Rocket company develops massive catapult to launch satellites into space without using jet fuel: '10,000 times the force of Earth's gravity'

SpinLaunch is developing a large rotating arm that uses kinetic energy to fling 440-pound satellites into low orbit.

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Hermaphroditism: Nature Isn't Binary

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One-week social media break boosts young women's self-esteem and body image

A study found that young women who took a one-week break from social media experienced significantly higher self-esteem and body image, especially those prone to thin-ideal internalization, highlighting the mental health benefits of temporary social media detoxes.

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The cancer research flaw uncovered by a Sydney student

Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.

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Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?

A mysterious century-old law of genetics may explain the puzzling genetic legacy of our extinct Neanderthal cousins.

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An Age of Hyperabundance

At the conversational AI conference. By Laura Preston

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Should We Kill Some Wild Creatures to Protect Others?

Two new books take up the ethics of killing some animals to protect others. By Elizabeth Kolbert

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‘My 50-year puzzle of the East Lothian hill where ancient fires burned’

Leading archaeologist Professor Ian Ralston has rewritten the story of Doon Hill in East Lothian, with his long career set to be honoured

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Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life

Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.

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Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up – here’s how it may affect you

Human culture has changed too fast for evolution to keep up. A theory that can help explain why we respond poorly to modern conditions, despite the choices, safety and other benefits they bring, is evolutionary mismatch.

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The TRUTH About ADHD in Adults | The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Australian scientists identify ‘Age of Monotremes’

Evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species ‘echidnapus’.

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Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions

Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis published June 7 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Researchers suggest that charging carbon emitters with an emission tax could help fund such basic income program while reducing environmental degradation.

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Why academics should hire generalists to edit their work (opinion)

When seeking an academic editor, you may want to consider a generalist, writes Natalie Schriefer, who suggests how to find the best one for your work.

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Keto Diet Zombifies Your Organs! Quit Now.

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We Used to Think Everybody Heard a Voice Inside Their Heads – But We Were Wrong

Only in recent years have scientists found that not everyone has the sense of an inner voice – and a new study sheds some light on how living without an internal monologue affects how language is processed in the brain.

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