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Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 1:00pm
Our ability to study faint radio signals from when the first stars began to form is being threatened by SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which seem to be unintentionally leaking radio signals that overpower astronomers' telescopes
Categories: Astronomy

The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:00pm
A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs like Botox and beta blockers
Categories: Astronomy

Sauropod dinosaur's last meal reveals that it didn't bother to chew

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:00pm
A sauropod dinosaur fossil has been found with preserved stomach contents for the first time, providing insights into what they ate and how
Categories: Astronomy

Forest crisis sparks alarm that Europe will miss net-zero targets

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 5:00am
Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and overharvesting are turning forest carbon sinks into carbon sources across Europe, undermining a crucial part of countries’ net-zero plans
Categories: Astronomy

US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 12:09pm
When Robert F Kennedy Jr announced that the US would stop recommending covid-19 vaccines for healthy children and pregnancies, he bypassed standard protocols and set the stage for future vaccine rollbacks
Categories: Astronomy

Could we build space-time computers that run on gravity?

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 12:00pm
New mathematical work provides a way to identify when information has been changed by manipulating space-time – and it may form a foundation for future space-time computers
Categories: Astronomy