Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a…
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SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of “cryoproof” testing
The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof…
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An illegal bioweapons lab was found in a Las Vegas garage. It’s a warning for Australia
In Las Vegas last week, two people were admitted to hospital “deathly ill” after being exposed…
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Dinosaurs for sale: Is the global fossil market harming science? | 101 East #shorts
The global demand for dinosaur fossils is booming, with increasing interest from wealthy collectors across Asia….
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Why are new tea towels worse at drying dishes than older ones?
There’s a peculiar ritual in many kitchens: reaching past the crisp, pristine tea towel hanging on…
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Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
Another signal of declining enforcement: Through September of last year, the EPA issued $41 million in…
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Cooking, Mixing, Learning, Kala Ghoda’s Fun Side Of Culture And Craft
Kala Ghoda Art Festival is evolving into an interactive cultural space where visitors do more than…
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Why comparisons between AI and human intelligence miss the point
Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace….
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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
Those thrusters could also be used to knock satellites out of alignment or even cause them…
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At NIH, a power struggle over institute directorships deepens
That kind of open and non-politicized search process, Histed said in a follow-up interview, isn’t unique…
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Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
The team lightly swabbed samples from the artifacts’ surfaces and were able to recover human Y-chromosome…
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AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?
How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are…
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Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean
When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface…
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Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away
For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right…
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Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction
Where cats and foxes are abundant, there should be fewer native mammals. Lethal control is, unfortunately,…
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Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
Graphene is the thinnest material yet known, composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged…
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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
By adjusting inputs such as rainfall intensity and soil properties, scientists can explore a range of…
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Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
The process remains exploratory, but it shows how seabed plans can collide with livelihoods even before…
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Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Using greenhouse gas emission predictions, the report estimates the annual damages to traditional markets alone will…
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Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
“Putting crew on the rocket and taking the crew around the Moon, this is going be…
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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
When a document is opened or a stored video is streamed, the main energy cost has…
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A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat…
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As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact
Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple…
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
When writer Cory Doctorow introduced the term enshittification in 2023, he captured a pattern many users…
