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Researchers unveil cheaper oxygen extraction method for industry

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In a groundbreaking development, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered new materials capable of significantly enhancing ...

How worms shaped Earth’s biodiversity explosion

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s ...

Proof the Beast of Cumbria exists? Scientists find big cat DNA on savaged sheep in the Lake District

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

There have long been rumours that big cats roam the British countryside. Blurred photographs, large inexplicable tracks and dramatic eye-witness accounts routinely ...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Passes Critical Milestone

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA and Lockheed Martin test pilots inspect the painted X-59 as it sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in ...

Webb Uncovers Most Distant Known Galaxy – “Most Significant Extragalactic Discovery to Date”

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (also called Webb or JWST) was taken by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for ...

Blue Origin investigating New Shepard parachute issue

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A parachute failed to fully inflate on the latest Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight because a ...

Scientists Discovery New Ghost Shark In The Depths Of The Andaman Sea

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Chimaeras, distant relatives of sharks and rays, belong to the ancient order of Chimaeriformes, … [+] representing some of the oldest living ...

Black holes with masses 10,000x of Sun may form in ‘birthing nests’

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Scientists have discovered that rarely found intermediate-mass black holes may have formed in dense star clusters. Known as “globular clusters”, these bodies ...

I own a business and prefer employing pensioners

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Peter Stewart, 64, runs his small pest control business in Aberdeen with a six-strong crew of rat-catchers, most of whom are eligible ...

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots galaxy churning out stars in overtime

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

What it is: The dwarf galaxy NGC 4449, also called Caldwell 21  Where it is: 12.5 million light-years away, in the constellation ...