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What if a lake just disappears? 🫥
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New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion's plastic waste problem
Olivia Maule · Live Science
A new yarn combines the stretch of spandex with the recyclability of a single plastic, offering a potential path toward more sustainable clothing.…
Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they might be evolving
Fonte: Space.com
New evidence has come to light showing that the mysterious 'little red dots' discovered in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope could evolve int…
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Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought
Fonte: Science Daily
Linus Pauling was widely mocked for claiming that vitamin C could fight cancer, especially after trials using vitamin C pills showed no benefit. Researchers now…
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APOD: 07 de agosto de 2026 – Campo de Cosmos de Rubin
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APOD Ciência APOD APOD: 7 de agosto de 2026 – … Índice de Submissões do Arquivo do APOD de Hoje Pesquisar Calendário RSS Educação Sobre Discutir APOD Astronomi…
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Yoga... but 400 km above Earth 🌍🧘♀️ (Part 2)
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NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
Fonte: Live Science
Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.…
How to safely observe eclipses and the solar surface with a smart telescope
Fonte: Space.com
Solar observation is easy with a smart telescope like the Unistellar eQuinox 2 and the matching filter, meaning you can capture it with no stress on big events …
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Sentindo o calor escondido dos polos
Fonte: NASA
Novas animações da missão PREFIRE da NASA revelam dois anos de oscilações sazonais de temperatura no Ártico e na Antártida.…
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The journey of Sophie Adenot's bonus food: from France to space
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AI found a weakness in one of the world's most studied encryption systems — is your data under threat?
Fonte: Live Science
No, AI hasn't cracked the encryption protecting your bank account. But experts say Anthropic's latest research could change how tomorrow's cryptography is teste…
NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes
Chelsea Gohd · Space.com
Picture it: A swarm of tiny robot helicopters descends through a reddish-brown sky, landing gracefully on the Martian surface. What are they wearing? Tiny capes…
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Wearable ultrasound patch boosts REM sleep without drugs or surgery
Fonte: Science Daily
A new wearable patch may help people reach REM sleep faster and remain there longer without medication or surgery. In a study of 28 participants, the device sho…
Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late
Mike Wall · Space.com
The private LINK spacecraft, which launched last month to save a NASA space telescope, now needs saving, too —and teams are making progress on that front.…
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Scientists discover a hidden brain shift that begins around age 50
Fonte: Science Daily
Beginning around age 50, the brain’s memory center appears to lose many of its longtime immune cells and replace them with more inflammatory ones. This surprisi…
Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
Andrew Jones · Space.com
The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for its second attempt to catch an orbital rocket. Liftoff, and landing, are targeted for next Monday (Au…
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New autism therapy shows surprising benefits even in adult mice
Fonte: Science Daily
Blocking the glycine transporter SLC6A20 restored important brain signaling and improved social, communication, and repetitive behaviors in autism-related mouse…
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
Tariq Malik · Space.com
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft orbiting Mars ended its epic and historic mission to the Red Planet. Here's why it mattered.…
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UCLA scientists discover how to guide heat like light at room temperature
Fonte: Science Daily
Scientists have demonstrated that heat can move through a crystal in focused, wave-like rays at room temperature instead of spreading randomly. The breakthrough…
Cosmic treasure chest explodes with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2026
Chelsea Gohd · Space.com
The Carina Nebula is truly something to behold in this new snapshot.…
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The key to colonizing Mars may be hidden inside asteroids
Fonte: Science Daily
Metal-rich asteroids could one day become hardware stores for Mars, supplying the materials needed to build and repair a growing colony. A new analysis shows th…
The UK is about to witness its most spectacular solar eclipse in 11 years. Here's what you need to know
Fonte: Space.com
The Aug. 12 eclipse won't bring totality to Britain, but up to 98% of the sun will disappear in one of the U.K.'s most dramatic partial eclipses in decades.…
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Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils—and reveal a 79-foot giant
Fonte: Science Daily
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence …
Why you don't need a perfectly clear sky to enjoy the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12
Fonte: Space.com
Millions will see a deep partial or total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, but there's no need to fixate on completely clear skies.…
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