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A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find Covid-19’s origin

While the research bolsters the case that Covid-19 emerged from animals, it does not resolve the polarized and political debate over whether the virus instead emerged from a research lab in China.

Earth’s surface temperature heating more rapidly than it has in past 485 million years, scientists say

Researchers created a curve of global mean surface temperature throughout deep time, providing context for understanding today’s climate change hurdles.

Astronomers discover massive record-breaking black hole jets

Astronomers have found the largest black hole jets ever recorded, spanning 23 million light-years and potentially influencing the formation of galaxies across the cosmic web.

Lizard native to Costa Rica and Panama uses bubble to breathe underwater, new study finds

The "chicken nuggets of the forest" uses a bubble to dive underwater to escape predators.

Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ depicts turbulence in the sky with remarkable accuracy

A new study by a team from China and France found that the swirling patterns in the famous painting’s sky very closely resemble that expected from modern-day turbulence models.

Backside breathing and pigeon bombers studies win Ig Nobel prizes

Researchers who won the Nobel alternatives from MIT found that sober worms outcrawl drunk ones, plants might have eyes — and it's best to guess whatever side is facing up as the ref holds the coin.

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