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Welcome to the Science Group ! (Please read before posting) 0 eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 Jan 2012 18 58223

What if the universe had no beginning? [View all] 89 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Nov 2021 77 20356

A new means of space propulsion... closed loop pulse propulsion... here's the idea [View all] 78 mikelewis Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 4484

Her mother was also her uncle, DNA test. [View all] 51 multigraincracker Nov 2022 Nov 2022 151 10353

Some pretty bad news on the XBB.1 Covid Variant. [View all] 50 NNadir Jan 2023 Jan 2023 123 9536

Follow the Science: Lab Leak Is Most Likely 45 pbmus Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 2955

Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time 42 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 50 3266

Hold Onto Your Hats: JWST Unveils Unprecedentedly Crisp View of Uranus And Its Rings 36 Judi Lynn Dec 2023 Dec 2023 142 5915

Physics Revelation Could Mean We're All Living in a Simulation 34 orangecrush Oct 2023 Nov 2023 14 1832

Breakthrough antibody kills all known variants of SARS-CoV-2 33 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 153 7296

Time might not exist -- but that's okay 33 Judi Lynn Apr 2022 Apr 2022 28 3025

'Runaway' black hole the size of 20 million suns found speeding through space with a trail of newbor 31 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 15 52 3526

I just saw the abstract of my son's talk at a scientific conference, his first such experience. 30 NNadir Oct 2023 Oct 2023 109 2951

Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia 29 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2023 Sep 2023 66 3348

The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing today. Here's how to watch 28 Judi Lynn Jul 2023 Aug 2023 8 2488

Something strange is sending radio waves from the centre of the galaxy 28 Judi Lynn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 28 3158

Global map showing only population density 27 BootinUp Dec 2022 Jan 2023 69 4398

Dinosaur-killing asteroid splashed mile-high tsunamis that swept the entire world 27 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 60 3776

a physics question 27 moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1019

New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan Book Instead of Bible 27 progressoid Apr 2023 Apr 2023 87 3413

Breaking news! NASA: We know where the aliens are. We'll find them soon. See here where. 26 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 15 2848

Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US 25 milestogo Sep 2023 Sep 2023 33 3084

This message was self-deleted by its author 25 milestogo Apr 2023 Apr 2023 16 2003

Goodbye, Columbus: Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago 25 AZProgressive Oct 2021 Oct 2021 54 3204

Genetic determinants of liking and intake of coffee and other bitter foods and beverages 25 sl8 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 12 2063

NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon 24 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1406

Scientists have finally decoded mysteries of the Y chromosome. Here's why it matters (CNN) 24 eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 Sep 2023 38 4904

Does an object in a stable orbit around a black hole experience time dilation relative to a region far away? 23 Shermann Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 946

Scientists Just Used The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Built to Look at Uranus 22 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 38 2619

Harvard professor Avi Loeb believes he's found fragments of alien technology 22 usonian Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2819

Science Continued...

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Did anybody get to see the eclipse today? 22 lastlib Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1021

Penguins shoot 'poop bombs' more than 4 feet, incredibly important study finds 22 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 20 3815

Meteoroid hit has caused 'significant uncorrectable' damage to James Webb Space Telescope 22 milestogo Jul 2022 Aug 2022 16 2115

This Map Lets You Plug in Your Address to See How It's Changed Over the Past 750 Million Years 21 littlemissmartypants Nov 2023 Nov 2023 41 1991

Visualizing how far we must travel to colonize a habitable planet. 21 Kablooie Feb 2022 Mar 2022 8 1592

This was a 7 shot vertical panoramic (cropped later) with a 14mm lens 21 BootinUp Dec 2022 Dec 2022 70 3185

Question for astronomy buffs, 20 grumpyduck Feb 2023 Mar 2023 2 1281

Yipes! Covid's impact on the male genital tract 20 jmbar2 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 14 1937

High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorea 20 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 55 3973

Scientists Discover An Amazing Practical Use For Leftover Coffee Grounds 20 Warpy Jan 2024 Jan 2024 39 2437

Why so many of us are casual spider-murderers 20 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1630

Math fact of the day. 1135809 is an odd composite number composed of four prime numbers multiplied together. 19 usonian Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3169

