Indonesian authorities were investigating Tuesday after a car-sized piece of debris, possibly from a Chinese rocket according to a government agency, crashed into a palm oil plantation near homes and work sites.
Space Exploration
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Green sawfish, distinguished by their long, sharklike bodies and tooth-lined "saw" on the front of their heads, are on the verge of extinction, largely due to overfishing and habitat loss.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2026
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An analysis of more than 1,600 cases of purported reincarnation has revealed a striking correlation: The time between death and "rebirth" was shorter on average when records indicated that the prior person had died unexpectedly.
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2026
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During Oct. 2026, the research vessel SONNE set sail from San Diego into the Pacific Ocean for expedition SO322. Its destination: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone north of the equator—the area that harbors the largest known deposits ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 20, 2026
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Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognitive performance and slow the decline in brain health associated with aging, suggest the findings of a large international study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology ...
Education
Oct 20, 2026
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A sequence on the Bayeux Tapestry shows King Harold alongside a crowd gazing at the sky, beneath the embroidered caption Isti mirant stella ("those people marvel at the star"). Above Harold sits Halley's Comet, with ghostlike ...
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2026
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On Oct. 16, 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft began its journey to the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids with an early morning launch. Now less than a year away from the first-ever close-up of a Trojan, the Southwest ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2026
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Dr. Rory Loughnane, a reader in early modern studies in the School of Humanities, has confirmed "beyond any reasonable doubt" that William Shakespeare was the principal writer of "Edward III" and that it was written in collaboration ...
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2026
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The most comprehensive data set ever collected from Earth's atmosphere during a solar radiation event has highlighted the importance of better-coordinated radiation monitoring for aviation safety, according to new research ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 20, 2026
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Molecules can spontaneously organize into complex, ordered structures through a process known as self-assembly. Among these structures, soft quasicrystals display unusual patterns that do not repeat regularly like conventional ...
Materials Science
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