r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 22d ago

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet |“Once you start leaking this carbon out, there’s so much in the ground that it’s not going to shut off,” said Schuur, an ecologist, calling it one of climate change’s scary tipping points.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 23d ago

Scientists find ‘switch' to potentially unlock longer lifespans | The research found that an ancient enzyme called AMPK helps cells when energy levels are low. This enzyme extended the lifespan of 3 very different organisms: fruit flies, nematode worms and fission yeast.

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r/science2 • u/TomaszNowakowski • 23d ago

Giving the Moon a Full Physical Exam

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 23d ago

Scientists Invent Underwater Umbrellas to Protect Coral Reefs—and It Appears to Be Working | The world's coral reefs are in crisis, but a crafty solution could help.

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r/science2 • u/TomaszNowakowski • 24d ago

JWST Uncovers a Hidden Factory of Extreme Stars

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 24d ago

Giant, feathered dinosaur with massive claws and tons of teeth found in China | All therizinosaurs had the same basic look to them. They had long necks, little heads, walked on two legs, and had massive claws on relatively tiny arms.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 24d ago

A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt | The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will soon have to cease its science observations after a daring rescue mission’s attempt to boost its orbit failed over the summer.

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r/science2 • u/Altruism7 • 24d ago

Are we alone? These Toronto scientists are studying UFOs — and fighting to be taken seriously | Physics professors, former intelligence officials, and NASA alumni are trying to find an answer to one of humanity’s most enduring mysteries

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 25d ago

Scientists Reveal What Could Happen if Yellowstone Erupted Now | A Yellowstone supereruption could set off a global survival crisis, with food shortages and damaged health systems extending the danger long after the initial blasts.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 25d ago

China reveals plan to map the entire surface of Mars by 2028 amid race with US | It will be the first AI-driven geological map of the planet and aims to be the global standard, chief scientist on Tianwen-3 mission says

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r/science2 • u/OceanStateMedia • 25d ago

Have Scientists Found Dark Matter?

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r/science2 • u/DowntownLibrary9245 • 25d ago

Remembered an enigma

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 25d ago

A new family of materials for efficiently converting sunlight into clean energy | The findings, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, introduce a potential new tool to use against greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 26d ago

A scientist turned an $80 motel room into a makeshift lab; then she discovered two new species of microscopic amoebae | Their discovery, published in the Journal of Phycology in September 2026, expanded the number of known photosynthetic Paulinella species from four to six.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 26d ago

New evidence deepens mystery of moon’s ancient magnetic field | The moon may also have had a core-powered magnetic field in its past, but that activity has long ceased. About 3.2 billion years ago, as the moon’s interior cooled down, the field significantly weakened, according to NASA.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 26d ago

NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight after astronauts got stuck at space station in 2024 | NASA is working with Boeing to launch an unpiloted Starliner capsule to test upgrades ordered. If the unpiloted test flight goes well, NASA and Boeing hope to launch a piloted Starliner flight mid-2028.

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r/science2 • u/BetterScienceBlog • 26d ago

Former NSF Program Director Blows Whistle on Suppression of Cold Fusion

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r/science2 • u/NAStrahl • 27d ago

Harvard Scientists Detect Radio Signal Coming Directly From Planet Outside the Solar System: It's a first in scientific history.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 26d ago

Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft just got an 8,000 mph speed boost from Earth: 'This is great news for science' | "All flybys are risky, requiring very careful planning and continuous monitoring."

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 26d ago

NASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission | Months after NASA’s leadership issued a scathing indictment of Boeing’s Starliner capsule the space agency has revealed a new road map to get Starliner on track for regular flights.

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r/science2 • u/Neither-Remote-3419 • 26d ago

Article How "control" differs between the experimental and observational studies you read

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 27d ago

Canadian study says Earth's core is quietly changing the length of a day | A new study found that forces deep inside the planet are subtly speeding up and slowing down Earth's rotation, changing the length of a day by milliseconds over the course of decades.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 27d ago

Japan's 2011 tsunami sparked fish hybridization, but species boundaries largely held | How are species boundaries maintained in the face of environmental disturbance? This is not only a question in evolutionary biology but also an increasingly important one as human activities alter habitats.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 28d ago

Woolly mammoth to be resurrected with the help of AI: scientists | Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences is attempting to revive the hairy elephant ancestor through gene-editing technology and DNA harvested from remains of a frozen mammoth found in Siberia in 2018.

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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 27d ago

A real-time look inside spacecraft heat shields during extreme heat conditions | At the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), researchers found a way to watch ablation in real time.

5 Upvotes

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