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Probing the cosmic 'Dark Ages' from the far side of the moon

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the "Cosmic Dawn" by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the moon.

Astronomy

Artificial solar eclipses in space could reveal inner workings of the sun

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than if they had to wait for the celestial show on Earth.

Targeting MXenes for sustainable ammonia production

In a hunt for more sustainable technologies, researchers are looking further into enabling two-dimensional materials in renewable energy that could lead to sustainable production of chemicals such as ammonia, which is used ...

Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced

ChatGPT works by analyzing vast amounts of text, identifying patterns and synthesizing them to generate responses to users' prompts. Color metaphors like "feeling blue" and "seeing red" are commonplace throughout the English ...

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Investigating whether we truly have free will

Does something like "free will" really exist? We often take it for granted, but philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists have debated the issue for decades—if not centuries. In his recent Ph.D. at the Vrije Universiteit ...

German paper challenges invasive raccoon myths

Raccoons are often seen as cute and harmless wildlife—but that is a misconception. "Raccoons are native animals," "They reproduce faster when hunted," "Everything about raccoons has already been said"—these are just a ...

Gut length driven by 'sexual conflict' in fish species

A new study that looked at gut length variation between cichlid fish species found that some of the genetic loci for the trait are sex-specific even though males and females of the same species have the same gut length. The ...

Image: Hubble captures stellar duo

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this image released on Jan. 27, 2023. The pair lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation ...