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US flies long-range bomber with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korean missile test
The US conducted a joint drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday, deploying a long-range bomber in response to…
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Discoveries & Research
How fruit flies achieve accurate visual behavior despite changing light conditions
Researchers identify neuronal networks and mechanisms that show how contrasts can be rapidly and reliably perceived even when light levels…
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Scientists can reverse brain aging in fruit flies by preventing buildup of a common protein
Humans aren’t the only ones who grow forgetful as they age — fruit flies do, too. But because fruit flies…
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Space
Watch comet ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun (video)
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is no more. On Monday (Oct. 28), the comet evaporated as it was heading toward perihelion,…
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Space
SpaceX’s Starlink internet flies on a Boeing 777 jet for the 1st time
SpaceX’s Starlink internet service continues to make inroads around the globe. Starlink provided Wi-Fi on a Boeing 777 jet for…
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Discoveries & Research
Researchers show how gut hormones control aging in flies and how it relates to human biology
Biologists at Brown University have discovered how a neuropeptide hormone made in the gut of flies can control their lifespan.…
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Literature:
Stephen King: ‘I loved Lord of the Flies the way kids love Harry Potter’ | Stephen King
My earliest reading memory I was five years old, in our third floor apartment in Stratford, Connecticut. The book was The 500…
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Discoveries & Research
Scientists create flies that stop when exposed to red light
Ever wish you could stop that fruit fly on your kitchen counter in its tracks? Scientists at Max Planck Florida…
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