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Solar system stability and solar mass loss research

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Latest: Caltech study warns of accelerated solar system instability

New astrophysical research indicates that the solar system may face significant instability during the Sun’s transition from a red giant to a white dwarf. Studies published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’ suggest

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OpenAI math manuscript release sparks boycott calls

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Latest: OpenAI mathematical manuscript release sparks backlash from mathematicians

OpenAI has released 722 mathematical manuscripts on GitHub, generated by an unreleased internal frontier model. These findings, organized into 372 families of related results, span fields such as algebra, number theory,

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Nepal flood and landslide disaster recovery

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Latest: Nepal ends search for thousands missing after devastating floods

Following the devastating Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flash floods on August 26, Nepal has officially transitioned from emergency search and rescue to a phase focused on rehabilitation and reconstruction. Approximately 40 days a

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Hypothesis of ancient solar super-Earth ingestion

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Latest: Solar system research suggests past planet consumption and future orbital chaos

Research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests the Sun may have consumed a super-Earth-sized planet billions of years ago during its early history. Led by Professor Mutlu Yıldız of

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MIT university ranking and performance

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Latest: MIT maintains top global university ranking for 15th consecutive year

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has received top honors in recent university rankings. In the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings, MIT was named the top university in the United States, ending a 15-yea

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Scientific debate over Earth oxygenation theory

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Latest: Earth's 2-billion-year-old oxygenation signature may be local, study finds

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have challenged long-standing scientific theories regarding the timing and nature of Earth’s ancient atmospheric oxygenation. For decades, carbon-isotope signatures

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Stanford research on dual human brain systems

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Latest: Stanford researchers find human brain may consist of two fused neural systems

Researchers at Stanford University, in collaboration with Caltech and UC San Francisco, have identified that the human brain is a composite of two distinct nervous systems rather than a single unified organ. This discove

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