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A fresh mystery is unfolding inside Egypt’s pyramids. Researchers have discovered two hidden air-filled voids lurking behind the smooth eastern face of the Menkaure pyramid—an area long suspected to conceal something unusual. Using advanced...
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, easing research barriers and granting tax relief. The change falls short of federal legalisation but marks a major shift in...
A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities comparable to people decades younger, their brains either resist or withstand the damage typically linked to...
A breakthrough in brain-inspired computing could make today’s energy-hungry AI systems far more efficient. Researchers have engineered a new nanoelectronic device using a modified form of hafnium oxide that mimics how neurons process and store...
"You just push this button, and in three hours, you're counting photons."
Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric models. By directly imaging Epsilon Indi Ab with the James Webb Space Telescope, they found less ammonia than...
A vivid green pitviper hiding in Sichuan’s misty mountains has been revealed as a completely new species. Scientists had overlooked it for decades, assuming it was a common snake—until DNA analysis proved otherwise. Named after Laozi, it features...
Taiwan's president canceled a planned trip to Eswatini after three African countries revoked permission for his plane to fly through their airspace. Beijing has denied pressuring the countries to block the flight.
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NASA on Tuesday unveiled the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, a powerful new observatory designed to map the universe and search for distant planets. Aiming to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, the new telescope will be able to observe...
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Dr Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security within the Int'l Security Dept at RUSI. Dr. Ozcelik argues that Iran is simultaneously responding to external pressures: particularly the...
With an IPO looming for Elon Musk's SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. The New York Times...
CTO says new AI model is "every bit as capable" as world's best security researchers.
More than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in war-ravaged Gaza, according to an EU-UN assessment published Monday. In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), the United Nations and...
Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while - including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, which NASA announced last week is in the process of some computer upgrades. In a statement to The Verge, NASA spokesperson Joshua...
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon. During an Earthset, the planet appears to sink below the lunar horizon.
"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.
NASA is down to a single provider for a critical link in its lunar architecture.
NASA has rolled out a major section of its Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis III mission, set to launch in 2027. The core stage will be transported to Kennedy Space Center as part of preparations for a future crewed lunar landing.
NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds as scientists investigate any potential ancient life signs on Mars. It was exploring the massive Gale Crater also believed to be a now-dry lake.
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