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Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century
A small, spotted cat at a Bolivian wildlife sanctuary has turned out to belong to a previously unknown species. Scientists reported the discovery Thursday in the journal Current Biology. It is the first newly named and described living wild cat...
Meet Earth’s Newest Wild Cat Species, the First Named in Over a Century
A small, spotted cat at a Bolivian wildlife sanctuary has turned out to belong to a previously unknown species
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New Findings Could Help Build Computers That Think More Like Your Brain
Scientists have filmed a crystal of tiny magnetic vortices melting and reshaping in real time, a breakthrough that could bring ultra-efficient computers closer to reality. A crystal does not have to be made of atoms. In ultrathin magnetic materials, tiny whirlpools of magnetism …
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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator
The new material approaches the theoretical limit of how good a thermal insulator can be.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: NASA discovers huge new crater on the moon
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that’s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. (Story: Associated Press)
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Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon
A California-based astrophysicist presented a new theory on Monday to explain why Venus, the planet most like Earth in size, mass and structure, lacks its own moon.
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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.
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What does OpenAI’s blockbuster mathematics proof mean for the real world?
OpenAI’s claimed proof of the Navier-Stokes problem is a mathematical tour de force, but any real-world applications may be years away—if they ever arrive at all
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Webb Reveals A Stunning Panorama Of Star Formation
[ESA] This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope released to the public so far. [...] The post Webb Reveals A Stunning Panorama Of Star Formation appeared first on Astrobiology .
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Uncovers New Clues Hidden In Mars’ Wind-Shaped Landscape
NASA’s Curiosity rover is examining wind-blown sediments on Mars to better understand how the planet’s surface has changed over time, according to a mission update published by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During sols 5002 to 5009, the rover team designed a demanding sequen…
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