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Researchers confirm that a fungus in Chernobyl could use radiation as an energy source, changing everything we knew

December 10, 2025

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The growing risk is now official—avalanches are affecting glaciers across the planet, threatening freshwater reserves

December 10, 2025

Alba Moreno, science communicator, on nuclear energy—“Eating a banana gives you a higher dose of radioactivity”

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Alba Moreno, science communicator, on nuclear energy—“Eating a banana gives you a higher dose of radioactivity”

December 5, 2025

Confirmed by the Hubble telescope and NASA team—the strange galactic discontinuity changes what we believed about the evolution of the universe

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Confirmed by the Hubble telescope and NASA team—the strange galactic discontinuity changes what we believed about the evolution of the universe

December 4, 2025

Neither A nor B—this surprising hybrid blood type poses challenges for transfusions and compatibility, according to experts in immunohematology

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Neither A nor B—this surprising hybrid blood type poses challenges for transfusions and compatibility, according to experts in immunohematology

December 3, 2025

Confirmed—Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of giant mirrors into space, and the scientific community warns that it could destroy the night sky forever

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Confirmed—Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of giant mirrors into space, and the scientific community warns that it could destroy the night sky forever

November 27, 2025

It's official—the butter of the future is here, thanks to Bill Gates—and it's produced without farms or emissions

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It’s official—the butter of the future is here, thanks to Bill Gates—and it’s produced without farms or emissions

November 27, 2025

Scientists help partially blind patients see again thanks to a wireless eye implant

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Scientists help partially blind patients see again thanks to a wireless eye implant

November 26, 2025

Goodbye to the myth—scientists explain why our Sun is green, but we will never see it that color

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Goodbye to the myth—scientists explain why our Sun is green, but we will never see it that color

November 26, 2025

Neither galaxy nor black hole—the James Webb could have detected a new class of star that defies the known laws of the universe

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Neither galaxy nor black hole—the James Webb could have detected a new class of star that defies the known laws of the universe

November 25, 2025

Dust from the far side of the Moon has just revealed something scientists has never seen there: tiny fragments from an extremely rare space rock. When they studied the material extracted from the Chang’e-6 mission in China, they found some microscopic grains from a very fragile, but rich in water meteorite, that usually never survive when it crosses Earth atmosphere. This grain comes from a type of meteorite called an Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrite, or CI chondrite. It’s the first time confirmed debris of this kind has ever been found on the Moon. The finding shows that even very fragile and wet asteroids can leave tiny prints trapped in lunar soil, and that the Moon can preserve clues about the solar system's early history that get destroyed easily on Earth. What’s special about this kind of meteorite? CI chondrites are some of the most strange known meteorites. They’re the most rich in water and volatile elements, and its composition looks like the one from space rocks like Ryugu y Bennu. Up to 20% of its mass can be water combined with hydrated minerals. That’s why it's so important to understand how water and other ingredient could have been delivered to the Earth and the Moon. However, these same qualities make them very fragile. CI chondrites are soft, crumbly, and highly porous compared to most other meteorites. When they enter Earth’s atmosphere on a high speed, it's quite easily for them to break, melt or completely destroy. Which is why less than 1% of all the meteorites found on our planet belong to this group. And, it might seem as if was simpler to find them on the Moon, since there is no atmosphere ready to burn them there, but there’s another problem: the objects that crash to the moon surface do it at a very high speed, whit such a violent impact, that usually, the rock just evaporates, melt, or get blasted back into space. How scientists found CI dust in Chang’e-6 samples Besides the difficulties, the team, guided by the geochemists Jintuan Wang and Zhiming Chen from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, decided to examine, very carefully, the Chang’e-6 material. The sample showed a “crater within a crater”: the Apolo crater, inside the huge South Pole-Aitken basin, that nearly covers a quarter of the Moon surface. And since this zone has already received so many impacts over time, it was a good place to look for old meteorites. The researched looked into 5.000 tiny fragments in the sample that would contained olivine, a magnesium and iron silicate mineral that often appears in volcanic rocks, impact melts and meteorites. They put aside many “clastos" (fragments) with olivine and then they assembled and polished it carefully to be able to study them with very powerful tools: scanning electron microscopy, electronic microprobe and secondary ion mass spectrometry. From all of the candidates, the team identified 7 clastos with olivine, which chemical matched with the olivine from the CI chondrites. This pieces, showed porphydic textures: olive crystals embedded in a vitreous matrix. The researchers compared patterns of silicon and oxygen isotopes, iron-to-manganese ratios, and concentrations of nickel and chromium oxides. Rocks from the Moon and Earth have established ranges for these values. The 7 clasts were not included in these ranges. But, their fingerprints matched those of CI chondrite meteorites. This indicates that the material probably came from a CI chondrite asteroid that struck the Moon, melted upon impact, and then cooled quickly enough to preserve its original chemistry. New findings about the solar system The scientists note that their method may be useful for upcoming research on Moon rocks and other returned samples: “Given the rarity of CI chondrites in Earth’s meteorite collection, our integrated methodology for identifying exogenous materials in lunar and potentially other returned samples offers a valuable tool for reassessing chondrite proportions in the inner Solar System.”

