The elusive substance holds the key to discovering how the Universe was formed.
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Saturday, 30 September 2023
Friday, 29 September 2023
Expert Explains Why Whales Often Wear Hats Made of Seaweed
If a whale comes across a patch of kelp, it may well start playing with it. This practice may also be useful to rid whales of unwanted passengers.
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Wednesday, 27 September 2023
A gigantic Navy drone is ready to surveil the ocean from above
The Triton aircraft has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 737's. The program just reached an important milestone.
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We May Have Been Completely Wrong About The Origins of Syphilis in Europe
When Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his Spanish troops returned to Europe from the Americas in the late 15th century, they notoriously brought back the deadly pathogen responsible for syphilis.
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Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Nitazenes: synthetic opioids more deadly than fentanyl are starting to turn up in overdose cases
Nitazenes were developed as a powerful class of painkiller in the 1950s, but they were abandoned – until now.
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NASA wants more 'space tug' ideas to deorbit the International Space Station in a fiery finale
A spaceship will safely bring down the U.S. segment of the ISS after the program concludes in 2030.
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Queen's Brian May helped NASA return its first asteroid sample
Brian May has once again proven why he is rock royalty. Not only is he the Queen guitarist, but he is also an astrophysicist who recently helped NASA return its first ever asteroid sample to Earth.
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Mastercard and Mercedes-Benz let you pay at the gas pump via fingerprint
Mercedes-Benz and Mastercard have teamed up to let people pay at the gas pump using fingerprint sensors.
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Monday, 25 September 2023
Elon Musk Reportedly Lied About How Many Monkeys His Neuralink Implant Killed
Musk insists that no monkeys died in trials and that the brain implant is ready for human trials. A horrifying new WIRED report suggests otherwise.
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Sunday, 24 September 2023
NASA's Historic Asteroid Space Probe Set To Return To Earth After 7 Years
NASA's first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample and return it to US is expected to reach a perilous finale on Sunday with a descent into the Utah desert. Scientists hope the material will help understand the formation of solar system.
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Exoplanet is first found in a quadruple system
A massive planet, 15 times larger than Jupiter, has been directly imaged revealing a complex cosmic dance involving 4 celestial bodies.
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Saturday, 23 September 2023
How thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memories
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Amazing Discovery Reveals Why You Didn't Get Your Dad's Mitochondria
Virtually every animal on Earth can thank their mother for the energy that fuels each of their cells.
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Friday, 22 September 2023
Rivers are rapidly warming, losing oxygen: Aquatic life at risk, study finds
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%.
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Scratching Itchy Skin Causes Brain To Release Hormone Serotonin, Intensifies Itchy Sensation
While a good scratch may temporarily relieve you of your itch, it actually stimulates serotonin in the brain that intensifies the itchy feeling.
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Leah Remini claims Church of Scientology targeting her business, friends
Remini says the controversial church has been stepping up harassment against her since she filed a lawsuit in August, according to newly filed court documents.
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Bats may hold the evolutionary secret to beating cancer
Scientists have discovered that bats possess an extraordinary capacity to fight off infections and avoid cancer.
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Wednesday, 20 September 2023
FedEx for your cells: this biological delivery service could treat disease
Researchers want to know why cells produce tiny packages called vesicles — and whether these bundles could be used for therapy.
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Why police use of facial recognition risks miscarriages of justice
The latest generation of police surveillance tools are overused, underregulated and often completely wrong, opponents tell Josh Marcus and Alex Woodward
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Space drugs factory denied reentry to Earth
The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space's capsule to return and land on Earth.
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Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Ever looked at a familiar face or word and found it suddenly unusual or unknown? You may have had a case of jamais vu.
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Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Drone service Wing stops delivering food in Canberra
Global drone delivery company Wing is shifting to be based out of shopping centres for easier access to deliverable goods and says so far it hasn't been able to find a suitable shopping centre in Canberra.
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Monday, 18 September 2023
The biggest hot air balloon in the US was built to carry skydivers
The very large hot air balloon will carry seven people up to 35,000 feet, and then five of then plan to jump out of it (wearing parachutes).
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The American nuclear family is officially over
The number of Americans living with a spouse and children has plummeted in the last 50 years.
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Sunday, 17 September 2023
“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers led by Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell showed that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune reaction associated with multiple sclerosis.
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Saturday, 16 September 2023
Antibody Shows Promise for Preventing Organ Rejection After Transplantation
DURHAM, N.C. – A man-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report. The finding clears the way for the new monoclonal antibody to move forward in human clinical trials. Results of the study appear online Aug. 30 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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Friday, 15 September 2023
Thursday, 14 September 2023
AI Lie: Machines Don’t Learn Like Humans (And Don’t Have the Right To)
Some argue that bots should be entitled to ingest any content they see, because people can.
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Monday, 11 September 2023
Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost
The US Department of Energy just committed a $400 million loan to battery maker Eos.
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OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work
No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content."
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Company Is Working on ‘Synthetic Alcohol’ That Has None of the Negative Side-Effects of the Real Thing
A synthetic alcohol called 'Alcarelle' reportedly provides the relaxing effects of alcohol without hangovers and other negative side effects.
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Sunday, 10 September 2023
Amazing Discovery Claims Elephants Have Specific 'Names' For Each Other
As elephants wander the African savannah, they might keep in touch with relatives by calling out their individual 'names'.
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Saturday, 9 September 2023
Inaugural Lecture by Nicola Nelson
Tuatara conservation has been founded on understanding the biology of sex determination, disease ecology and the restoration of populations. In this lecture Professor Nicky Nelson will present research case studies into the biology of tuatara, showing how they have supported …
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Friday, 8 September 2023
Older people are perceived as more moral than younger people across seven countries
A recent study spanning seven culturally diverse countries found that older individuals are generally perceived as more moral than their younger counterparts. This perception exists across both WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) and non-WEIRD societies
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Thursday, 7 September 2023
In the face of climate change and food insecurity, New Zealand considers lab-grown fruit
Scientists will attempt to create fruit without the parts that are normally discarded like the core of an apple or orange pith
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Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Somalis with albinism: Pelted with stones and raw eggs
People with albinism are tackling prejudice, while the diaspora is helping to makes their lives easier.
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Tuesday, 5 September 2023
SpaceX capsule carrying 4 crew members returns safely to Earth
Giant parachutes eased the SpaceX Dragon capsule during splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. The crew included two Americans who spent half a year conducting experiments on the International Space Station.
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Monday, 4 September 2023
Delta Air Lines says it has protected its planes against interference from 5G wireless signals
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it has completed upgrading its fleet to protect key equipment against interference from 5G wireless signals, plugging a hole that could have disrupted flights during low visibility.
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Friday, 1 September 2023
NASA officials sound alarm over future of the Deep Space Network
"I'm not sure who thought it was a good idea to put up CubeSats with Artemis I."
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Hackers shut down 2 of the world's most advanced telescopes
It's unclear exactly what the nature of the cyberattacks were or from where they originated.
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Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says
Scientists previously believed Chernobyl was the main cause of radioactivity in Europe's wild boars.
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The Air Force wants $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones | Engadget
The USAF wants to build a fleet of $3 million drone aircraft that can get shot at so American pilots don't have to be..
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