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Oct 09 • 7 months ago

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

"Damage is being done already. Even if funding is reinstated, we have already lost people." ...

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Oct 08 • 7 months ago

2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis built an electrical circuit-based oscillator on a microchip. ...

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Oct 07 • 7 months ago

Natural disasters are a rising burden for the National Guard

New Pentagon data show climate impacts shaping reservists’ mission. ...

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Oct 04 • 7 months ago

How different mushrooms learned the same psychedelic trick

Scientists may have additional tools to produce psilocybin to use for medical purposes. ...

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Oct 04 • 7 months ago

Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive

A close examination of this year's military contracts reveals some interesting things. ...

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Oct 04 • 7 months ago

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants

Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. ...

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Oct 03 • 7 months ago

Do AI-designed proteins create a biosecurity vulnerability?

Ordering DNA for AI-designed toxins doesn't always raise red flags. ...

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Oct 03 • 7 months ago

Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission

"We fully intend to recover the New Glenn first stage on this next launch." ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

Goodall's immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human. ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding

Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits. ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious. ...

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Oct 01 • 7 months ago

Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet

Lots of carbon molecules but little sign of water in a super-Jupiter's disk. ...

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