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History's most famous Halley's comet may need a new name, and the real discoverer was a monk nobody ever heard of

Halley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,000 years ago. Researchers from Leiden University say English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury may have recognized Halley’s Comet as a repeating object centuries before Edmond Halley made his famous calculations. Historical records…

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Scientists created one of the largest simulations of our universe ever — about the size of 500,000 HD movies

The FLAMINGO project helps scientists explore how galaxies, dark matter and cosmic structures evolved over billions of years.

Space

Researchers 3D print robot the size of a single-cell organism — devices move and navigate even without a ‘brain,’ uses their shape and the environment to get going

Researchers from the Leiden University in The Netherlands used cutting-edge 3D printing technology to create these microrobots that measure just 0.5 micrometers across.

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A gut microbe linked to the Mediterranean diet boosts muscle strength in mice

Researchers are exploring the prospect of using gut bacteria to boost muscle strength, after zeroing in on a microbe that does this in mice

LiveScience

Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide

Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead

The Guardian - UK

Dutch elections: Wilders’ far-right PVV loses ground in shift to centre

With 99 per cent of votes counted, the Dutch election has ended in a dead heat between D66 and Geert Wilders’ PVV. Leiden University professor Bernard Steunenberg says the result signals a return to the political centre and indicates that voters are seeking practical solutions, both at home and across…

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Irish astronomers aided ‘remarkable discovery’ of new planet

Irish astronomers were among those that made an unexpected discovery of a new planet, according to a new study.

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Astronomers make ‘completely unexpected’ new planet discovery

Researchers from the University of Galway were among those who made an unexpected discovery of a new planet

The Independent UK

Astronomers witness the birth of a planetary system for the 1st time (video)

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming around the infant star HOPS-315.

Space

The enduring anti-fascist legacy of places that mark Italy’s wartime resistance – podcast

Across Europe, far-right movements are gaining ground. From the Netherlands, to Germany and Italy, they’re winning seats in parliaments and sometimes joining ruling coalitions. By normalising nationalist rhetoric and challenging democratic institutions, these parties raise comparisons with former periods of fascism on the continent.

The Conversation

Italy’s areas of wartime fascist resistance remain less susceptible to the far right today

Across Europe, far-right parties are making unforeseen breakthroughs – from local councils to national and supranational parliaments. As their presence becomes normalised, these parties promote nationalist rhetoric, challenge democratic institutions, and attempt to reshape a political present rooted in hard-won struggles against authoritarianism.

The Conversation

Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and, thus, earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that is well-organized rather than chaotic and messy, challenging our theories of cosmic evolution.

Space

Are The Benefits Of Psychedelics Overblown? Here’s One Compelling Case Against The Hype

Psychedelics have been billed as the next big thing in mental health. But are we getting ahead of ourselves? This psychologist thinks so.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope spots the icy building blocks of life swirling around infant stars

Two infant stars are surrounded by swirling clouds that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found contain icy molecules that could form the building blocks of life.

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James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.

Radio France Internationale

What next for the Netherlands after far-right Wilders storms elections?

Geert Wilders faces an uphill struggle luring partners to form a coalition government with his far-right party following their "monster victory" in Dutch elections that has shaken both the Netherlands and Europe.

France 24

Will Dutch voters elect their first female prime minister?

Surveys have fluctuated wildly in the run-up to election day, but observers believe that whichever party wins the most seats in this Wednesday's parliamentary elections in the Netherlands may need support from at least three other parties to govern. Dilan Yesilgoz, leader of the centre-right VVD party and successor to…

The Hindu

Study finds BCG revaccination in adults enhanced pro-inflammatory markers of trained immunity along with anti-inflammatory pathways

Immunologists from St John's Research Institute (SJRI) found that BCG revaccination in adults enhanced pro-inflammatory markers of trained immunity and anti-inflammatory pathways. ICMR is conducting trials to explore if BCG revaccination can be used to fight TB in India. SJRI's Human Immunology Lab designed studies to understand BCG-induced trained immunity.…

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Flamingo Simulations Shed Light On Universe’s Evolution

Largest-ever 'supercomputer' simulation probes Universe's evolution from Big Bang to present day

The Independent UK

Biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate universe’s evolution

The project, dubbed Flamingo, calculated the evolution of all components of the universe.

Al Jazeera

Few customers but plenty of cash?: N Korean restaurants remain open in Laos

Restaurants should have closed and analysts say they suspect their only purpose is to ‘launder money’.

Al Jazeera

Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery

The apology is expected to redress how the Dutch exploited more than 600,000 people.

The Guardian - UK

Neanderthals and modern humans may have copied each other’s tools

Research suggests species coexisted for more than 1,000 years and uncovers possible ‘exchange of ideas’

360info

Dulling the ocean racket to save fish stocks

Shipping and sonar bombard the ocean with noise and disrupt fish communication and behaviour. Countries need to work together to restore the quiet of the deep.

France 24

EU is at a 'watershed moment': Historian Luuk Van Middelaar

This week's episode of Talking Europe takes a bird's-eye view of current events in Europe, with Luuk Van Middelaar, a Dutch historian and political theorist and a professor of EU law at Leiden University. Speaking to Armen Georgian, the historian addresses the EU's approach to the major crises of the…

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