“...all the past is but a beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of dawn.”

— H.G. Wells
1902

Astronomy

Blood vessel organoids quickly minimise damage to injured tissue

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Blood vessels grown in the lab in just five days could quickly prevent the tissue damage that can occur after an accident
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Blood vessel organoids quickly minimise damage to injured tissue

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Blood vessels grown in the lab in just five days could quickly prevent the tissue damage that can occur after an accident
Categories: Astronomy

Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 11:00am

President Trump will attend the G7 summit on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues

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Get the best streaming deal available as Disney Plus is 60% off, but hurry as this deal expires at the end of June

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:38am
Disney Plus is 60% off ahead of Father's Day, which means you can stream all the Star Wars and Marvel content available for just £1.99 a month.
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Is superintelligent AI just around the corner, or just a sci-fi dream?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:30am
Tech CEOs are promising increasingly outlandish visions of the 2030s, powered by "superintelligence", but the reality is that even the most advanced AI models can still struggle with simple puzzles
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Is superintelligent AI just around the corner, or just a sci-fi dream?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:30am
Tech CEOs are promising increasingly outlandish visions of the 2030s, powered by "superintelligence", but the reality is that even the most advanced AI models can still struggle with simple puzzles
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Air-Conditioning Can Help the Power Grid instead of Overloading It

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:00am

Switching on air-conditioning during extreme heat doesn’t have to make us feel guilty—it can actually boost power grid reliability and help bring more renewable energy online

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Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:00am
A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of the outer planets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.
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Week in images: 09-13 June 2025

ESO Top News - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 9:15am

Week in images: 09-13 June 2025

Discover our week through the lens

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How a Tiny Brain Region Guides Generosity

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 9:00am

The decision to help a friend or stranger—and the amount of help that one chooses to give—may be powerfully shaped by the brain’s basolateral amygdala

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NASA robot digs up simulated moon rocks | Space photo of the day for June 13, 2025

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 9:00am
At the Kennedy Space Center, a new robot shovels up manufactured lunar dust as part of a larger test.
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Quantum Computers Simulate Particle 'String Breaking' in a Physics Breakthrough

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 8:40am

Physicists are a step closer to using quantum computers for simulations that are beyond the ability of any ordinary computers

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Tectonic Plates Can ‘Infect’ One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction Zones

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 8:00am

Evidence from Earth’s deep past suggests dramatic subduction zones can spread like a contagion

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Mapping Nearby Stars Could Solve a Deep Cosmic Mystery

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:45am

A near-complete census of our interstellar neighborhood hopes to answer how stars, brown dwarfs and rogue planets form throughout the universe

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Invasive Asian Needle Ant’s Sting Is Painful, Can Cause Anaphylaxis

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:45am

The Asian needle ant looks ordinary, but its sting can be worse than a fire ant’s and can be dangerous for anyone who has experienced anaphylaxis

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The Sun's Identity Crisis Solved

Universe Today - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:38am

The Sun's surface has unveiled a new secret: ultra fine magnetic "curtains" that create striking patterns of bright and dark stripes across the solar photosphere. Thanks to groundbreaking observations from the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, scientists have captured the sharpest ever images of these previously unseen structures, revealing magnetic field variations at scales as small as 20 kilometres.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US states tonight and over the weekend

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:28am
Auroras may be seen from Alaska to Wyoming as Earth is buffeted by turbulent space weather.
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Djungarian Hamsters Are Unusually Involved Fathers

Scientific American.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:00am

This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the unusually involved Djungarian hamster dads

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Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 6:00am
The space environment is not kind to human bodies. The final frontier may therefore be the perfect place to study cancer — and someday even treat it.
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Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again

Space.com - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 5:00am
Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.
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