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  Scientists turn plastic waste into material that is 200x stronger than steel

  thebrighterside.news - Joshua Shavit

  Plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis, and scientists are seeking innovative solutions to address it. A team of researchers has developed a …

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  World's Fastest Microscope Captures Electron Motion in Attoseconds

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  Our ability to image the subatomic realm is limited, not just by resolution, but also by speed. The constituent particles that make up – and fly free …

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  Tardigrades Trapped in Amber Reveal Secrets From Millions of Years Ago

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  Tardigrades, the microscopic little eight-legged beasties that are thought to be among the toughest organisms on the planet, have been around a long …

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  Webb confirms: Big, bright galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang

  Ars Technica - John Timmer

  Structure of galaxy rules out early, bright objects were supermassive black holes. One of the things that the James Webb Space Telescope was designed …

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  Archeologists Unearth a Rare Purple Pigment That Is More Valuable Than Gold

  My Modern Met - Madeleine Muzdakis

  Purple today is the color associated with resplendent royalty. This association has a long history. 2,000 years ago, Roman emperors donned the color to reflect their power and wealth, as purple was one of the rarest, most work-intensive dyes. Made from snails, a dye called Tyrian Purple was one of …

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  Does the Milky Way orbit anything?

  space.com - By Skyler Ware

  Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe? It seems like everything orbits something in space. Moons orbit planets. …