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Tel Aviv University, Weizmann scholars among 2026 Landau Prize winners
The total value of the prizes is NIS 1. 35 million.
The Jerusalem Post
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- World
16th century shipwreck found by naval vessel off coast of Sweden
The unidentified ship is believed to have been built in the late 1500s, which would make it older than Sweden's iconic 17th century warship "Vasa."
CBS News
2 min read - Science
Scientists Scan Gigantic Structure Hiding Behind Our Galaxy
It's absolutely enormous — and it's been hiding in plain sight all this time.
Futurism
3 min read - Science
Debunking doesn’t stop misinformation online. But researchers found ‘pre-bunking’ can.
Researchers have found that "pre-bunking" is a more effective approach by teaching people the techniques of misinformation.
Upworthy
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Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk finally flying to ISS after Boeing Starliner mishap: 'I'm committed to making the most of this unique opportunity'
Just two weeks after Canada made history on the Artemis 2 moon mission, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk was assigned to the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the ISS.
Space
4 min read - US
A Stolen Roman Statue Sat in an American Museum for 58 Years. Until One Bizarre Clue Gave It Away.
A statue of Marcus Aurelius was returned to Turkey after being illegally taken in the 1960s. Experts had to literally get their hands dirty to make it happen.
Popular Mechanics
5 min read - Science
MIT's self-organizing laser revolutionizes 3D imaging of the brain’s protective barrier
At high power, laser light inside a multimode optical fiber is supposed to misbehave. The beam usually breaks into a noisy, scattered pattern as the light ricochets through many paths at once.
The Brighter Side of News
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- Science
They Found Black Goo Inside a Ship. Then They Realized It Was Alive—and Unlike Anything They’d Ever Seen.
It began with a routine inspection. What followed raised new questions about how life can exist in the strangest places.
Popular Mechanics
3 min read - Science
NASA Artemis II Success Sets Stage for Future Moon Missions
From a precise splashdown to a 694,000-mile journey, here's how Artemis II showed NASA's Moon-to-Mars plan is taking shape.
Complex
2 min read - Business
ULA sends second rocket of April to orbit with satellites for Amazon
United Launch Alliance launched its second Atlas 5 rocket of the month Monday, its fastest turnaround, beating its previous record by three days.
UPI
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- Science
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026
This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown.
2 min read - Science
Archaeologists Discovered A Buried Ship in Norway That's 'Older Than The Vikings'
The practice of burying old ships in monumental "burial mounds" in Norway was long believed to be started by the Vikings. New research suggests this isn't the case, as archeologists have found evidence that it was going on 100 years before the Vikings even existed. In a study published in ...
Men's Journal
2 min read - Science
NASA names next astronauts to travel to International Space Station
The mission is the 13th collaboration between NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Program.
The Hill
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- Science
Microscopic wormholes may be warping reality all around us
For decades, cosmologists have had an awkward number sitting at the center of their equations. The universe is expanding, and that expansion began speeding up in the recent cosmological past.
The Brighter Side of News
7 min read - Science
Miniature Airways Grown In A Lab Reveal Which Animals Flu Can Infect
Lab-grown miniature airways from wildlife reveal which species influenza can infect and how the virus adapts to new hosts.
Forbes
5 min read - Science
Could This Tiny Mouse’s Genes Actually Save It from Extinction?
Organisms have been evolving to adapt to changing environmental conditions ever since life on Earth began. Those species that can adapt fast enough will survive; those that cannot will die out. Survival is that simple and that brutal. Against a backdrop of the looming demise of many animal species thanks to climate change, habitat loss,
A-Z Animals
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- Science
Scientists Created a Material That Rips Viruses Apart on Contact
Nanotextured plastic films grab and stretch the outer shells of deadly viruses, and could be a go-to solution for keeping hospitals clean.
Popular Mechanics
4 min read - Science
Blue Origin is one step closer to having lunar lander ready for launch
Blue Origin is testing its Blue Moon lunar lander for an uncrewed mission to the moon's south pole, which could happen in 2026.
USA TODAY
4 min read - Science
Greece's Methana shows volcanoes can slumber a long time before reawakening
By Marta Serafinko April 28 (Reuters) - For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has
Reuters
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- Science
2 full moons will light up May 2026, including a rare blue moon
This year will feature 13 full moons instead of the typical 12, a rare celestial lineup.
AccuWeather
2 min read - Science
Madagascar's ancient baobab trees store 700 years of Earth's secrets
"The past has a great deal to teach us — if we take the time to decode and read it."
