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We curate the latest science news, including climate change, space exploration, health and more. All posts are written by Flipboard’s editorial team.

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Header photo: Students observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, in London. Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images.

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Whether in salsa, salad or just because they taste good, tomatoes are valuable. Even more so if you lose one in outer space. Live Science has more on the foodie space mystery that began eight months ago when a tomato floated away from the International Space Station. https://flip.it/1WxAHZ

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For 100 years, it was believed that those little “water balloons” on plants protected against dangers like drought and salt. We were wrong. Science Alert explains: https://flip.it/Nj8qPy

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How is climate change affecting people's health?

Context has curated this collection of stories about the effects of climate change on human health — from air pollution to disease outbreaks linked to extreme weather such as floods.

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Can AI teach math teachers how to improve student skills?

@TheConversationUS explores the question: https://flip.it/vZMtL7

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Why scientists are making transparent wood.

@KnowableMag reports: "Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more."

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Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions.

AP reports: "The rare and fleeting spectacle, late Monday into early Tuesday, should be visible to millions of people along a narrow path stretching from central Asia’s Tajikistan and Armenia, across Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain, to Miami and the Florida Keys and finally, to parts of Mexico."

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The world is in danger of hitting several tipping points — moments when Earth has warmed so much that certain side effects become irreversible — for five of the planet’s natural systems. AP reports: https://flip.it/zA99yx

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How many species would you find in your backyard? Quite a few, very likely. Three researchers at Australia's University of Queensland share the same home and identified over 1,000 outside their suburban backdoor. Phys.org has the story: https://flip.it/bNFCP1

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For most people, their hair naturally loses pigment as they age. A 2021 study showed that stress can also turn hair gray. The question is whether hair can reclaim its natural color. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/bod-RY

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As climate chaos accelerates, which countries are polluting the most?

CNN reports: "The top 20 global climate polluters were responsible for 83% of emissions in 2022."

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How scientists are tracking mosquitoes that could be carrying deadly diseases.

ABC News reports: "More than 1 million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year."

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Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers. Here’s how one team of researchers recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes.

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The number of delegates at this year's UN climate talks who are also linked to fossil fuel producers has quadrupled since last year, campaigners say.

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A fight over the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the global spotlight at the COP28 climate summit.

CNBC reports: "Many gathering in Dubai believe the talks can only be considered a success if they result in a deal to “phase out” all fossil fuels."

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Scientists discover star system so perfect that it seems like art.

Futurism reports: https://flip.it/AKmalZ

And the original study from Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06692-3

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These 10 scientists are on the cusp of changing the world.

@popsci honors 10 early-career researchers who’ve gotten a head start.

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Why isn’t there any sound in space? 🚀 👂

An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream for the Curious Kids section @TheConversationUS

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COP28 chair says "no science" comments were "misinterpreted."

Semafor reports from Dubai: https://flip.it/-lKYE0

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7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world.

@TheConversationUS reports: "More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1, committing to make their food systems – everything from production to consumption – a focal point in national strategies to address climate change."

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Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows.

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The U.S. military's elusive X-37B space plane has postponed its next launch to Dec. 10. X-37B will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. From Live Science, here’s why the secretive spacecraft is likely launching farther than ever before. https://flip.it/tTFOOL

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Is Earth a “Goldilocks planet in a just-right Goldilocks universe?” The Dispatch’s Marvin Olasky writes about how quantum physics can push us to look up, in "desperate puzzlement." https://flip.it/Cy8d3D

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Snopes investigates: Did researchers genetically modify cats to glow in the dark? https://flip.it/Sk6GuR

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The discovery of an ancient supermassive black hole that existed early in the life of the universe has some questioning the legitimacy of the Big Bang Theory. This would be a hasty conclusion, says Don Lincoln, writing for Big Think. https://flip.it/ghz5R2

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As King Charles warned that time was running out on climate change, more than 130 world leaders at the COP28 climate summit promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in the warming planet. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/.XvQpH

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The ghostly object that first appeared in ground-based telescopes before completely vanishing has returned. This time as a faint, yet distinct galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope. "This thing is a real monster," said Jed McKinney, a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. Phys.org has more: https://flip.it/.CtHdG

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A new study in mice found limited intake of one particular essential amino acid slowed the impacts of aging and even lengthened their lifespan. Could these findings help people improve their quality of life and longevity? Science Alert reports: https://flip.it/4DYT-L

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Can we end the AIDS epidemic by 2030? Countries around the world have signed onto a United Nations program that, if successful, would reduce AIDS-related deaths by 90%. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/e3AloJ

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Scientists find huge planet that shouldn’t exist.

