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 (HTM) [2026-09-06] German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
       "We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-06] Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests
       The shift in the fish’s diet is having significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-04] Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
       Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-04] Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed
       Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped—twice.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-03] Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
       Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-03] Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
       The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-02] Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
       Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-01] Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
       "Black hole stars," making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more.
       
 (HTM) [2026-09-01] Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
       NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-31] Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds
       Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-31] El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds
       “One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-31] NASA's next "great observatory" begins mission to widen our view of the Universe
       "We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-27] Why did 1,000 world citizens bury their underpants?
       Study: Land use is the biggest factor in determining decomposition rates of organic cotton underpants.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-27] Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago
       "We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-26] Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time
       Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-25] Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations
       Understanding unique photochemistry of such materials will help in conservation, storage, and exhibition.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-25] Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images
       Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-24] Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores
       "Mummified remains sold online exhibit signs of biodeterioration, yet sellers provide no safety guidance."
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-24] Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway.
       Capacity will rise by a record 45GW this year, according to S&P Global Energy.
       
 (HTM) [2026-08-23] Volcanoes that made history
       Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe.