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Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals
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Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals

Snake embryos begin life curled into a distinctive right-handed spiral, and scientists may finally know why. Their bodies grow faster than their guts, creating a tether that forces the lengthening embryo to buckle and twist inside the egg. Researchers reached the conclusion after studying more than 900 embryos and using CT scans to reveal the hidden anatomy behind the coils.

📅 2026-09-01 12:38:16    •    ScienceDaily
Where is the Roman Telescope in space?
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Where is the Roman Telescope in space?

The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways

📅 2026-09-01 12:00:00    •    Scientific American
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
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A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart

A vast plume rising from deep inside Earth may be responsible for mysterious movements along the East African Rift. The discovery reveals how forces deep in the mantle are working alongside shallower geological forces as the continent slowly pulls apart.

📅 2026-09-01 10:41:10    •    ScienceDaily
The brain, solved
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The brain, solved

The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses

📅 2026-09-01 10:00:00    •    Scientific American
Bonus crossword: Tints of life
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Bonus crossword: Tints of life

Play a bonus science crossword that ties into even more stories from the September 2026 issue of Scientific American.

📅 2026-09-01 10:00:00    •    Scientific American
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
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One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow

Rare storms covered huge stretches of Chile’s Atacama Desert in snow and dumped extraordinary amounts of rain on one of the driest regions on Earth. The extreme weather shut down observatories, triggered damaging floods and mudflows, and unfolded against the backdrop of a strengthening El Niño.

📅 2026-09-01 09:06:10    •    ScienceDaily