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May 12 2025SCIENCE

Braking News: How Car Tech Might Be Saving Lives

In Japan, a recent look into car crashes showed interesting results about a feature called automatic emergency braking (AEB). This tech is designed to stop a car automatically if it senses a potential collision. Researchers wanted to see if AEB makes a difference in how badly pedestrians and cyclist

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May 12 2025SCIENCE

A New Way to Spot Microcystin in Water and Body Fluids

Water pollution is a growing problem. Harmful algae blooms are on the rise. These blooms produce toxins. One such toxin is microcystin. It is dangerous for humans. It can cause serious health issues. Liver damage and cancer are possible. Detecting microcystin is not easy. Traditional methods

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May 12 2025SCIENCE

Low-Dose Electron Microscopy: A Breakthrough for Sensitive Materials

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) is a powerful tool for examining materials at the atomic level. However, this technique can be too harsh for certain materials. For example, organic-inorganic halide perovskites, like CH3NH3PbI3, can be easily harmed by the electron beam used

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May 11 2025SCIENCE

A Star's Fatal Date with a Wandering Black Hole

In the vastness of space, a black hole has been caught red-handed, feasting on a star. This isn't just any black hole, though. It's a rogue, wandering far from its galaxy's core. The event, labeled AT2024tvd, was first noticed by the Palomar Observatory. Later, big-name space telescopes like Hubble

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May 11 2025SCIENCE

A Soviet Spacecraft's Long Journey Home

The Indian Ocean saw an unusual visitor recently. A spacecraft, launched from the Soviet Union back in 1972, finally returned to Earth. This probe, named Kosmos 482, was initially headed for Venus but never made it to the planet. Instead, it spent over five decades orbiting Earth before making a dra

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May 11 2025SCIENCE

Rice Revolution: How Nighttime Heat Affects Grains

Rice is a staple food for many people around the world. It's a big deal. But there's a problem. High nighttime temperatures are messing with rice crops. This is a big issue for farmers. It's also a big issue for people who eat rice. But there's hope. Scientists have found a way to make rice stronger

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May 11 2025SCIENCE

Bending the Rules: The Future of Skin-Friendly Microneedles

Skin is the body's largest organ, acting as a protective barrier. However, this barrier can also make it tricky to deliver drugs or electrical currents directly into the body. That's where microneedles come in. These tiny needles can penetrate the skin's outer layer, the stratum corneum, to create p

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May 10 2025SCIENCE

Unseen Giant: The Wandering Black Hole That's Changing Our View

Astronomers have spotted something extraordinary: a supermassive black hole, AT2024tvd, tearing apart a star 600 million light-years away. This isn't just any black hole. It's wandering far from its galaxy's core, challenging what we thought we knew about these cosmic giants. This discovery is a big

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May 10 2025SCIENCE

Earth Shakes Up Tennessee and Georgia

The ground shook in parts of Tennessee and Georgia on a Saturday morning. This was due to an earthquake with an initial strength of 4. 1. The center of this earthquake was just outside of Greenback, Tennessee. This is a small town with around 1, 000 residents. The tremors were felt as far away as At

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May 10 2025SCIENCE

Odd Bird of the Amazon: The Hoatzin's Peculiar Traits

The Amazon rainforest is home to many unusual creatures, but few are as peculiar as the hoatzin. This bird stands out due to its unique characteristics and mysterious evolutionary history. It is often called the "stinkbird" because of its strong, unpleasant smell. This odor comes from its digestive

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