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SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first 'chopstick' landing
on July 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm
SpaceX is gearing up for the fifth launch of its massive Starship rocket, following four increasingly successful tests. What is the company hoping for, and […]
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Social media companies change their policies in the wake of bad press
on July 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Between 2005 and 2021, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were more likely to make policy changes in the weeks after negative stories in the media
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Wafer-thin light sail could help us reach another star sooner
on July 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm
A mission to the sun’s closest neighbouring star, Alpha Centauri, could be made faster thanks to a tiny light sail punctured with billions of tiny holes
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Dark matter may solve the mystery of how colossal black holes merge
on July 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Astrophysicists aren’t sure how supermassive black holes get close enough to merge, a mystery called the final parsec problem – but an exotic form of dark […]
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AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking from cables
on July 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Electromagnetic radiation leaking from the cable between your computer and monitor can be intercepted and decoded by AI to reveal what you are looking at
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Millions of trees could grow faster with a boost from wild fungi
on July 26, 2024 at 11:00 am
The largest tree nursery in North America is helping scale up efforts to inoculate seedlings with native fungi and other soil microbes, a treatment that helps […]
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Watch a robot peel a squash with human-like dexterity
on July 26, 2024 at 10:00 am
A robot can hold a squash, pumpkin or melon in one hand, while it is peeled by the other
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Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for soil and plants
on July 26, 2024 at 8:00 am
Biodegradable plastic that gets broken down into microplastics may decrease soil nitrogen levels more than conventional ones, which stunts plant growth
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Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
on July 25, 2024 at 10:30 pm
The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Martian life yet, but we can’t know for sure until its samples are sent back to […]
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A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influence of mothers
on July 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Mouse pups have increased activity in certain neurons in the centre of their brains when they interact with their mothers, which is linked to them showing […]
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We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
on July 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
The gamma ray burst known as GRB221009A is the biggest explosion astronomers have ever glimpsed and we might finally know what caused the blast
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Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against dementia
on July 25, 2024 at 6:40 pm
Being immunised against shingles has been linked to a reduced dementia risk before and now a study suggests that the newer vaccine wards off the condition more […]
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DeepMind AI gets silver medal at International Mathematical Olympiad
on July 25, 2024 at 4:40 pm
AlphaProof, an AI from Google DeepMind, came close to matching the top participants in a prestigious competition for young mathematicians
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Space travel may make muscles age extremely quickly
on July 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Muscle cells that spent a week on the International Space Station revealed changes in gene expression that suggest microgravity can speed up ageing
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One of Earth's major carbon sinks collapsed in 2023
on July 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Forests and other land ecosystems emitted almost as much carbon dioxide as they absorbed in 2023 – if this persists it will be much harder to restrict global […]
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Why many studies wrongly claim it’s healthy to drink a little alcohol
on July 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
It is becoming clear that any amount of alcohol is harmful, so why do so many studies claim that moderate drinking could help you live longer?
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Egyptian pyramid may have been built using a water-powered elevator
on July 24, 2024 at 7:20 pm
Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to […]
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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
on July 24, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Elephant-like species started going extinct faster when early humans evolved, and the rate of extinction rose even higher when modern humans appeared
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Lunar samples reveal exactly when the moon’s largest crater formed
on July 24, 2024 at 7:00 pm
By analysing lunar samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers calculated exactly when – and why – the moon was once covered with magma
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Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Amazing images of an open-air library, underground lab and design museum show the reincarnation of dead mines, captured in a new book, 102 Things to Do With a […]
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Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
From a police detective to an orthopaedic surgeon, Daniel Tammet shows that there is no such thing as a single neurodiverse experience in his book, Nine Minds: […]
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How a spot of coral cosplay helped put marine pollution on the map
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Feedback is amused that marine researchers worried about microplastics dressed up as coral polyps and a Greek sea goddess to visit a Comic-Con. Their […]
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Ants are incredible navigators - let's celebrate their brilliance
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Ants and other insects are capable of astounding navigational feats. Perhaps an appreciation of this could aid conservation efforts, says Robert Barrie
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Period atmosphere is best part of game set on turbulent oil rig
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
In Still Wakes the Deep, you play as a Glaswegian electrician on a 1970s oil rig. The well-crafted setting gives way to horror, but I wish I could linger in […]
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A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI's hood
on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Anil Ananthaswamy's Why Machines Learn: The elegant maths behind modern AI explores the mechanics of the AI revolution, but doesn't examine its ethics