Science

Hidden Fungal Threads Stretch Beyond Our Solar System

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks span an estimated 110 quadrillion kilometers underground, enough to reach nearly a billion times the distance…

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Politics Targets the National Academies of Science

The National Academies of Sciences, a prestigious advisory body founded during the Civil War, is facing an escalating rift with…

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China launches photonic computing lab to bypass US chip bans

China opened its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai on June 11, using light-based chips as a strategic workaround…

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Alaskans lose ocean monitoring network as NSF ends program

The National Science Foundation's decision to decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $368 million deep-ocean monitoring network, will blind scientists…

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First Complex Cells Drew Genes from a Mix of Species

The human genome is a hybrid mosaic of genes from both bacteria and archaea, not a purely distinct lineage. The…

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NASA’s Deep Space Network recovered in time for Artemis II

During Artemis I in late 2022, NASA's Deep Space Network was overwhelmed by data demands, forcing it to deprioritize high-profile…

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Avalanche desktop reactor achieves blistering-hot plasma

A desktop-sized fusion reactor prototype called Jyn achieved a plasma temperature of ~11 million degrees Celsius, surpassing the critical 10…

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Iron Age Britons Removed Brains of the Dead, Study Finds

A new study reveals evidence of postmortem brain removal in Iron Age Britain, discovered at a burial cairn in Loch…

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New Details Emerge About the Artemis III Mission

NASA named the Artemis III crew for a mission now expected no earlier than summer 2027, with plans to dock…

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Diabetes Group Apologizes for Ousting Scientists Who Criticized Trump

The American Diabetes Association’s top executive issued a video apology after five prominent diabetes researchers were forcibly removed from the…

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Prada and Axiom Reveal Stylish Moon Suit for Artemis Astronauts

Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the next-generation Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) for NASA’s Artemis lunar missions, blending aerospace…

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3 Vital Signs That Define a City’s Urban Pulse

Researchers have identified a measurable "urban pulse" in cities, defined by patterns across six dimensions (demography, economy, infrastructure, environment, governance,…

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Commonwealth Fusion builds physics case for 400 MW reactor

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is challenging the traditional fusion timeline by building the SPARC tokamak, an ITER-scale testbed using high-temperature superconductors,…

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Gold’s fake inertness: protected by bodyguards

Gold was traditionally considered inert due to its filled electron orbitals shielding reactive electrons, but this explanation failed to account…

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Longevity Startup Tests First Human for Age-Related Blindness Reversal

Life Biosciences has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial for its experimental therapy ER-100, the first cellular rejuvenation treatment to…

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Why weather and climate AI isn’t truly revolutionary

AI hype has entered weather and climate modeling, but an early 2025 incident where an NWS office posted an AI-generated…

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Your empty teacup could help capture carbon

A new study proposes upcycling discarded polystyrene into a solid amine-based material that can act like a sponge to capture…

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Fastest Humans in the Galaxy Get New Patch to Prove It

The Artemis II crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) completed a 10-day lunar flyby in April,…

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NASA and Prada unveil high-tech spacesuit long johns for Moon

Axiom Space and Prada have unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), a high-tech base layer for the AxEMU…

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Scientists Removed from Diabetes Conference Over Journal Reprints

Five prominent diabetes researchers were forcibly removed from the ADA’s annual meeting for distributing copies of a journal editorial criticizing…

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