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Newton’s 300-year-old law just passed its biggest test yet
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A large-scale test of gravity across galaxy clusters found behavior consistent with predictions from Newtonian and Einsteinian gravity over hundreds of millions of light-years. The result weakens some modified-gravity theories and supports dark matter as the leading explanation for the universe’s missing mass.
The evidence narrows the space for alternatives that seek to explain cosmic observations by changing
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The result reinforces the standard cosmological model while making competing explanations for dark matter harder to sustain.
Asthma in some boys stops at puberty: mouse results hint at why
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Mouse research suggests that male sex hormones can alter nerve endings in the lungs, potentially explaining why asthma symptoms ease for some boys around puberty.
The key shift is a possible biological link between puberty and the lung nerves that
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A puberty-linked mechanism could lead to more targeted asthma therapies and better predictions about who will outgrow symptoms.
The brain struggles to make new neurons in people with depression
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A high-resolution map of the hippocampus identifies changes associated with reduced production of new neurons in people with depression and suggests possible therapeutic pathways.
The study moves depression research toward a more precise view of how hippocampal cells and
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More detailed brain maps could help replace broad, trial-and-error treatment with therapies matched to specific cellular dysfunctions.
Addendum: Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
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An addendum reports that sea levels used in many coastal hazard assessments are substantially higher than previously assumed. The correction indicates that existing evaluations may underestimate exposure to flooding and other coastal risks.
The decisive shift is an upward revision to the baseline used for coastal planning. Higher
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Coastal communities may be planning for hazards that are already more severe than their official assessments indicate.
More than 18,000 questionable images found in antibody catalogues of 15 companies
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An investigation identified more than 18,000 questionable images in antibody catalogues from 15 companies. The findings raise concerns about the reliability of commercial antibodies used across biomedical research.
The scale of the problem shifts antibody validation from an individual laboratory issue to a
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Faulty commercial antibodies can produce false findings across large bodies of biomedical research.
These rodent OnlyFans stars are helping to fund scientific research
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Researchers are using animal-focused OnlyFans accounts, including marmot channels, to raise money for scientific work as US federal research funding faces uncertainty. The effort has also spawned a marmot-themed cryptocurrency.
The shift is that direct audience revenue is becoming a practical supplement to unstable grant
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The experiment shows how funding pressure is pushing scientists toward unconventional and increasingly commercial sources of support.
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
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Astronomers identified the first stellar stream from a globular cluster beyond the Milky Way. Because the stream follows the gravity of its host galaxy, its structure allowed researchers to estimate the amount and distribution of surrounding dark matter.
The discovery creates a new way to map dark matter in galaxies beyond our own,
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Stellar streams could provide a scalable tool for measuring dark matter where direct observation remains impossible.
Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule
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Researchers reconstructed a complete three-dimensional image of a molecule's wavefunction by combining advanced photoelectron measurements with new algorithms. The technique resolved the molecular orbital of a nanometer-scale organic molecule, including features smaller than the spacing between its carbon atoms.
The result converts an abstract quantum description into an experimentally reconstructed object with nanoscale detail.
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A reliable way to image molecular wavefunctions could give chemistry and materials science a more direct view of how electrons drive behavior.
NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe
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NASA has cleared the Roman Space Telescope for final launch preparations, with a targeted August 30 liftoff aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. The observatory will study cosmic expansion, the history of the universe, and distant exoplanets.
Roman's launch would add a wide-field space observatory capable of surveying the universe at a
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Roman could reshape several major questions in cosmology and exoplanet science with one mission.
Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts
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The Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after completing the first crewed journey beyond the Moon in more than 50 years. The 10-day Orion mission also carried them farther from Earth than any previous human spaceflight.
The award turns Artemis II's distance record into an official national milestone, giving the mission
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A prestigious national award can reinforce support for Artemis as the program moves from lunar flybys toward sustained exploration.