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Confirmed—China’s Chang’e-6 mission finds lunar dust with meteorite fragments that could explain the origin of water on Earth

November 24, 2025

This is the red sphere discovered by NASA—a celestial body traveling at record speed that could change what we know about stars

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This is the red sphere discovered by NASA—a celestial body traveling at record speed that could change what we know about stars

November 23, 2025

Confirmed—the first space solar panel is already producing electricity and could power entire cities

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Confirmed—the first space solar panel is already producing electricity and could power entire cities

November 21, 2025

Confirmed—Minnesota becomes the new energy epicenter following Pulsar Helium's historic discovery of 230,000 tons of helium

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Confirmed—Minnesota becomes the new energy epicenter following Pulsar Helium’s historic discovery of 230,000 tons of helium

November 19, 2025

This is the method used by a teacher who turns math into a game using only cooking, social media, and challenges

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This is the method used by a teacher who turns math into a game using only cooking, social media, and challenges

November 14, 2025

Confirmed—global warming threatens to wipe out the U.S. “corn belt” and plunge global production

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Confirmed—global warming threatens to wipe out the U.S. “corn belt” and plunge global production

November 14, 2025

Confirmed—scientists warn that between 2030 and 2040, Earth will enter a “mini ice age” due to the Sun

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Confirmed—scientists warn that between 2030 and 2040, Earth will enter a “mini ice age” due to the Sun

November 10, 2025

Goodbye to thousands of coastal cities—science warns of the real impact of sea level rise in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

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Goodbye to thousands of coastal cities—science warns of the real impact of sea level rise in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

November 9, 2025

Confirmed—astronomers detect a repetitive signal from a dead star thousands of light-years from Earth

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Confirmed—astronomers detect a repetitive signal from a dead star thousands of light-years from Earth

November 8, 2025

It's official—researchers in the United Kingdom and Israel confirm the new blood type “MAL,” absent in 99.9% of the population

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It’s official—researchers in the United Kingdom and Israel confirm the new blood type “MAL,” absent in 99.9% of the population

November 7, 2025

Scientists discover that humpback dolphins use “sponge wigs” to court—a gesture as sweet as it is clever

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Scientists discover that humpback dolphins use “sponge wigs” to court—a gesture as sweet as it is clever

November 4, 2025

National Geographic confirms the largest single coral ever seen—34 meters wide and in perfect health

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National Geographic confirms the largest single coral ever seen—34 meters wide and in perfect health

November 3, 2025

Confirmed—a snake unique in the world, with black eyes and dark skin, discovered on Misima Island

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Confirmed—a snake unique in the world, with black eyes and dark skin, discovered on Misima Island

November 2, 2025

Confirmed—The discovery that changes what we knew about Mars—a new mineral is discovered that reveals ancient episodes of heat

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Confirmed—The discovery that changes what we knew about Mars—a new mineral is discovered that reveals ancient episodes of heat

November 2, 2025

Confirmed—the Sun has its own rain made of fire—this is how this phenomenon discovered by astronomers in Hawaii works

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Confirmed—the Sun has its own rain made of fire—this is how this phenomenon discovered by astronomers in Hawaii works

October 31, 2025

Confirmed—Chinese geologists discover the country's largest gold deposit with more than 1,000 tons hidden 2,000 meters underground

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Confirmed—Chinese geologists discover the country’s largest gold deposit with more than 1,000 tons hidden 2,000 meters underground

October 29, 2025

Goodbye to life—Scientists confirm that Earth's oxygen will disappear much sooner than we thought

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Goodbye to life—Scientists confirm that Earth’s oxygen will disappear much sooner than we thought

October 28, 2025

Confirmed—scientists estimate that the universe has less than 20 billion years left before it collapses

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Confirmed—scientists estimate that the universe has less than 20 billion years left before it collapses

October 26, 2025

No Photoshop or tricks—the stunning Lake Sørvágsvatn in the Faroe Islands creates an optical illusion that leaves visitors breathless

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No Photoshop or tricks—the stunning Lake Sørvágsvatn in the Faroe Islands creates an optical illusion that leaves visitors breathless

October 25, 2025

Confirmed by astronomers—the RadioAstron telescope captures the first direct image of two black holes orbiting each other and shooting jets of energy in unison

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Confirmed by astronomers—the RadioAstron telescope captures the first direct image of two black holes orbiting each other and shooting jets of energy in unison

October 25, 2025

Confirmed—Xiphodracon goldencapensis, the “sword dragon,” is a new species that changes what we knew about the Jurassic period

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Confirmed—Xiphodracon goldencapensis, the “sword dragon,” is a new species that changes what we knew about the Jurassic period

October 20, 2025

Confirmed—an unknown galaxy redirected its energy toward Earth, forcing NASA to rethink its monitoring of the cosmos

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Confirmed—an unknown galaxy redirected its energy toward Earth, forcing NASA to rethink its monitoring of the cosmos

October 18, 2025

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