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Students working on laptops in a library, symbolizing the importance of choosing between a budget place and a grant for free education

Budget or Grant: Why Declining a Place Could Cost an Applicant Free Education

Science 07/09/2026, 11:52

Important for applicants to know: declining a recommended budget place deprives you of the right to an educational grant when enrolling on a contract. Even high NMT scores will not help obtain funding if you voluntarily declined the budget. 🎓🚫💰

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Pterosaur skeleton preserved in rock by bacteria, revealing its diet

113 Million Years Ago: How Bacteria Saved a Pterosaur from Decay and Revealed Its Diet

Science 07/07/2026, 19:45

Scientists have uncovered the secret to the perfect preservation of 113-million-year-old pterosaur bones: ancient bacteria saved them! 🦕🦠 For the first time, extracted steroid molecules revealed what these lizards ate — fish and squids. This discovery changes our understanding of how fossilization works. 🌍🔬

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Golden artifact with ancient symbols illustrating the hypothesis of the Indus Valley Civilization’s first credit system

Ancient Indus Mysteries: AI Proves Inscriptions Were the World's First Credit System

Science 07/07/2026, 13:41

Canadian scientists, using AI, have proven that the inscriptions of the Indus Valley Civilization are not a language, but the world's first cashless payment system. The neural network revealed that the symbols on the seals function as unique transaction codes, similar to modern bank cards. 🏛️💳🤖

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Planet Mars against the backdrop of space — source of unique garnet mineral found in ancient meteorite

Garnet from Mars: Scientists Discover Unique Mineral in Ancient Meteorite Sample

Science 07/06/2026, 22:00

Scientists have found a full-fledged garnet for the first time in a sample of the Martian meteorite NWA 8171. This discovery could overturn ideas about the geological history of the Red Planet, but confirming the origin of the stone is currently impossible without risking the destruction of the unique sample. 🪐💎🔬

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A robotic hand and a human hand nearly touching against a bright blue sky — a metaphor for human-AI collaboration in solving a decade-old physics mystery

Nobel Laureate and AI Solve a Decade-Old Physics Mystery: How a Neural Network Helped Find an Elementary Solution

Science 07/06/2026, 20:40

Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi and his colleagues, with the help of the Claude neural network, solved a decade-old physics mystery. The AI found a simple solution to a complex problem that scientists had been unable to explain for years. This proves that neural networks have already become an indispensable tool in fundamental sciences 🤖🔬

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Page of handwritten Oculists cipher from 18th-century Germany, decoded by AI after 250 years of mystery

AI Reveals the Secret of the German 'Oculists': How an 18th-Century Cipher Fooled Cryptographers for 250 Years

Science 07/06/2026, 16:50

AI helped scientists decipher a secret 18th-century manuscript, which turned out to be the constitution of the 'Oculists' Masonic lodge 🕵️‍♂️👁️. German intellectuals used pseudo-medical rituals to hide their activities from the Inquisition. The discovery gives hope for solving other world mysteries, including the Voynich Manuscript 📜🔓.

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The main building of the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' (KPI) against a cloudy sky, symbolizing the leadership of Ukrainian technical universities in the Scopus 2026 ranking.

Technical universities lead the way: how Ukrainian engineering science solidified its position in the 2026 global Scopus ranking

Science 07/06/2026, 16:46

Ukrainian technical universities have shown excellent results in the Scopus 2026 ranking: KPI and Lviv Polytechnic entered the top 10. The country's engineering science maintains high activity, although experts point to the need for equipment modernization for further growth. 🇺🇦🎓📊

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Cave painting depicting deer and human figures, where scientists discovered DNA of ancient artists

DNA on the Walls: How Cave Paintings Revealed the Genetic Mystery of Prehistoric Artists

Science 07/06/2026, 14:49

Scientists have extracted DNA from ancient people directly from cave walls for the first time! 🧬🏔️ Analyzing traces of saliva and sweat on rock art allowed them to determine the gender and origin of the authors. This discovery changes our understanding of how we study the history of prehistoric people. 🖌️🔬

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Pedestrians with red and orange umbrellas walking on wet pavement during rain in Ukraine

Wind, thunderstorms, and rain: forecasters warn of a sharp weather change in Ukraine on July 6

Science 07/05/2026, 16:15

Heat in Ukraine is on the decline: on July 6, forecasters promise rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds up to 20 m/s. The weather will be particularly unstable in the north and in Kyiv. 🌧️🌬️

