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Pod of dolphins swimming at the ocean surface, marine mammals known for sleeping with one half of the brain awake

In 1964, scientists discovered that this marine mammal could sleep with half its brain awake, and it is not the only one that hardly ever rests

By Kevin Montien

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April 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Whole onion beside a glass bowl of baking soda on a wooden table, ingredients often used in homemade insect bait

It’s not magic or witchcraft, it’s home chemistry that explains why onions and baking soda are used as “bait” and why insects are so attracted to them

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April 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Microscope images of Diplolaimelloides woaabi, the newly identified worm species discovered in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

A tectonic plate that had been “dead” for 200 million years has just reappeared beneath western North America, and scientists say it could be increasing seismic risk without anyone noticing

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April 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM

Microbialite-covered shoreline at Utah’s Great Salt Lake, where scientists found a newly described worm species

In 2022, they descended to the bottom of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and found a “worm” that, according to the textbooks, should not exist there and is now officially a new species to science

By Sonia Ramírez

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March 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM

JAMSTEC drill ship Chikyu at sea in Japan during research into the fault that triggered the devastating 2011 tsunami

Japan sank to almost 8,000 meters below sea level, and what it found explains why the 2011 tsunami was much worse than anyone imagined

By Adrian Villellas

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March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Surface of Mars showing ancient lakebed and ice sheet evidence explored by NASA Curiosity rover

NASA explores the surface of Mars and finds traces of “ice sheets” dating back 3.6 billion years

By Kevin Montien

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March 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Coelacanth fish Latimeria chalumnae, the ancient lobe-finned species rediscovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938.

December 1938, a call from a ship and an “impossible fish” in South Africa: that’s how the day began when Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer turned 66 million years of science on its head

By Sonia Ramírez

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March 31, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Person practicing high intensity yoga exercises shown to improve sleep quality in people with insomnia

No weights or running: according to a study, this type of exercise improves sleep more than walking or cardio

By Adrian Villellas

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March 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Researcher examining a large pink granite boulder in Antarctica linked to a hidden structure beneath Pine Island Glacier

The pink rocks of Antarctica reveal a gigantic secret structure hidden under the ice for 175 million years

By Sonia Ramírez

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March 31, 2026 at 10:45 AM

Illustration of Sagittarius A at the center of the Milky Way, the massive object long believed to be a supermassive black hole.

In 1974, we confirmed that Sagittarius A was a black hole with a mass of 4 million suns, but now a study suggests that it may never have been one, and a technical detail will decide whether Hawking was right or wrong

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March 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM

A common octopus exhibiting complex camouflage and arm coordination while navigating a coral reef environment.

They would not be insects or mammals: humanity’s most likely successor lives under the sea and is smarter than you think

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March 31, 2026 at 8:15 AM

A group of guanacos being released into the savanna-like habitat of El Impenetrable National Park in northern Argentina after a 110-year absence.

Argentina achieved the unthinkable after 110 years, and the “return” of this mammal to the Chaco is already changing the ecosystem from day one

By Adrian Villellas

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March 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM

China’s record 35.6 tesla superconducting magnet developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for extreme magnetic field research.

China has just activated a 35.6-tesla magnet, 700,000 times more powerful than the Earth’s magnetic field, and the big question is what it intends to do with such power in 2026

By Sonia Ramírez

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March 31, 2026 at 6:11 AM

Artist’s illustration of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way

NASA makes it clear: the “monster” located at the center of the Milky Way (4 million suns) has a set date for its “awakening”

By Kevin Montien

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March 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Patient undergoing dialysis in a medical clinic as scientists advance artificial kidney research using human stem cells

Goodbye to dialysis as we know it: Scientists create artificial kidneys from human stem cells, paving the way for a new era in regenerative medicine

By Sonia Ramírez

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March 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Vintage clock face illustrating a study on quantum time, electron transitions, and attosecond delays in different materials

Time is not the same in all materials, and an experiment shows that an electron can take between 26 and more than 200 attoseconds, depending on where it is located

By Adrian Villellas

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March 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Star trails above an astronomical observatory as scientists revisit the Big Crunch theory and the fate of the universe

For almost 30 years, we were told that the universe would expand forever, but now new data from 2025 and 2026 is bringing the Big Crunch theory back to the table, which predicts that everything that exists could end up crushed in a great cosmic implosion

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March 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Waves break off Japan’s coast as scientists warn of unusual ocean warming and shifting marine conditions near Sanriku

Scientists concerned about ocean behavior: “I don’t even know if ‘surprised’ is the right word”

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March 30, 2026 at 4:47 AM

Stephen Hawking seated in front of a chalkboard filled with equations, illustrating his warning about knowledge, certainty, and scientific curiosity

Stephen Hawking, scientist: “The worst enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge”

By Adrian Villellas

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March 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Illustration of Tongnanlong zhimingi, the giant long-necked sauropod discovered from fossils first uncovered during construction work in China

A sauropod measuring up to 28 meters has been discovered, and the most surprising thing is that it appeared “by surprise” during construction work

By Kevin Montien

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March 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Microscopic image of an ancient zircon grain from the Jack Hills region of Western Australia.

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