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Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond
Is it really likely that humans will go extinct in exactly 314 years?
There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people
New Scientist recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass
There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people
New Scientist recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass
Del Toro's Frankenstein is a sumptuous take on a classic parable
Del Toro's Frankenstein is a sumptuous take on a classic parable
Dip a Toe in the Orionid Meteor Stream on Oct. 20-21
Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze.
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Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks
Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks
The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality
The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
Men’s Brains Shrink Faster than Women’s. What That Means for Alzheimer’s
Women’s brains age more slowly than men’s, but they still have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease
Foldable Solar Sails Could Help With Aerobraking and Atmospheric Reentry
Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from antenna deployments on satellites to rover deformation and reformation. One of the latest ideas is to use them to transform the solar sails that could primarily be used as a propulsion system for a mission into a heat shield when that mission reaches its final destination. A new paper from Joseph Ivarson and Davide Guzzetti, both of Auburn’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, and published in Acta Astronautica, describes how the idea might work and lists some potential applications exploring various parts of the solar system.
The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't be the end of AI
The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't be the end of AI
Flying through the biggest solar storm ever recorded
No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA’s mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a scenario unlike any before: a solar storm of extreme magnitude. Fortunately, this nightmare unfolded not in reality, but as part of the simulation campaign for Sentinel-1D, pushing the boundaries of spacecraft operations and space weather preparedness.