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Scientists watch microscopic plant 'mouths' breathing in real time with palm-sized tool - By - Sarah Wild - published - 15 January 26 - Scientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that require less water, making them potentially more resilient to climate change.

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NASA astronauts back on Earth after unprecedented medical emergency on ISS - By - Patrick Pester - published - 15 January 26 - The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).

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Chinese scientists unveil reliable lunar clock that accounts for Einstein's relativity - By - Joanna Thompson - published - 15 January 26 - A new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of relativity.

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James Webb telescope saw black holes emerging from 'cocoons' near the dawn of time - By - Skyler Ware - published - 14 January 26 - The gaseous cocoons surrounding "little red dots" hint at their true nature, a new James Webb telescope study hints.

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Woolly rhino flesh pulled from ancient wolf stomach gives clues to ice age giant's extinction - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 14 January 26 - More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct.

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'One of those rare 'wow' moments': Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that 'shouldn't be there' By - Harry Baker - published - 14 January 26 - A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow shock" as it zooms through the Milky Way. The cosmic zombie is also ripping apart its partner star like a black hole.

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18 of Earth's biggest river deltas - including the Nile and Amazon - are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising - By - Sascha Pare - published - 14 January 26 - Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

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Strange, 'starved' galaxy died 'a death of 1,000 cuts' in the ancient universe, JWST reveals - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 14 January 26 - A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new observations revealed.

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MIT's chip stacking breakthrough could cut energy use in power-hungry AI processes - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 14 January 26 - Data doesn't have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.

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Most complete Homo habilis skeleton ever found dates to more than 2 million years ago and retains 'Lucy'-like features - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 14 January 26 - Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.

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Artemis 2 mission update: Rollout imminent as NASA prepares first crewed Artemis mission to the moon - By - Patrick Pester - published - 13 January 26 - NASA's Artemis 2 rollout could be as early as this weekend as the space agency makes final preparations for its first crewed Artemis moon mission.

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