Astronomy
Spain offers 400 million euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope as Trump suggests cancelling project
The Spanish government may have a way to save the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow
President Trump signed an executive order requiring companies with US government contracts to make their AI models "free from ideological bias". That could get messy for Big Tech
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Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow
President Trump signed an executive order requiring companies with US government contracts to make their AI models "free from ideological bias". That could get messy for Big Tech
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Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air (video)
"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."
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Hulk Hogan’s Biggest Impact May Have Been in Digital Privacy
Hulk Hogan, a larger-than-life wrestler known for his showmanship, succumbed to cardiac arrest after a career marked by digital hoaxes and a landmark battle against online exploitation
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Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans
Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth
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Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans
Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth
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Scientists just made the 1st antimatter 'qubit.' Here's why it could be a big deal
Scientists made an antimatter qubit made from an antiproton that is in a state of quantum superposition. This breakthrough will allow the strength of the particle's magnetic moment to be measured with unprecedented precision.
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Satellite data reveals 2023 was record-breaking for marine heatwaves — are we at a 'climate tipping point?'
The impacts ripple into human systems — reducing fishery yields, straining aquaculture and affecting industries that rely on stable ocean conditions.
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‘Arsenic Life’ Microbe Study Retracted after 15 Years of Controversy
A controversial arsenic microbe study unveiled 15 years ago has been retracted. The study’s authors are crying foul
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'The ocean is no longer too big to watch': How AI and satellite data are helping rid Earth's seas of illegal fishing
Protected regions of the ocean are doing their job and keeping illegal fishing at bay, according to new research combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.
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These gorgeous new images of the cosmos from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope took our breath away (video)
NASA has unveiled a dazzling new collection of cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, capturing spectacular stars and galaxies in unprecedented detail.
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No, the whole world won't go dark on Aug. 2 — but a once-in-a-century eclipse is coming
A viral claim says the world will go dark on Aug. 2. It won't — but a record-breaking solar eclipse is coming in 2027.
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This 'super-Earth' exoplanet 35 light-years away might have what it takes to support life
A super-Earth exoplanet has been detected within the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star, where liquid water might exist on its surface under the right atmospheric conditions.
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First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral
The Bumper V-2 launches from Cape Canaveral in this July 24, 1950, photo.
Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
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Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
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Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom
An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and weedy seadragons could be facing the threat of extinction
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Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom
An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and weedy seadragons could be facing the threat of extinction
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Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought
The theorists predict that the beginning of the end will be in about 10 billion years — less than the present age of the universe.
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