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Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 23:51:29 JST Popular Science

The final missing piece of the human genome has been decoded https://t.co/vpspkbWJ9t
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1. The final missing piece of the human genome has been decoded
  
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  The process revealed 41 new protein-coding genes, most of which are thought to be involved in sperm production.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 00:11:40 JST Popular Science

Tonight at midnight, Jupiter will appear at its biggest and brightest state of the year. https://t.co/XvTzOsNhQb
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1. You can see three meteor showers at their peak and a full Beaver Moon this November
  
  from @popsci
  
  Both of the Taurids and the Leonids meteor shower are all predicted to peak in November 2023.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 03:14:30 JST Popular Science

The sea star's whole body is a head https://t.co/QtVOATeHCv
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1. The sea star's whole body is a head
  
  from @popsci
  
  ‘It’s not at all what scientists have assumed about these animals.’
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Oct-2023 22:05:07 JST Popular Science

NASA’s first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials https://t.co/qcQkTEDw0M
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1. NASA's first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials
  
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  The samples hold chemical clues to the formation of our solar system—and the origin of life-supporting stuff on our planet.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2023 22:06:51 JST Popular Science

Here's how to make a classic pinhole camera to watch tomorrow's solar eclipse https://t.co/CpY06lIinO
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1. Make a classic pinhole camera to watch the upcoming solar eclipse
  
  from Sandra Gutierrez
  
  Make a pinhole camera to enjoy the October 14th annular eclipse while keeping your eyes safe from retinal damage.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 05-Oct-2023 06:17:04 JST Popular Science

"Many computer scientists would tell you that artificial intelligence doesn’t exist.” https://t.co/LAK8VqihLu
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1. The first AI started a 70-year debate
  
  from Jean McKenna
  
  Many have called the Logic Theorist the first AI program, though that description was debated then—and still is today.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Oct-2023 07:06:42 JST Popular Science

For everyone to live like an American, we'd need five earths. https://t.co/uyGZa75Bf2
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1. Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?
  
  from Sara Kiley Watson
  
  The richest corners of the world use up way more resources than they need. Poor people and nations are paying the price.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2023 02:59:15 JST Popular Science

Ghostly particles can give advance warning that a star is about to explode. https://t.co/vaUacXCF1m
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1. A massive detector in China will try to find a supernova before it happens
  
  from Ben Guarino
  
  Astronomers don’t know the finer details of how a star explodes, but observing the processes as it starts might help give some clues.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 04:03:47 JST Popular Science

These silkworms are more powerful than you can possibly imagine. https://t.co/HgAfhAPSO6
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1. Spider silk stronger than Kevlar spun by an unlikely source
  
  from Andrew Paul
  
  Using CRISPR gene editing, researchers compelled common silkworms to produce material for durable new threads.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 23:08:15 JST Popular Science

These fins are made for walkin’. https://t.co/E7ur6NdTQi
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1. A rare fish with 'hands' is spotted in a surprising place
  
  from Sara Kiley Watson
  
  The spotted handfish was the first marine fish to be flagged as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Aug-2023 03:59:53 JST Popular Science

As summer winds down, there’s a new COVID variant on the rise. https://t.co/wVjLAy9R7b
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1. What to know about the newly dominant ‘Eris’ COVID variant
  
  from Ben Guarino
  
  New booster shots, available in the fall, will help keep our immune protections as up-to-date as possible against the coronavirus.
Popular Science (popsci@universeodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 03:24:04 JST Popular Science

You can see actual footage and photos from the Trinity test here. https://t.co/le24fePMy7
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1. How the real Trinity test was filmed and photographed, and where to watch it
  
  from Rob Verger
  
  Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" depicts a cinematic version of the Trinity test, but actual video and photos endure from the event.

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