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Lithium Plume in Our Atmosphere Traced Back to Returning SpaceX Rocket - ScienceAlert
science 2026/02/23 12:03:53

Lithium Plume in Our Atmosphere Traced Back to Returning SpaceX Rocket - ScienceAlert

Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

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Neither Sapiens nor Neanderthal: Scientists Finally Reveal the Truth About This 28,000-Year-Old Child - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/02/23 11:45:00

Neither Sapiens nor Neanderthal: Scientists Finally Reveal the Truth About This 28,000-Year-Old Child - The Daily Galaxy

Direct bone dating narrows the extinction window and reshapes a 25-year debate over human–Neanderthal interbreeding.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
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This AI can improve your peer review — and make it more polite - Nature
science 2026/02/23 10:21:49

This AI can improve your peer review — and make it more polite - Nature

A system of five models helps peer reviewers to write more constructive comments, but it is not yet known whether this strengthens the papers that are being reviewed.

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NASA uses Mars Helicopter's SoC for rover navigation upgrade - theregister.com
science 2026/02/23 06:15:00

NASA uses Mars Helicopter's SoC for rover navigation upgrade - theregister.com

: Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help

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Globe-trotting ancient 'sea-salamander' fossils rediscovered from Australia's dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs - Phys.org
science 2026/02/23 05:10:01

Globe-trotting ancient 'sea-salamander' fossils rediscovered from Australia's dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs - Phys.org

Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay bordering a vast prehistoric ocean. Fossils recovered from this region over 60 years ago, and almost forgotten in museum collections, …

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Newly Discovered “Hybrid” Eye Cell Challenges 150 Years of Biology - SciTechDaily
science 2026/02/23 02:26:26

Newly Discovered “Hybrid” Eye Cell Challenges 150 Years of Biology - SciTechDaily

A newly discovered visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae is reshaping long-held assumptions about how vertebrates see the world.

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