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A holoparasitic plant replaces its own genes with host DNA to survive - Phys.org
science 2026/07/02 14:20:01

A holoparasitic plant replaces its own genes with host DNA to survive - Phys.org

All living organisms are known to inherit genes, DNA sequences that contain instructions for producing specific proteins and performing biological functions, from their parents. In some cases, however, genes can also shift between different species via a proc…

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The deadliest animal you could encounter in a national park probably isn’t a bone-crushing, 300kg apex predator – it’s something much more surprising - BBC Wildlife Magazine
science 2026/07/02 14:15:21

The deadliest animal you could encounter in a national park probably isn’t a bone-crushing, 300kg apex predator – it’s something much more surprising - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Researchers analysed the most common animals involved in aggressive human-wildlife encounters – and discovered something unexpected

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As Japanese beetles emerge in Wisconsin, what to expect this year - Green Bay Press-Gazette
science 2026/07/02 10:06:00

As Japanese beetles emerge in Wisconsin, what to expect this year - Green Bay Press-Gazette

With the Fourth of July, so come Japanese beetles. How bad are the destructive insects expected to be in Wisconsin in 2026? Depends on where you live.

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Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor - The Verge
science 2026/07/02 09:13:39

Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor - The Verge

Amazon Leo has just 396 satellites in orbit, compared to Starlink’s bumpy “better than nothing” beta which launched with about 900.

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Ancient texts described a strange object in the sky. Astronomers have just worked out what it was - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
science 2026/07/02 08:29:26

Ancient texts described a strange object in the sky. Astronomers have just worked out what it was - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A ‘new star’ in an ancient, 12th century poem by Ibn Sanā' al-Mulk could be a reference to a supernova that appeared in 1181.

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A tiny “quasi-moon” called Kamoʻoalewa shadows Earth’s orbit and may be a piece of the actual Moon blasted into space by an ancient impact — and China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now closing in to bring a sample back to Earth. - Space Daily
science 2026/07/02 06:07:01

A tiny “quasi-moon” called Kamoʻoalewa shadows Earth’s orbit and may be a piece of the actual Moon blasted into space by an ancient impact — and China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now closing in to bring a sample back to Earth. - Space Daily

Earth has one Moon, but it does not travel entirely alone. A small asteroid called Kamoʻoalewa loops along beside our planet as a “quasi-moon,” and there is real evidence that it may be a fragment of the actual Moon, flung into space by an ancient impact. Chi…

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