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NASA finds source of Artemis II problem that forced rollback from the launch pad - Phys.org
science 2026/03/05 00:20:02

NASA finds source of Artemis II problem that forced rollback from the launch pad - Phys.org

NASA announced it had found the source of a helium flow blockage that forced it to roll the Artemis II rocket back from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center and delay its lunar fly-by mission until at least April.

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Scientists discover a spider with a 'pearl necklace' that turned out to be a new parasite - Earth.com
science 2026/03/04 23:26:15

Scientists discover a spider with a 'pearl necklace' that turned out to be a new parasite - Earth.com

Brazil’s Butantan Institute identified a new mite larvae, Araneothrombium brasiliensis, feeding on a spider in a museum specimen case.

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Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature - Nature
science 2026/03/04 23:16:37

Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature - Nature

A survey of tropical insect populations and thermal tolerance limits indicates that species from lowland areas have low capacity to survive increased temperatures, and that thermal tolerance is limited by fundamental properties of protein architecture.

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Genome modelling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2 - Nature
science 2026/03/04 22:31:43

Genome modelling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2 - Nature

Evo 2 is an artificial intelligence-based biological foundation model trained on 9 trillion DNA base pairs spanning all domains of life that predicts functional properties from genomic sequences and provides a rich generative model for researchers in biology.

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The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 - Nature
science 2026/03/04 22:31:43

The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2 - Nature

PIEZO2 is intrinsically more rigid than PIEZO1, and disparate mechanical stimuli paradoxically evoke opposite conformational and gating responses in each channel.

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'Space jellyfish' seen in Northwest Florida sky following SpaceX Starlink rocket launch - WEAR-tv
science 2026/03/04 22:22:56

'Space jellyfish' seen in Northwest Florida sky following SpaceX Starlink rocket launch - WEAR-tv

PENSACOLA, Fla. – What was seen in the sky above Northwest Florida Wednesday morning?The answer: a space jellyfish.According to SpaceX, around 4:50 a.m. CT, F

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