The Independent reports: "The planet appears to be too big for its sun, and therefore calls into question our understanding of how planets and solar systems form."

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Scientists in South Africa have rediscovered 11 De Winton's golden moles, which haven't been seen since 1936.

@NPR reports: "How does one go about finding a seemingly extinct, sand-dwelling mole that hasn't been seen in nearly 90 years? With the help of a dog and DNA, of course!"

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Neanderthals: More knowable now than ever.

@KnowableMag reports: "They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains. Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast."

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This bird hasn’t been seen in 38 years. Its song may help track it down.

Science News reports: "Scientists are eavesdropping on a South American forest in search of the purple-winged ground dove."

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NASA reveals hundreds of city-sized objects shooting light into space.

Mashable reports: "Scientists using the agency's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have announced the discovery of nearly 300 unique neutron stars, called pulsars."

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From data access to scientific merit, one woman is working to make astronomy — and all STEM fields — more inclusive.

@WIRED profiles Dr. Dara Norman, the incoming president-elect of the American Astronomical Society.

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The unlikely love story of an endangered tree and the little bird who eats its seeds.

The Narwhal reports: "The balance of an ecosystem hangs on the survival of a scraggly mountain tree. In northwest British Columbia, ecologists are facing climate change, droughts and wildfires as they work to protect whitebark pine and the species that rely on it."

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U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022, but not enough to erase the pandemic's toll.

NBC News reports: "The increase was largely driven by a drop in Covid deaths. Still, life expectancy in the U.S. lags behind other wealthy nations."

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Scientists say there may be life under Mercury's salt glaciers.

Futurism reports researchers are looking at areas "similar to extremely harsh and salt-rich environments on Earth where life still finds a way to exist."

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Yellowstone National Park is one of the most geologically active areas of the United States, known for hot springs and geysers as well as a history of volcanic activity. Researchers using lidar technology, which can map the ground underneath the park’s foliage, are now shedding light on the visible scars made by prehistoric landslides and earthquakes as well as gauging future risks to the area. Read more from CBS News.

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Unvisited by spacecraft for more than 35 years, Uranus inhabits one of the least explored regions of our solar system.

A planetary scientist explores "what NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world" for @TheConversationUS

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As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won’t attend the climate talks.

AP reports: "The two-week meeting of international leaders aims to assess where the world stands when it comes to limiting emissions to slow global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) compared with pre-industrial times."

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An unusual blob of warmth in the western Pacific Ocean may be making this year’s “strong” El Niño behave unexpectedly. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/mmkSsb

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From Science Alert: Flicking the switch on any kind of electrical device triggers a marching band of charged particles stepping to the beat of the circuit's voltage. But a new discovery in exotic materials has found electricity doesn't always move in step, and can in fact sometimes bleed in a way that has physicists questioning what we know about the nature of particles. https://flip.it/_jI7zb

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More than 400 million Urinary Tract Infections occur each year, and yet, as Dr. Jennifer Rohn points out, little progress has been made in treating UTIs. “I think it’s a problem because this is primarily a disease of women,” Rohn recently said in a speech. Teen Vogue has more: https://flip.it/tojPCv

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Since 1980, more than 40,000 scientific publications have been retracted due to errors, outdated knowledge or outright fraudulence. Yet these zombie publications continue to be cited and used, unwittingly, to support new arguments. Writing for The Hill, Jodi Schneider explains how to stop their spread. https://flip.it/9QiK4k

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Deliberate and strenuous activities like jogging or cycling are often linked to mental health improvement. But a recent study shows that there might be an easier way to give yourself a higher sense of wellbeing. Science Alert has more. https://flip.it/Vxo9Uu

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You may have seen how volcano eruptions are depicted in cartoons, with red-hot lava shooting straight up in the sky before cascading down the slopes of the mountain. It’s called volcanic fountaining, and it does occur in real life, as the 2021 eruption of Fagradalsfjall in Iceland displayed. A team of Earth scientists, meteorologists, geologists and volcanologists might have found the answer to why this happens. Phys.org explains: https://flip.it/3yZCSA

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Spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are mysteriously hard to come by in our cosmic backyard. Why that is has remained a mystery, but a team of astronomers think they’ve finally figured it out. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/ok7W7r

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The dancing monkeys found in places around the Middle East are known for the cute and humorous ways they move around. It doesn’t come naturally. They were trained to do that. And researchers wondered what impact such activities have on the monkeys. Phys.org tells us what they found: https://flip.it/gXBtF5

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