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Category: Science News
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Ancient World August 31, 2026: Prehistoric Turtle Figurines Found in Turkey
Archaeologists led by Deniz Sarı of Edebali University have discovered 25 limestone turtle figurines in a cave at Gedikkaya Hill in northwestern Turkey, dated to between 14,500 and 11,200 years ago.
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Space News August 24, 2026: NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Spacecraft Operations and Launch Preparations this week: NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have abandoned the robotic mission to rescue the Swift gamma-ray telescope; and SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location…
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Space News August 24, 2026: Global sand dunes map reveals clues to distant worlds, including Mars
A new Monash University study, published in Nature Communications, has produced the most complete and accurate digital map of Earth’s windblown sand dunes to date.
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Space News August 24, 2026: Firefly Aerospace Onboarded to NASA Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract
Lunar Missions and Moon Exploration Updates this week: Firefly Aerospace announced it was awarded a Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract from NASA, positioning the; and The White House has unveiled a new space policy initiative…
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Dementia August 24, 2026: Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer Disease
A study published online Aug. 12 in Neurology examined the association between estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use and Alzheimer disease (AD)-related outcomes in women aged 50 years or older from the…
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Dementia August 24, 2026: FDA clears innovative blood test for earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis
FDA clears blood tests for early Alzheimer’s detection this week: The FDA has cleared for marketing PrecivityAD2, a blood test developed by C2N Diagnostics using technology invented; and The FDA has cleared for marketing PrecivityAD2, a…
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Neurodiversity August 24, 2026: “It’s Probably Just Stress:” When Doctors Dismiss ADHD Symptoms
ADDitude’s article addresses medical gaslighting in ADHD care, where providers dismiss patient concerns as stress or anxiety, invalidate symptoms, or fail to conduct necessary evaluations.
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Ancient World August 24, 2026: Archaeologists Looked Into a 2,500-Year-Old Well—and Found Strange Remains of a Lost Civilization – AOL
Ancient Discoveries Rewriting Human History this week: During the University of Bologna’s 39th excavation campaign at the Kainua Archaeological Park, a team led by; and Archaeologists excavating a site beneath Lake İznik in Turkey have…
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Space News August 17, 2026: Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions, Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA, save it caught
Space Exploration this week: NASA’s COFFIES DRIVE Science Center has developed a machine-learning model that predicts the emergence of active; and NASA is expected to award three more CLPS task orders by year-end, including an orbiter…
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Dementia August 17, 2026: Newer blood thinners linked
A Swedish registry study of 7,308 patients with both Alzheimer’s disease and atrial fibrillation found that those taking newer blood thinners (NOACs) showed slower cognitive decline on the MMSE than those on warfarin…