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Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion ton annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia - Phys.org
science 2026/02/01 22:30:01

Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion ton annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia - Phys.org

A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the “Asian Water Tower.” This critical water source, which sustains agricultural irrigation, urban water supplies and ecolog…

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB - Spaceflight Now
science 2026/02/01 21:29:15

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB - Spaceflight Now

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It's the size of 3 Central Parks in New York, could be 8,650 years old – and glows in the dark. Forget the blue whale this beast is the world's biggest organism - BBC Wildlife Magazine
science 2026/02/01 20:22:44

It's the size of 3 Central Parks in New York, could be 8,650 years old – and glows in the dark. Forget the blue whale this beast is the world's biggest organism - BBC Wildlife Magazine

This humongous fungus is the biggest organism in the world

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Mapped: The World’s 12 Largest Impact Craters - Visual Capitalist
science 2026/02/01 20:15:06

Mapped: The World’s 12 Largest Impact Craters - Visual Capitalist

See Earth’s largest impact craters, including the ones tied to extinction events and rare geological formations.

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Hard-to-synthesize materials revived using AI: An LLM-based materials redesign technology - Phys.org
science 2026/02/01 18:30:01

Hard-to-synthesize materials revived using AI: An LLM-based materials redesign technology - Phys.org

A research team led by Prof. Yousung Jung of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has developed an innovative AI-based technology that uses large language models (LLMs) to redesign new materials that were pr…

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250-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Origins of Our Unique Hearing - ScienceAlert
science 2026/02/01 18:04:33

250-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Origins of Our Unique Hearing - ScienceAlert

Modern mammals have unique hearing abilities, able to sense a broad range of volumes and frequencies using middle-ear features, including our eardrums and a few small bones.

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