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Invasive exotic species are considered one of the main causes of the current biodiversity crisis. In recent years, humans have introduced 200 species of ant from outside of their natural area of dist… [+5386 chars]
A geomagnetic storm warning has been issued after 17 solar flares were detected erupting from a single sun spot, some of them while it was pointing at Earth. The US space weather prediction centre s… [+2208 chars]
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) joint venture, has created history! The spacecraft has come closer to the Sun than any other craft ever. The spacecraft completed … [+1865 chars]
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is expanding its ability to more accurately identify where fast radio bursts (FRBs) are coming from. The organization is constructing a new … [+3247 chars]
Recent images captured by the European Space Agencys Mars Express orbiter reveal large craters in Utopia, the largest known impact basin in the Solar System. Utopia is about 2,050 miles wideroughly… [+2509 chars]
The Universe isn't a chaotic free-for-all. Most of the stars are bound up in galaxies, which are separated by vast, almost unimaginable distances. The space between the galaxies intergalactic space … [+4140 chars]
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Stem cells can develop into many different types of cells in the body. For instance, when a person is injured, stem cells come to the site of the injury and aid in healing damaged tissues. New nanote… [+3365 chars]
UCLA scientists have discovered a new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on Earth, a phenomenon that contributes to the colorful aurora borealis but also poses hazards to satellit… [+4951 chars]
Very few people who think about watches think very much about clocks. But clocks were here long before watches (a lot longer if you count things like sundials and water clocks, and I do), and they wi… [+6810 chars]
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean. The blobs have their roots 2,900 km (1,800 miles) below the surface, almost… [+5294 chars]