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Artistic visualization of a gravastar — a theoretical alternative to black holes, modeled by German physicists

Alternative to Black Holes: German Physicists Model the Birth of Gravastars for the First Time

Science 07/05/2026, 12:00

German physicists have modeled the birth of gravastars — an alternative to black holes — for the first time. Inside these objects, there is no singularity, and the star's collapse is stopped by a "mini-Big Bang" of dark energy. This could overturn our understanding of the end of stellar life 🌌🔭

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Scientists in gloves carefully extract DNA from an ancient manuscript using a specialized tool, demonstrating a safe technology for analyzing historical documents

Safe Hacking of History: How New Technology Allows DNA Extraction from Ancient Manuscripts Without Damaging Them

Science 07/04/2026, 22:35

Scientists have developed a method to extract DNA from ancient manuscripts without damaging them. Instead of cutting out fragments, it is now sufficient to run a brush over the parchment. This will allow the study of animal history and trade without destroying unique artifacts. 📜🧬🔬

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Golden dust symbolizing the birth of heavy elements like gold and uranium in cosmic processes studied by the RHINE neural network.

Gold and Uranium: How the RHINE Neural Network Unveiled the Mystery of Heavy Element Formation

Science 07/03/2026, 22:07

Scientists have created the RHINE neural network, which explains how gold and uranium are born in the Universe. 🌌✨ The AI model analyzes supernova explosions and star collisions, saving computational resources without loss of accuracy. The code is already available to all researchers! 🧠🔭

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3D model of DNA made of glowing particles, symbolizing genome editing using AI and fungal protein

Miniature Gene Scissors: How AI Turned a Fungal Protein into a Super Genome Editor

Science 07/03/2026, 12:13

Scientists from Shanghai used AI to turn a fungal protein into a super-precise genome editor called enFanzor. The new tool is 12 times more efficient than the original and has successfully passed tests on human stem cells and mouse embryos. 🧬🍄🤖

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Full disk of Mars with visible craters and dark patches, illustrating ancient volcanic activity and magma oceans

Ancient Magma Oceans of Mars: How InSight Data Rewrites the History of Rocky Planets

Science 07/02/2026, 21:09

🔴 InSight mission data proves: Mars was once covered by magma oceans! Scientists found an ancient crustal boundary at a depth of 24 km, rewriting the theory of planet formation and changing the criteria for the search for life in the Universe 🪐🌋

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Earth from space: view of North America, symbolizing the fragility of the planet as described by Carl Sagan

The Price of Eternity: How Carl Sagan Secured the Earth Photo That Changed Humanity's Self-Perception

Science 07/02/2026, 21:05

Carl Sagan fought for eight years for the right to take one photo that changed everything: how Voyager 1 photographed Earth from 6 billion km away and why it cost the permanent shutdown of the cameras 🌍📸🚀

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Microscopic image of artificial SpudCells, showcasing their structure and evolutionary potential

SpudCells: Scientists Built Artificial Cells from Scratch and Proved Their Ability to Evolve

Science 07/02/2026, 20:17

Scientists from the University of Minnesota created artificial SpudCells from scratch, proving their ability to evolve and undergo natural selection. 🧬🔬 Currently, they are merely a "chassis" for life, but the project promises a revolution in the production of fuel and medicines. 🚀

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Sunlight filters through a dense forest, symbolizing the growth of artificial forests in China's 'Great Green Wall' project

The 'Great Green Wall' phenomenon: why China's artificial forests grow faster than wild ones

Science 07/02/2026, 20:10

China has planted 66 billion trees, and they are growing faster than wild forests! 🌳🇨🇳 Scientists explain the phenomenon as a reaction to CO₂. But are there risks with monocultures? 🌵📉

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Life-sized reconstruction of a Titanosaur in Antarctic vegetation — the first dinosaur discovered on the continent, rewriting the migration history of giants

The First Dinosaur of Antarctica: How a Forgotten Bone Rewrote the History of Titanosaur Migration

Science 07/01/2026, 19:53

Scientists have discovered dinosaur remains in Antarctica for the first time in history! 🦕❄️ A bone forgotten in the archives turned out to be the key to solving the migration of titanosaurs. It turns out that giants crossed Antarctica to get to New Zealand, bypassing Australia. 🌏🦕

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