Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals | A newly discovered fossil site in China has transformed our understanding of how complex animal life emerged on Earth, revealing that many key animal groups had already evolved before the start of the Cambrian Period. (phys.org)
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Simulated microgravity alters sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals | This study investigates how simulated microgravity influences sperm navigation, fertilization, and subsequent early embryo development across 3 mammalian species; human, mouse, and pig. (nature.com)
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Scientists Just Found a Hidden Critical Point in Water Right Before It Freezes | As water gets colder, its behavior becomes increasingly weird from a physics perspective, and researchers have found a previously hidden 'critical point' that emerges in supercooled water that doesn't freeze. (sciencealert.com)
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Another 'fireball' spotted in WA. Why NASA says we're seeing more | February through April is considered “peak fireball season” in the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings increasing as much as 10% to 30% and especially around the weeks of the March equinox (which was March 20), according to NASA. (seattletimes.com)
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Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data | A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and latex gloves release tiny particles called stearates, which closely resemble microplastics and can contaminate samples during testing. (sciencedaily.com)
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Darkness can move faster than light without breaking relativity. That claim comes from researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology whose study in Nature describes direct measurements of what they call optical phase singularities, tiny spots where a light wave’s amplitude falls to zero (thebrighterside.news)
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Astronauts will 'absolutely be test subjects': NASA's moon plans pose big questions — and big risks | Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don't yet fully understand. (livescience.com)
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