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The Moon’s Origin Could Have Taken Just Five Hours—Scientists Stunned by New Findings

If the colliding bodies were hot and pliable, the impact blasted large amounts of material outward, leading back to the classic “debris disk” scenario—slow assembly followed. If the bodies were cold ...
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This everyday food habit may silently raise your lung cancer risk

To identify which molecules play a role, scientists turned to a novel tool called “spatial metabolomics,” which allows them to map and analyze molecular activity right inside cancerous tissue.
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Thousands of mosquitoes vanished in this device—what scientists found will shock you

Some traps can now count exactly how many mosquitoes they’ve nabbed. Within the Qista range, for instance, one model is equipped with an optical sensor capable of recognizing a mosquito versus, say, a ...
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Why Did This Man Bleed From His Forehead? Doctors Reveal the Rare Cause

To lower adrenaline in the bloodstream, doctors may prescribe beta-blockers or anti-anxiety medications. Because this condition is extremely rare, there is no standardized cure or treatment plan. Each ...
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Scientists make a concerning discovery beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf

The measurements revealed complex circulation patterns operating at different ocean depths throughout the year. Researchers observed seasonal intrusions of supercooled water moving through the upper ...
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Father and daughter pull over in Norway—what they find stuns archaeologists

Reidun Marie Aasheim, an archaeologist for Akershus County, told the Norwegian newspaper Budstikka that Fjeld’s discoveries are “very exciting finds.” She also noted a practical budgetary truth: ...
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This simple trick makes hedgehogs choose your garden — gardeners are amazed

The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single ...
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This watering trick makes your tomatoes bigger, juicier—and growers swear by it

The simplest method doesn’t require any fancy gear or a botany PhD. Just dissolve 3 level teaspoons of baker’s yeast (about 9 grams) in 1 quart (roughly 1 liter) of lukewarm water. Rainwater is ...

Effondrement de notre civilisation : ces prédictions du Rapport Meadows (MIT) il y a 50 ans semblent se confirmer

En 1972, une équipe de recherche du MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) envisageait un effondrement de notre ...

Ce petit oiseau aquatique fuit le froid : voici où le trouver cet hiver

Seize centimètres, un plumage turquoise métallique, et une consommation quotidienne équivalant à près des deux tiers de son ...

Patient bizarre : il pensait avoir une tumeur aux poumons mais l'opération a révélé quelque chose de beaucoup plus incongru

Transporté d'urgence à l'hôpital avec un poumon affaissé, un homme est rentré chez lui avec un diagnostic insolite dont il se ...

Une montagne peut-elle prévenir avant de s'effondrer ? Des chercheurs découvrent un indice inattendu : écouter les rochers !

Et si les vibrations d’une roche permettaient de détecter ses fractures invisibles ? En étudiant une colonne de roche ...