August 10, 2026
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Observations with the Very Large Telescope have followed the outburst cycle of Swift J1727.8−1613. Even as the X-ray intensity has declined to a quarter of its peak, a dense wind from the accretion disk has been observed, whose mass loss rate may be comparable to
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Telomere-to-telomere consortium independently reconstructed chromosome sequences obtained from both parents of donor HG002. The result covers 99.4% of the diploid genome and adds more than 900 million DNA letters to the standard that were not included in previous tests
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The study does not discover a new force, but rather examines a family of models in which dark matter particles are attracted to each other by a hidden field. Contrary to expectations, the additional attraction does not necessarily create a more lumpy universe,
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A new article argues that most college professors should devote their time to teaching, not publishing research that almost no one reads. Behind the provocative title lies an important critique of the incentive system in academia —