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sciencealert.com > scientists-discovered-a-bizarre-devil-flower-that-doesnt-need-sunlight

Scientists Discovered a Bizarre 'Devil Flower' That Doesn't Need Sunlight

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (292+ words) Most plants turn toward the Sun....

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sciencealert.com > strange-material-gets-better-at-conducting-electricity-the-thinner-it-gets

Strange Material Gets Better at Conducting Electricity The Thinner It Gets

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (299+ words) Copper is a much sought (and much stolen) metal because it powers the proliferation of data centers, electric vehicles, and energy infrastructure. Copper also forms interconnects, the wires that transfer electricity between the semiconducting transistors that form the basic building…...

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sciencealert.com > evolution-might-not-be-as-random-as-we-thought-new-study-finds

Evolution Might Not Be as Random as We Thought, New Study Finds

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (202+ words) The basics of evolution are pretty straightforward to grasp: organisms better equipped to survive and reproduce tend to have the advantage over others....

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sciencealert.com > researchers-discover-a-green-hydrogen-goldmine-beneath-australias-red-dirt

Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' Beneath Australia's Red Dirt

20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (240+ words) The search is on for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially fast-track humanity to a low-carbon energy future....

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sciencealert.com > astronomers-spotted-a-bear-on-mars

Astronomers Spotted a 'Bear' on Mars

22+ hour, 20+ min ago   (186+ words) On 12 December 2022, an orbiter traveling 251 kilometers (156 miles) above the southern highlands of Mars photographed a hill....

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sciencealert.com > physicists-just-turned-the-entire-planet-into-a-dark-matter-detector-and-strange-signals-kept-turning-up

Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (218+ words) Physicists have conducted a worldwide hunt for dark matter....

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sciencealert.com > the-atlantic-ocean-has-a-hidden-heat-valve-that-controls-earths-temperature-and-it-could-be-closing

The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden 'Heat Valve' That Controls Earth's Temperature – And It Could Be Closing

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (468+ words) Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable ways – but there are a couple of really big, key players in that system....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-can-now-watch-conversations-between-cells-across-the-body-of-a-living-animal

Scientists Can Now Watch 'Conversations' Between Cells Across The Body of a Living Animal

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (209+ words) Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times....

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sciencealert.com > experiment-tested-out-of-body-experiences-two-reported-seeing-things-scientists-cant-explain

Experiment Tested Out-of-Body Experiences. Two Reported Seeing Things Scientists Can't Explain.

2+ day, 20+ min ago   (768+ words) There are people who say they can leave their own bodies....

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sciencealert.com > chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-farming-laboratories

Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (618+ words) There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have an idea about how to do just that. The idea, from a team at…...