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Partial Solar Eclipse and Perseid Peak Set for August 12, 2026
Skywatchers across North America and Europe are preparing for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when a partial solar eclipse will be visible across…
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Iris Okafor
Iris Okafor is the editorial identity for TellingPointy's Science desk, following research, space, climate, energy, and discovery with evidence at the centre. Okafor's desk examines study design, sample size, uncertainty, replication, and the difference between a preprint, a peer-reviewed result, and a settled scientific view. The aim is not to drain discovery of wonder, but to show readers exactly what is known, how it is known, and what remains open.
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Road Deaths Devastate Small Hedgehog Populations Study Shows
Road deaths can kill nearly a third of a hedgehog population and push smaller communities towards extinction, according to a Nottingham Trent…
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Fayoum Student Files Grievance After Shocking Biology Exam Score
Two distinct academic dilemmas in 2021 reveal starkly different educational pressures, as a high school student in Fayoum faces shocking exam results…
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Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers Peak July 30
Skywatchers worldwide face a double celestial feature as the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers reach their annual peak overnight…
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Scientists Identify Fourth Contagious Cancer in Brown Bullhead Catfish
A new scientific study published in Nature has identified the fourth known contagious cancer globally, marking the first time a transmissible tumor…
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Buck Moon Reaches Peak Phase as Prelude to August Solar Eclipse
The eighth full moon of 2026, known traditionally as the Buck Moon, reached its precise peak phase at 10:37 a.m. EDT on…
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Matthew Myerscough Finds Rare Jurassic Sea Dragon Fossil in Wales
Matthew Myerscough, a civil engineer who survived a 300-metre avalanche fall on Snowdon in February 2014, discovered a 201-million-year-old Jurassic sea dragon…
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Scientists Observe First Real-Time Seafloor Spreading Event in Indian Ocean
In April 2024, scientists captured the first direct, in-situ observation of a complete seafloor spreading episode along the Southeast Indian Ridge. According…
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Sets August 30 Falcon Heavy Launch
NASA technicians have completed loading 290 gallons of hydrazine propellant into the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at Kennedy Space Center in…
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July Night Sky Features Full Buck Moon, Meteor Showers and Planetary Alignments
July's night sky features a bright full usatoday.com alongside multiple planetary pairings and active meteor showers according to reports. The full moon…
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Paleontologists Identify New 210-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur in Zimbabwe
Paleontologists have uncovered a new 210-million-year-old dinosaur species in Zimbabwe named Musango matusadonaensis. Excavated near Lake Kariba, this early sauropodomorph lived during…
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Experts Reject Claims Syria Launched Biological Attack on Iraq via Catfish
A viral video showing Syrian fishers releasing fry into the Euphrates River has sparked accusations in Iraq of a deliberate biological attack…