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James Webb telescope performs second course correction

And that puts the space telescope better on course towards its final destination: a place near the so-called second Lagrange point. The mighty...

1500 languages ​​are about to disappear for good

According to researchers, there is a real 'language diversity crisis'. “We must act now.” At present, about 7,000 languages ​​are spoken worldwide. ...

Einstein’s theory of relativity passes the pulsar test

A double pulsar as a test field for Einstein's theories. (Image: Michael Kramer / MPI for Radio Astronomy) Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity...

Giant marine dinosaur evolved in record time

Artist's impression of Cymbospondylus youngorum hunting 246 million years ago. Stephanie Abramowicz. Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County...

Diversity is the insurance of the forest

As part of the BEF China experiment, the development of trees in differently composed forest pieces is continuously recorded. (Photo: Stefan Trogisch) It's all...

The coronavirus appears to have also targeted deer

At least three virus variants have been discovered in wild white-tailed deer at six different locations in the US state of Ohio. Deer also...

Dead Star Creates 150 Light-Year Large “Hand of God”

The space photo of the week is this beautiful photo of pulsar PSR B1509-58. In 2014, NASA's NuSTAR telescope photographed this pulsar...

This is – as far as we know now – the first giant to inhabit the earth

Researchers have unearthed the fossilized remains of an as-yet-unknown marine reptile, measuring up to 17 meters in length from caudal fin to snout! While dinosaurs...

Aliens may have single-handedly crafted a livable spot in the clouds of Venus

Chemical processes may create self-sustainable and habitable 'bubbles' in the Venusian atmosphere where life can thrive. It's hard to imagine a more inhospitable world than...

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