The observational finding applies to older adults with a specific genetic profile and comes with caveats researchers flag.
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Euclid Space Telescope spots its first comet, found during unrelated survey work
The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, designed to map dark matter, incidentally detected a comet roughly 1.3 billion kilometers away, its first such dis
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Global underground CO2 storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024
The most comprehensive record to date tracks growth in geological carbon storage as a climate mitigation tool.
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Pancreatic cancer rewrites its DNA to become more aggressive and evade treatment
Blocking a key gene reversed some dangerous changes in lab experiments, pointing to possible therapeutic targets.
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Estimate finds summer heat killed more than 50,000 in European cities
The mortality estimate underscores the mounting health toll of extreme heat in urban areas.
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China's research ships linger longer than others near undersea cables, study shows
The finding raises questions about surveillance and security around critical subsea communications infrastructure.
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Bennu asteroid samples suggest it formed where inner and outer Solar System material mixed
The findings, with a surprising role for Jupiter, revise scientists' understanding of early Solar System formation.
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Climate patterns could predict Ebola outbreaks months in advance, study says
Earlier outbreak signals could improve public health preparedness in affected regions.
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New York commits $360 million for Stony Brook quantum hub alongside $1.37B in federal foundry funding
The state investment is part of a broader push to build regional quantum computing capacity and supply chains.
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40-year superconductor study upended by 3D imaging of hidden crystal structures
Advanced imaging revealed a patchwork of crystal structures whose wide boundaries may weaken superconductivity.
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Protein switch found to burn fat and block new fat cell formation
Turning off a protein called Mitch made human cells burn more fat, building on obesity-resistant mouse experiments.
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