discovery
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"These early quasars date back to the Universe's infancy," says Daming Yang of Leiden University in the Netherlands, lead author of the Euclid discovery paper.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
The discovery could be especially important for older adults, who frequently experience sleep difficulties.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
The minister Andrew Muir said the discovery of the virus was "disappointing but not unexpected", given the spread of the disease in Great Britain and Ireland.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Together, these observations allowed the team to reconstruct more than a decade of the distant world's orbital motion, strengthening the evidence that the discovery was genuine.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
“I was about to yesterday. Then the fire came, and what with losing Quinby and all…” I’d been so thrilled about my discovery, but without Quinby there, everything felt hollow.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
These discoveries establish new records for the earliest known quasars.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
The annual conference brings together cardiovascular researchers and healthcare professionals from around the world to share scientific discoveries, emerging evidence, and advances in clinical care.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
A team of scientists from University of Delhi and Harvard University made the discoveries after five years of fieldwork, identifying the frogs as members of the Jingophrys group.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The researchers said in a statement that local tribes gave them essential field support and knowledge that helped make the discoveries possible.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The story of Galileo’s discoveries is, it seems, straightforward.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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