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DNA Study Shows Seychelles' Lost Crocodiles Were Long-Distance Ocean Travelers

DNA from museum specimens shows Seychelles' vanished crocodiles were saltwater crocodiles, not a separate species, adding new detail to a lost island population.

May 30, 2026
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Fake Citations in Medical Papers Raise New Research-Integrity Questions

A Columbia audit found thousands of fabricated references in open-access biomedical papers, highlighting a quiet weakness in the evidence chain behind medical research.

May 27, 2026
A cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station above Earth.
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NASA Cargo Mission Sends New Space Station Experiments Into Orbit

SpaceX's 34th commercial resupply mission carried science equipment and experiments to the International Space Station, NASA said.

May 22, 2026
Researchers work near a glowing furnace with mineral samples in a laboratory.
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NASA Materials Study Tests a New Way to Handle Molten Moon Dust

NASA researchers are testing materials that could survive molten lunar dust, an early step toward future Moon resource work.

May 22, 2026