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Built to hunt enemy submarines during World War II, this device later transformed our understanding of the seafloor

World War II fluxgate magnetometer: A World War II device found new scientific purpose after the war. Oceanographers refitted the fluxgate magnetometer for seafloor magnetic anomaly measurements. These measurements revealed symmetrical patterns on either side of mid-ocean ridges. The "magic profile" provided strong evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.

The Economic Times

Scientists once rejected continental drift, then a woman in 1977 drew the ocean floor and changed Earth science forever

Marie Tharp played a pivotal role in transforming scientific thought on continental drift through her meticulously crafted seafloor maps. Collaborating with Bruce Heezen, she unveiled the intricate topography of the ocean floor, providing essential visual support for the theory of plate tectonics.

The Economic Times

In 2025, scientists recorded a giant iceberg threatening an Antarctic penguin colony. Later it produced a heartbreaking environmental outcome

Giant iceberg threatens penguins: A grounded iceberg near Coulman Island caused a 69% drop in emperor penguin chick survival. The iceberg blocked the adults' usual route to the ocean for foraging. This extended journey delayed food deliveries to their hungry chicks. Researchers observed many adult penguins gathering on the iceberg's…

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Rockefeller Study Links Low Arginine to Weaker Immune Detection of Tumors and Viruses in Mice

A Rockefeller study in Cell found that arginine shortage stalls MHC class I production, weakening immune detection of tumors and viruses in mice.

Medical Daily

In 781, a Maya scientist signed a mathematical formula—1,200 years later, archaeologists finally learned his name

Sak Tahn Waax, a Maya mathematician-astronomer, authored a complex formula in AD 781. This inscription tracked celestial movements and Maya calendar cycles with precision. The discovery reveals advanced scientific calculations centuries before later Maya codices. It highlights intellectual authorship being valued and recognized by name. This finding reshapes understanding of…

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Should you take the leap? The pros and cons of being freelance

Creative freelancers lay bare the trade-offs of going it alone.

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What on earth is ‘vaccine beer’ and could it possibly work?

Just a pint or two of ale a day could be enough to trigger protective antibodies

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Cocaine bear step aside. Enter sharks who are testing positive for illicit drugs in the Caribbean

Researchers found changes in metabolic markers in some sharks showing signs of having contaminated blood

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The Earth could be soon flung out of orbit or into the sun - all thanks to a passing star

Either way, the sun is likely slated to consume Earth in billions of years

The Independent UK

Experts warn this worrying parenting mistake may cause teens to be anxious and depressed

A new national poll by the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital suggests that a rise in teen anxiety and depression may be linked to increasingly overprotective parenting.

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Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ

April 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

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NASA loses 2 cyclone-tracking satellites after launch company Astra rocket fails

In this edition of HORIZONS, read about a new setback for NASA's storm-monitoring program and private space company Astra, a new flesh-covered robot finger, and more.

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