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Spray-on plant coating could replace wasteful plastic food wrap
Scientists have created a plant-based coating that would be greener and safer than plastic food wrap.
Bill Nye's return to TV debuts August 25th on Peacock
Bill Nye will come back to TV when 'The End is Nye' debuts on Peacock in August.
Scientists 3D-print a functional piece of a heart
Researchers have 3D-printed heart filaments that could eventually repair damaged hearts.
The largest plant in the world is an ancient self-cloning sea grass
It covers 180 kilometers of Shark Bay in Australia.
Scientists reveal first image of the black hole in the center of our galaxy
Scientists have captured the first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Energy Department challenges students to wring more efficiency from EVs
The Energy Department has launched a challenge that asks students from 15 universities to squeeze more efficiency from EVs.
Massive DNA study of human cancers offers new clues about their causes
UK scientists analyzed the complete genetic makeup of 12,000 tumors from NHS patients.
MIT scientists reveal why it's hard to evenly split Oreo filling between two halves
They created a 3D-printed device to optimize cookie separation.
Europa's resemblance to Greenland bodes well for possible life on Jupiter's moon
Europa has features similar to Greenland, and they add to evidence that Jupiter's moon could support life.
Hubble telescope spots the largest known comet to date
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected the largest known comet to date — it's about 50 times larger than usual
Thermophotovoltaic cell converts 40 percent of heat energy to electricity
Researchers have revealed a new thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell that can convert heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency.
Supercomputer simulations show climate change’s role in early human migration
A research team from South Korea's Pusan National University, revealed research Wednesday that suggests a link between modern humanity's evolution and changes in prehistoric weather.
Researchers may have discovered a galaxy barely younger than the Big Bang
Astronomers have found the most distant known galaxy to date — it existed just 300 years after the Big Bang.
Magnetic slime 'robot' could help recover swallowed objects
Scientists have developed a magnetic, self-healing slime 'robot' that could grab objects in your stomach.
Scientists sequence the most complete human genome yet
A team of almost 100 scientists part of the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has successfully sequenced the most complete human genome yet.
Hubble may have spotted the most distant star to date
The Hubble Space Telescope may have spotted the most distant star to date — 12.9 billion light-years away.
Gene losses allow vampire bats to live solely on a diet of blood
Scientists detail the loss of 13 genes in the blood-sucking mammals.
MIT's new simulation reveals crucial insights into the birth of the universe
A team of researchers at MIT have just announced that their mathematical model mapping the cosmic reionization epoch is the largest and most detailed devised to date.
Black hole 'quantum hair' might solve a decades-old scientific paradox
Scientists claim to have solved a scientific paradox by determining that black holes have 'quantum hair.'