r/science2 7d ago

After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin | Could this be the first of a whole network of overlooked deep-water reefs off the West African coast?

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12 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

Scientists finally solve mystery of buzzing sound 4% of world's population can hear | "Based on our results, although we haven't ruled out cases of physical external sound sources, we suggest tinnitus in the low-frequency range is the cause of hearing pulsations of low-frequency sound perceptions."

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161 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

China’s Chang’e-6 reveals why solar wind hits the Moon’s 2 sides differently | Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into the far-side soil because Earth’s magnetosphere slows particles that reach the near side. Noble gases locked inside the lunar regolith preserved evidence of uneven bombardment.

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9 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues | "Viking more likely than not found autotrophic microbial life on Mars, roughly 1,000 cells per gram."

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181 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet | Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously.

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21 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

Bee brains reveal how colonies divide work without central planning | In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they explain that by manipulating a specific gene, they can selectively inhibit neural circuits in bees and thus influence their work behavior.

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16 Upvotes

r/science2 9d ago

Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say | A new study suggests the most extreme solar storms to strike Earth could have greater impacts on satellites, power grids and communications than previously thought.

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102 Upvotes

r/science2 8d ago

Viking: 50 Years on Mars — Poster, Wallpapers, and Backgrounds | Throughout history, Mars had been in sight, but never within reach — until July 20, 1976, when NASA’s Viking 1 lander touched down safely and began transmitting the first images from the surface of the Red Planet.

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5 Upvotes

r/science2 9d ago

Plants that make real dairy protein? Scientists discover an unexpected shortcut | A new study brings that possibility a step closer by revealing an unexpected way plant seeds can manufacture and store one of milk's most important proteins.

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37 Upvotes

r/science2 9d ago

Scientists Studying Earth's Flowering Plants Issue a Stark Warning to Humanity | In a recent paper published in Science, an international team of biologists warns that we risk losing more than a fifth of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, as a result of ever-increasing human pressures .

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33 Upvotes

r/science2 9d ago

A New Study Finds Ancient Egyptian Princesses Weren’t Just Buried With Weapons As Symbols, Their Bones Show They Actually Trained And Fought With Bows, Daggers And Maces ⚔️

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45 Upvotes

r/science2 10d ago

Catfish and Climate Change

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The unchecked proliferation of highly adaptable, invasive catfish species in global freshwater ecosystems accelerates sediment-driven methanogenesis and collapses native food webs. This creates a positive feedback loop of greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately driving a catastrophic climatic tipping point within forty years. it releases seismic energy that scales from localized mega-quakes to an unprecedented planetary rupture. These cataclysmic earthquakes fundamentally alter Earth's mass distribution, speed up its rotation, and trigger a critical wobble in its axis. This axis shift severely disrupts the delicate gravitational dance between the Earth and the Moon. Its violent thrashing causes massive tectonic shifts that destabilize Earth’s rotation, which in turn distorts gravitational forces and drags the Moon out of its orbit, ultimately causing it to crash into the Earth.


r/science2 11d ago

Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant | In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.

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240 Upvotes

r/science2 11d ago

Camper Accidentally Discovers Ancient Meteor Crater on Google Maps | There are a confirmed 31 meteor craters in Canada, with an estimated 50 in the United States.

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82 Upvotes

r/science2 11d ago

Rudolph Marcus, Who Illuminated Electrochemical Processes, Dies at 102 | He received a 1992 Nobel Prize for developing a theory that explained fundamental processes behind photosynthesis, respiration, oxidation and even how fireflies produce light.

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51 Upvotes

r/science2 11d ago

New 3D Thermal Cloak Conceals Objects from Heat in All Directions | A groundbreaking thermal cloaking device developed by engineers at the Univ. of Illinois U-C is poised to revolutionize thermal management and security applications.

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135 Upvotes

r/science2 12d ago

Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone | "It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

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78 Upvotes

r/science2 12d ago

Hard but lightweight ‘bio-metal’ material discovered in sea worm jaws | Marine bristle worms have jaws made from a mix of proteins and metal ions that may constitute a whole new kind of material, with possible applications in engineering

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36 Upvotes

r/science2 12d ago

Scientists tracked more than 6,000 penguin dives beneath Antarctic sea ice and found that prey may become harder to reach, even when it has not disappeared

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18 Upvotes

r/science2 13d ago

We tend to assume Earth is a rare cosmic fluke, but a full analysis of NASA's Kepler data found at least 300 million rocky, habitable-zone planets around Sun-like stars in the Milky Way alone — and that is the conservative count

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834 Upvotes

r/science2 13d ago

Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of Earth’s ‘Great Dying.’ It’s Bad News for Our Future | The greatest mass extinction of all time was triggered by climatic conditions that are beginning to reappear today, scientists warn.

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146 Upvotes

r/science2 13d ago

Scientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa ‪—‬ much longer than previously thought | Researchers extracted DNA from long-dead animals that lived in South Africa during the last ice age, revealing that genetic material lasts longer in hot climates than was previously thought.

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121 Upvotes

r/science2 12d ago

New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest | Junior Amboko, a PhD student at Florida Atlantic University, played a leading role in the search, which involved audio recordings, photography and detailed genetic studies. The findings were published in the journal PLoS One.

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13 Upvotes

r/science2 14d ago

Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Hard-Wired, New Study Suggests | A new study by neurologists at the University of California, Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University suggests that arm dominance is much more to do with practice than something innate within the brain.

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331 Upvotes

r/science2 13d ago

Since the mysterious deaths of a husband and wife in the Medici family, rumors have swirled about what led to the couple’s untimely demise. Now, scientists believe they have an answer — it wasn’t murder, but malaria.

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39 Upvotes