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Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy - SciTechDaily
science 2026/05/09 00:26:42

Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy - SciTechDaily

A newly developed therapy inspired by bacteria residing within tumors offers a different way to combat cancer by targeting how tumor cells produce energy.

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Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone - Spaceflight Now
science 2026/05/08 23:20:35

Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone - Spaceflight Now

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Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life - Phys.org
science 2026/05/08 22:20:02

Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life - Phys.org

A study published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology has identified the earliest evidence of prehistoric occupation by island dwellers of northern Sri Lanka. Long thought to be unsuitable for human occupation due to its scarce stone resources an…

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The World’s Largest Waterfall Is Hidden Beneath the Arctic Ocean, and It’s Far Bigger Than Niagara Falls! - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/05/08 21:45:00

The World’s Largest Waterfall Is Hidden Beneath the Arctic Ocean, and It’s Far Bigger Than Niagara Falls! - Indian Defence Review

Earth’s largest waterfall, concealed under Arctic waters, moves millions of cubic meters of water every second, and it could be more critical to our climate than we ever realized.

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No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow - Boing Boing
science 2026/05/08 21:02:02

No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow - Boing Boing

On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli pointed his telescope at Venus and noticed a faint glow on the planet’s unlit side. Riccioli figured it was an…

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Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx - Sci.News
science 2026/05/08 20:54:15

Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx - Sci.News

A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence to offer the most complete portrait to date of Archaeopteryx’s ecology, behavior, and daily life.

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