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Artist’s illustration of a hypothetical J1249+36-white dwarf binary pair that ends with the white dwarf exploding into a supernova (left), which sends its companion L subdwarf star flying out across the Milky Way. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Good morning! Here are a few of this week’s most interesting science stories to read while

AI impression of a warp bubble collapse. Credit: Katy Clough with AI tool pixlr.com This week, researchers reported on the implications of a warp drive containment breach in case you’re interested in theoretical space-borne disasters. Scientists in the U.K. report the cardiovascular benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in an extremely thorough analysis of basically the entire

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Chris Packham , Phys.org Electrode placement. Photo of a dog with electrodes in the presence of the owner, right before the onset of the sleep

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Chris Packham , Phys.org A male superb fairy wren brings food to a Horsfield’s bronze cuckoo fledgling. Credit: Mark Lethlean In the small fishing village

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Chris Packham , Phys.org An artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week, we reported on the birth

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Chris Packham , Phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I’ve been workshopping because I see “folks” in

Vocal muscle activity of birds during sleep can be translated into synthetic songs. Credit: Romina Kuppe and Ana Amador It’s Saturday, which means that in a universe where the arrow of time moves backward, people have to go to work tomorrow. In such a hypothetical universe, Garfield hates Fridays—tough to imagine. This week, we looked

Editors’ notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Chris Packham , Phys.org Large-scale language models enable AI agents to evolve various types of personalities in social interactions. Credit: Reiko Matsushita While I was

The first complete decoding of the genome of the Black-necked Snakefly (Venustoraphidia nigricollis) provides new insights into the evolution of these “living fossils.” Credit: Harald Bruckner “Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. I was just editing a weekly roundup of science news stories for Saturday morning.” This is the first line from my autobiographical

The central region of the Milky Way galaxy as captured by the Subaru Telescope. The image shows many stars in a field of view about 0.4 light-years across. The star S0-6 (blue circle), the subject of this study, is located about 0.04 light-years from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, green circle). Credit: