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Philip S Bloch
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An author and playwright presently deep into the writing of the sequel to his suspense noir novel dealing with Chicago in the early 1930s.
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Mercury: The planet that shouldn't exist
Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might solve the mystery.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Goodbye to the 24-hour day: from this date onwards, days on Earth will last 25 hours share.google/1xRqT8epcWPc...
Goodbye to the 24-hour day: from this date onwards, days on Earth will last 25 hours
Earth’s rotation is slowing, and future days may reach 25 hours. Scientists reveal when the extra hour will finally arrive.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A faster-than-light spaceship would actually look a lot like Star Trek's Enterprise
Physicists discovered that the famous 'Star Trek' spaceship got a lot right about designing a ship to jump from galaxy to galaxy.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners? – podcast
We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health – but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It’s a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as Madel...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Scientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible. Seriously.
Humans are one step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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How to try forest bathing: The Japanese ritual that instantly melts stress
The best part? You can do it in your own backyard
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December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Dogs may make us more caring and sociable by changing our microbiome
We know that pets influence our microbiome, but scientists have now found that having a dog seems to change this ecosystem in a way that could boost our well-being
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December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Forming moon may have taken three big impacts early in Earth’s history
Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense
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December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Einstein's Theory Was Right — Mars Has Its Own Clock and It Runs Faster Than Earth’s
Learn how Albert Einstein’s theory reveals that time on Mars runs faster than on Earth — and why that tiny shift matters for future space missions.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Your Brain Goes Through Five Distinct Epochs of Neural Wiring During Your Lifetime, New Research Suggests
These eras of brain architecture are marked by four major turning points, which occur around the ages of 9, 32, 66 and 83, according to a new study
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December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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A Planet Slammed Into Earth 4.5 Billion Years Ago, Forming the Moon. The Projectile May Have Been Our Neighbor
Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Meet The World’s Oldest Shark—Alive Since The Roman Empire And Still Roaming Arctic Waters
Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 or more. That pales in comparison to this cold-water, ultra-surviving shark species.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Have Just Exploded
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb suggests that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may have just broken up into well over a dozen pieces.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Human-Like DNA Found in 2-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite? A Groundbreaking Discovery That Could Rewrite Life’s Origins - ASTRONOMY LOVERS
Imagine a rock hurtling through space for billions of years, then landing on Earth carrying one of life’s deepest secrets. That is the provocative scenario raised by a recent claim: scientists say the...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Scientists Say We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life
Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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The Red Sea Vanished From Earth for 100,000 Years Until a Catastrophic Flood Brought It Back
Once cut off from the seas and dried into a salt desert, the Red Sea was reborn 6.2 million years ago by a massive flood that carved its modern shape and restored life to its waters.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Yes, NASA announced evidence of "life on Mars." Here's what to know about the recent discovery
It's the "clearest sign yet" that there's life on Mars, says NASA. Here's what they found.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Evolution may explain why women live longer than men
In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences
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October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Is it really likely that humans will go extinct in exactly 314 years?
Feedback isn't entirely convinced by a new piece of research that claims by 2339 "there will be no humans", even though the authors used three methods to make their calculation
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October 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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The Red Sea Vanished From Earth for 100,000 Years Until a Catastrophic Flood Brought It Back
Once cut off from the seas and dried into a salt desert, the Red Sea was reborn 6.2 million years ago by a massive flood that carved its modern shape and restored life to its waters.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM