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Man whose left eye ‘melted’ in acid attack thanks placenta donor who helped him heal

Paul Laskey now has chance to recover vision in left eye after three amniotic tissue grafts

The Guardian - UK

Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital

City of Perga on Turkey’s southwestern Mediterranean coast was renowned in ancient world for production of marble statues

The Independent UK

Indonesia Industrial Coal Power Plans Undercut Emissions Pledge: Report

Indonesia's planned expansion of "captive" coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, said a report published Thursday.

International Business Times

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Secrets of the Bellaghy bog body are finally revealed

The person had an estimated height of around 5ft 6in

The Independent UK

Experts blast Trump’s US ‘iron dome’ ambitions saying it defies physics and practicality

An American ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense shield could cost the U.S. trillions of dollars and ignore what made Israel’s system successful

The Independent UK

Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'

NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, as early as 2027.

Space

Black holes snacking on small stars create particle accelerators that bombard Earth with cosmic rays

Gamma rays detected by NASA's Fermi spacecraft indicate that microquasars are powered by small black holes slowly devouring stars. They pack quite a punch, bombarding Earth with cosmic rays.

Space

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Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce

After the space community braced for a brutal shake-up at NASA this week, a last-minute decision on Tuesday (Feb. 18) spared over 1,000 agency employees on probationary status from being dismissed.

Space

The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars

Scientists suggest adding jumping exercises to astronauts' training regimens, to minimize the health effects of long space missions, such as moon and Mars trips.

Space

Largest-ever discovery of 'missing link' black holes revealed by dark energy camera (video)

Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of "missing link" intermediate-mass black holes ever seen, but there should have been more.

Space

King and UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine hailed at university

Charles visited Imperial College London’s Centre for Injury Studies to highlight the UK’s support for injured service personnel in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Want a workout? Try walking to the top of the world's largest telescope (photo)

The world's largest telescope continues to take shape on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert.

Space

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.

Space

Behind $2 million per dose gene therapy

How did a drug rooted in government seed money and spurred by grassroots fundraising end up with such a price tag?

Salon

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7 planets are aligned in the night sky right now. But what's that mean for science?

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary spacecraft.

The Independent UK

Tomb of mysterious missing pharaoh is biggest archaeological find in a century

The discovery of Thutmose II is described as a huge one in the understanding of human story

Salon

Latin America's global abortion impacts

Although implementation will depend on each country, these sorts of rulings have a potential for global influence

Space

I want to believe — but yet another massive search for alien technosignatures just turned up nothing

Hunting for alien civilizations isn't a matter of just waiting around for them to show up; it's the business of combing through enormous volumes of data to look for peculiar signals.

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The Independent UK

Study reveals one good thing from dinosaur extinction that let primates emerge

Study explains how seeds and fruits eventually became large food sources

International Business Times

New Arena, New Attitudes? Cash Spat In Spotlight At UN Nature Talks

The world's biggest nature conservation conference resumes in Rome next week for an urgent attempt at overcoming a deadlock between northern and southern countries over funding for nature protection.

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: the mysterious twitching telegraph plant that baffled Darwin

Also aptly known as a dancing plant, the telegraph plant’s leaflets move in circular motions for no obvious reason

The Independent UK

Scientists perplexed to see wild fish recognise specific humans: ‘It was like they were studying us’

Fish may use visual cues to identify specific humans even when faces are covered

International Business Times

After US Election, Kremlin Propagandist Sets Sights On German Vote

From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany's high-stakes election is originating from dozens of AI-generated German sites apparently linked to a US fugitive turned Kremlin propagandist, researchers say.

Space

Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports

Boeing is preparing to lay off roughly 200 employees working on the Space Launch System rocket as it braces for the possibility that its contracts with NASA may not be renewed after they end in March.

Space

'Captain America: Brave New World' introduces adamantium into the MCU, but did it come from space in the comics?

No Weapon X yet, but Captain America: Brave New World marks the arrival of adamantium to Earth-616 in a departure from its comic book origins.

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