The Cool Down
2 min read - Science
AI used to make portrait of Pompeii victim in final moments
Visitors at Pompeii can expect entirely new visual insights into life at the time of the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, thanks to the use of AI to reconstruct both the appearance of victims and their final moments. The Archaeological Park at Pompeii published an AI-generated image on Monday which shows a man running in a crouched position, holding a vessel over his head.
dpa
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- Science
Scientists Experimenting With Quantum Effect That Some Fear Could Cause Chain Reaction That Ends Entire Universe
What could possibly go wrong?
286 2 min read - Science
A 20-Year Mouse Cloning Experiment Reached a Grim Breaking Point
Once in a blue moon, an animal cloning story appears in the headlines before disappearing back into the ether. Cloning is one of the most novel feats in biotech, so one wonders why these stories don’t seem to gain much traction. Unintentionally, Japanese scientists have discovered why: cloning from clones may lead to disastrous consequences.
A-Z Animals
3 min read - Science
Meet The Eel That Generates 800V — A Biologist Explains How It Doesn’t Electrocute Itself
At first glance, the electric eel’s abilities feel implausible. But upon a closer inspection, we find a precise, evolved system built on familiar cellular mechanics.
Forbes
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Quit Whining. Pluto’s Not A Planet — An Astrophysicist Explains
The head of NASA says maybe Pluto is a planet after all. Here's the proof that it's not.
Forbes
3 min read - World
Archaeologists Found a Sacred Egyptian Amulet in an Ancient Spanish Tomb
How did an Egyptian scarab make it all the way to the Iberian Peninsula in pre-Roman times?
Popular Mechanics
4 min read - Science
Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh
By peering deep inside Orion's star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars.
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Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on April 28
The Moon is almost full.
Mashable
2 min read - Health
Scientists Discover a Key Difference in Brains That Resist Alzheimer's
One molecular switch could be crucial.
Science Alert
4 min read - US
What we know about 11 US scientists who reportedly died or went missing
A string of so-called "mysterious deaths and disappearances" prompted speculation that the incidents were connected.
Snopes
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- World
She married her brother, then he died. The monument to her grief was a Wonder of the Ancient World
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey, was an ornate memorial built for Carian ruler Mausolus and overseen by his sister-wife Artemesia II.
CNN
12 min read - Science
Full moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river — Earth from space
A 2024 satellite snap shows suspended sediments streaking across the mouth of the Rokan River, thanks in part to a particularly high tide caused by a full "Strawberry Moon."
Live Science
3 min read - Business
University Of Wisconsin Receives $100 Million For Its New AI College
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $100 million in gift commitments for its new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, set to launch this July.
Forbes
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- Science
Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz
The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet.
4 min read - Science
The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought
Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests.
Live Science
179 3 min read - Science
Scientists Found a Way to Make Soy Milk More Nutritious — and It Starts With Bees
It involves a tiny microbe, a clever lab method, and a surprising place scientists thought to look.
Food & Wine
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- Science
New space images reveal an enormous halo around this famed galaxy
This cosmic target had a glow up.
2 min read - Science
Honeybees can count to 4, and grasp zero, study finds
New research confirms honeybees can count small quantities and understand the concept of zero, revealing numerical cognition in an insect brain.
Interesting Engineering
3 min read - Science
Not just folklore: A giant kraken-like octopus terrorized the seas in the age of dinosaurs
These sea creatures may have been some of the fiercest predators
The Week
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- World
Rare Anglo-Saxon sibling burial proven by DNA test
Two Anglo-Saxon children buried near Tetbury have been confirmed through DNA as brother and sister.
BBC
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- Science
Brain Scans Reveal a Surprise About Neanderthal Intelligence
There's more that unites us.
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- Business
Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown (video)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (April 27).
2 min read - Science
Large, aggressive 'hulk' lizards wipe out millions of years of species evolution
"Evolution can move a lot faster than people think when the right pressure shows up."
The Cool Down
2 min read - Science
Scientists open up 40-year-old can of salmon, discover clues about ocean health
The study emphasizes that something that seems unappetizing could actually reflect decades of environmental progress.
The Cool Down
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- Science
New level of ‘test tube baby’ unlocked
Paterna Biosciences has successfully grown human sperm in a lab through a technique known as in vitro spermatogenesis.
The Hustle2 min read - Science
New level of ‘test tube baby’ unlocked
Paterna Biosciences has successfully grown human sperm in a lab through a technique known as in vitro spermatogenesis.
The Hustle2 min read - Science
Bees Actually Can Count, New Study Suggests
A long-running debate about their intelligence could be over.
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Decade-long muon calculation shrinks hope for a fifth force of nature
For years, one tiny mismatch in particle physics carried outsized hopes. The muon, a heavier and short-lived cousin of the electron, seemed to wobble in a magnetic field just a little differently than the Standard Model said it should.
The Brighter Side of News
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