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  HTML [2026-09-09] When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
       New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
       
  HTML [2026-09-09] Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change
       Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.
       
  HTML [2026-09-09] NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
       Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.
       
  HTML [2026-09-08] NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research
       Money would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.
       
  HTML [2026-09-08] Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy
       Like traditional weather models, it benefits from an expanded set of inputs.
       
  HTML [2026-09-08] The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells
       3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance.
       
  HTML [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."
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [2026-09-03] Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
       The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.”
       
  HTML [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."
       
  HTML [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.
       
  HTML [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.