After years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is finally for real and could help address 19 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 1819

Why SpaceX Starship exploded: Because Musk is a cheapskate who left out vital systems. 19 DetlefK Apr 2023 Apr 2023 34 3457

MORDOR ON EARTH? MAGMA FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL IS SEEPING THROUGH A MYSTERIOUS CRACK 19 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 49 4553

Giant sequoias: There are less than 80,000 of these redwoods left in California, 19 speak easy Mar 17 Mar 19 8 895

Just NO! "Brain-like human tissue implanted in rat brains... 19 Duppers Oct 2022 Oct 2022 12 1337

Artemis question: Why six days to reach the moon, when it only took Apollo a little over three? 18 Silent3 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1535

Scientists Develop New Birth Control for Female Cats--No Surgery Necessary 18 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jun 2023 30 3732

Origins of masturbation traced back to primates 40m years ago 18 milestogo Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1402

A science martyr. 18 Lunabell Feb 18 Mar 5 70 1840

A Monster Hurricane Season Is Coming--and Here's the Culprit 18 Jilly_in_VA May 2022 May 2022 65 4003

DU scientists/astronomers: Would someone pls expound on how... 17 brush Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 1079

Powerful "sun goddess" cosmic ray strikes Earth from mysterious, unknown origin 17 Judi Lynn Nov 2023 Nov 2023 42 1743

When was the last time a person with the title of "adjunct professor" won the Nobel Prize? 17 NNadir Oct 2023 Oct 2023 37 1934

Photographer snaps extremely rare 'aurora curls' after magnetic wave rings Earth's atmosphere 'like a bell' 17 Judi Lynn Jan 31 Jan 31 65 2306

Treatment from banana protein works against all known COVID variants, study shows 16 multigraincracker Oct 2022 Oct 2022 44 2499

Why don't people believe in Scientific Studies? 16 BootinUp Jun 2023 Jul 2023 13 2377

Radical Plan to Make Earth's Deepest Hole Could Unleash Limitless Energy 16 Warpy Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1575

DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept 16 Judi Lynn Mar 20 Mar 21 2 702

Science Continued...

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Question about dealing with flat-earthers and lunar landing deniers 16 VWolf Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1315

Scientists just discovered an 'astonishing' way to create energy out of thin air: 'The sky is quite 16 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 62 3936

What's that very vivid "star" in the morning sky? Right now. 16 Demovictory9 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 934

This message was self-deleted by its author 16 BootinUp Nov 2023 Nov 2023 12 1465

Life in the Age of the Lie: California passes a law stating that methane is carbon free. 15 NNadir Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1768

Infinite mathematics: a few equations 15 Tetrachloride Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1506

Researchers Have Finally Recorded Plants "Talking" On Camera And Warning Each Other About Attacking Insects 15 Judi Lynn Feb 18 Feb 18 48 2084

Magnetic solution removes toxic "forever chemicals" from water in seconds 15 Wicked Blue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 54 3284

Extraordinary Phenomenon in Space Captured by Spellbinding New Image 14 Judi Lynn Sep 2022 Sep 2022 52 3119

I have a question that I can't find the answer on the google machine about percentages.. 14 mitch96 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1070

NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Until 2026 14 NullTuples Apr 2023 Apr 2023 26 1636

Meanwhile, in *Other* News: Critical Ocean Current Likely in Collapse from Our Warming Planet 14 SorellaLaBefana Mar 27 Apr 1 61 2585

Implanted microchip could be used to verify COVID-19 vax status 14 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1085

DU astronomy experts: I read recently that all planets in our solar... 14 brush Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1833

M83: The Thousand Ruby Galaxy 14 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 40 1911

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer's Memory Loss by Repairing Damaged Synapses 14 JudyM Feb 9 Feb 10 81 2126

Scientists watched a star explode in real time for the first time ever 14 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 39 2230

We're one step closer to reading an octopus's mind 14 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 1540

This Is the Real Reason We Need Sleep 14 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 40 3103

Comet Nishimura - Astronomy Picture of the Day (NASA) 14 usonian Sep 2023 Sep 2023 17 879

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