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Plant Found in Obscure Brazilian Rainforest Seems Weirdly Good at Fighting Covid-19 - Gizmodo

Plant Found in Obscure Brazilian Rainforest Seems Weirdly Good at Fighting Covid-19 - Gizmodo

The Brazilian tree extract‘s ‘multitarget’ attack on covid could also foil future strains of the virus.

Scientists Think the Fifth Dimension May Exist—and It’s Hiding Behind the Universe We Know - Yahoo

Scientists Think the Fifth Dimension May Exist—and It’s Hiding Behind the Universe We Know - Yahoo

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Shawn Gorman and John Gilpatrick discuss how reality may have been missing an entire layer all along.

A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover - Yahoo

A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover - Yahoo

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from rapid ice melting, but then sea ice began to decline dramatically. Scientists say they have figured...

Catch the Northern Lights Tonight As a Stunning Solar Storm Could Illuminate the Night Sky! - The Daily Galaxy

Catch the Northern Lights Tonight As a Stunning Solar Storm Could Illuminate the Night Sky! - The Daily Galaxy

NOAA's latest solar wind forecast signals the potential for another dazzling northern lights display, expected to light up the skies tonight through early Friday, May 8. Here's your guide to watching the aurora borealis.

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology - Ars Technica

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology - Ars Technica

Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.

After 6 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Rover Shows What Travel Did to Its Wheels in Ways No One Expected - The Daily Galaxy

After 6 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Rover Shows What Travel Did to Its Wheels in Ways No One Expected - The Daily Galaxy

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been on Mars for six years, and its wheels have taken a surprising hit.

Spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA’s Webb telescope - AP News

Spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA’s Webb telescope - AP News

A spiral galaxy's brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA's Webb Space Telescope. The image released this week depicts the Messier 77 galaxy 45 million light-years away. The galaxy's active nucleus is powered by a supermas…

The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion photo of the day for May 8, 2026 - Space

The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion photo of the day for May 8, 2026 - Space

Earth's atmosphere did a number on this spacecraft.

Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather? - Quanta Magazine

Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather? - Quanta Magazine

It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.