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Don't miss: Watch Saturn shine and Halley’s Comet debris streak across the sky

October offers several memorable sights for skywatchers, including Saturn at opposition, the Orionid meteor shower, and a close pairing of the Moon an...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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A new kind of magnetism could unlock faster, more efficient computers

The computers of the future may rely on more than the electrical charge carried by electrons. Researchers are increasingly interested in another funda...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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Credit cards, move over: Filipinos really love buy now, pay later

BNPL is running red-hot, enough for one top player to turn itself into a bank and snag one of the government’s former highest paid official for its bo...

Oct 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job

A protein best known for helping cells and tissues stay connected has another unexpected role. Researchers have found that it also helps epithelial ce...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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Easing constipation: A 20-minute walk can get your gut moving almost immediately

Constipation is one of the most common digestive problems, affecting people across age groups and backgrounds. Beyond causing bloating, straining, and...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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A meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later than scientists thought

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have revised a key piece of Oklahoma's geologic history, with possible implications for how scientist...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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Your gut bacteria may reveal how fast your brain is aging

A new UCLA study suggests that the pace of brain aging may be connected to bacteria in the gut and the chemical compounds they produce. The findings o...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists just found a new way to make hydrogen from water

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new class of materials that can use light to produce hydrogen from water, offering a potentially...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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This common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers

Edward (Ed) Waldner knew something was wrong, even though he could not explain exactly what was happening. At age 55, he was constantly exhausted, reg...

Oct 04, 2026 • 5 min read

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Vitamin D drug may help crack pancreatic cancer’s protective shield

A small clinical trial led by researchers at Dana Farber Cancer Institute has tested a treatment strategy that began with laboratory discoveries at th...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Hunter-gatherer societies are often put on a pedestal as paragons of equality – but the reality is more complicated

Hunter-gatherers do not always seek total equality, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t egalitarian.

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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This protective enzyme could help stop fatty liver disease from getting worse

Researchers co-led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have identified an enzyme that may help protect the liver from the damage that can occur...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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ESA’s Juice just used Earth as a slingshot to Jupiter

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) made a close pass by Earth on September 28, skimming the outer reaches of the atmospher...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Chang’e-6 lunar soil contains a surprising magnetic time capsule

The Moon no longer generates a global magnetic field, but traces of its ancient magnetism remain locked inside lunar rocks and soil. By studying the m...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Powerful simulations reveal how the first stars changed the universe

Researchers are using extraordinarily detailed computer simulations to reconstruct one of the most transformative periods in cosmic history: the era w...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists just made a superconductor stronger using “empty space”

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum fluctuations in a vacuum can strengthen superconductivity, opening a new path for contro...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Vitamin C linked to fewer deaths in blood disorder trial

Vitamin C can increase the activity of cellular proteins known as TET enzymes, which help regulate whether certain genes are switched on or off. Reduc...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump adds $3.2bn Alabama bridge to long list of things he’d like named after him

Trump adds $3.2bn Alabama bridge to long list of things he’d like named after himThe Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project was paid for in part by a...

Oct 03, 2026 • 5 min read

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Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape

Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rapeA woman who says she was gang-raped at Cornell University testified at a...

Oct 02, 2026 • 5 min read

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UAE ‘threatens to pull billions of investments from UK in rebellion against Man City ruling’

UAE ‘threatens to pull billions of investments from UK in rebellion against Man City ruling’Emirati officials say the Premier League verdict will ‘hav...

Oct 02, 2026 • 5 min read