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Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature
science 2026/02/18 22:22:05

Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature

Sequencing of marine sediments finds 136 newly identified Heimdallarchaeia and several novel lineages, and indicates that Heimdallarchaeia evolved distinct metabolic capabilities from other Asgardarchaeota, in conditions that may have given rise to early…

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A New Moon Race Starts This Year—and This Time It’s All About the Water - Gizmodo
science 2026/02/18 22:15:20

A New Moon Race Starts This Year—and This Time It’s All About the Water - Gizmodo

The U.S. and China are each planning to land in the Moon’s Shackleton crater this year. Whoever gets there first will secure the best access to its resources.

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Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature
science 2026/02/18 22:07:30

Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature

Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances infanticide in previously tolerant mice.

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A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping - Phys.org
science 2026/02/18 19:40:03

A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping - Phys.org

Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us keep time more accurately, as they explain in a paper availabl…

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Mutant organisms called 'space phages' could solve the global antibiotic crisis - Earth.com
science 2026/02/18 19:35:50

Mutant organisms called 'space phages' could solve the global antibiotic crisis - Earth.com

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different paths

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The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it? - CNN
science 2026/02/18 19:13:12

The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it? - CNN

NASA’s first crewed moon mission in decades was delayed as its engineers grapple with an all-too-familiar rocket problem: hydrogen leaks. Fixing the issue is even trickier than it may seem.

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