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Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early Homo fossil teeth suggests that prolonged development was necessary for enhanced cultural learning and knowledge...

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KAIST researchers have developed a groundbreaking single-atom editing technology using light-powered “molecular scissors” to convert oxygen atoms into nitrogen in drug compounds, simplifying drug development and boosting efficacy. In the...

Science Alert

But we've still got a lot of work to do.

Science Alert

It's much stranger than we expected.

Cosmos

A leading Australian commentator says Australia should build on its space industry capabilities in areas where it excels on the global stage – ground and data space infrastructure. Over the past few years there has been uncertainty about...

SciTech Daily

A new composite material developed by KIMS researchers absorbs over 99% of electromagnetic waves from different frequencies, improving the performance of devices like smartphones and wearables. A team of scientists from the Korea Institute...

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Substituting refined sugars with maple syrup improved cardiometabolic risk factors and gut health in a clinical trial, highlighting its potential as a healthier alternative. A study published in The Journal of Nutrition reveals that...

Universe Today

Our local star the Sun has been the source of many studies from ground based telescopes to space based observatories. The ESA Solar Orbiter has been approaching the Sun, capturing images along the way in unprecedented detail. It arrived at...

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Nautilus

A small, scaled creature appears ready to emerge through a broken wall in an iridescent dome. Though the dome might resemble a strange spaceship, it is actually the remains of a moth egg, and the creature inside is a wasp that parasitized...

Space.com

A new "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" teaser and featurette were just released by Disney+'

The Guardian

Variations in time a person goes to sleep and wakes up ‘strongly associated’ with higher risk of negative impacts Failing to stick to a regular time for going to bed and waking up increases the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart...

StudyFinds.org

In these regions, summer heat doesn't just creep up, it suddenly explodes into uncharted territory. The post Mysterious heat waves are popping up worldwide without explanation appeared first on Study Finds.

SciTech Daily

Researchers reveal a way to use antiferromagnets to create data-storage devices without moving parts. Scientists have transformed memory device technology by utilizing antiferromagnetic materials and magnetic octupoles, achieving high...

Universe Today

In 1936 astronomers watched as FU Orionis, a dim star in the Orion constellation, brightened dramatically. The star’s brightness increased by a factor of 100 in a matter of months. When it peaked, it was 100 times more luminous than our...

Universe Today

On November 18th, 2022, shortly before midnight, the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona and other observatories worldwide detected a small object (now designated 2022 WJ1) heading toward Earth. For the next three hours, the CSS and the...

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NASA Breaking News

NASA/Ben Smegelsky Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) happily snap a photo of themselves during a visit on Nov. 8, 2024. The employees are part of the agency’s Exploration Ground...

NASA Breaking News

4 min read NASA AI, Open Science Advance Disaster Research and Recovery Hurricane Ida is pictured as a category 2 storm from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the Gulf of Mexico. In the foreground is the...

NASA Breaking News

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel, Maryland, to build the Suprathermal Ion Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project,...

NASA Breaking News

NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invite media to the official launch celebration of the new SERVIR Central America regional hub, located in Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. EST. The event will be...

MIT Technology Review

In this exclusive webcast, we delve into the transformative potential of portable microservices for the deployment of generative AI models. We explore how startups and large organizations are leveraging this technology to streamline...

Space.com

We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.

Space.com

Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar anticyclones, each the size of our Earth.

Space.com

A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to “gibberish” output

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

Food in the US has a bad rap thanks to outbreaks caused by bacteria, plus processing, additives and food dyes, but the food supply is actually much less risky than people think

New Scientist (Pay Wall)

About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back

Cosmos

The latest weapon in the war against invasive pests might be – you! A new report has identified that over a 12-month period, the alerts from members of the public who placed images on one website resulted in notifications for more than 150...

SciTech Daily

Researchers studied tiny asteroid fragments from Ryugu, revealing that it originated in the outer solar system and evolved over billions of years. Using Mössbauer spectroscopy, they discovered changes in the asteroid’s composition due to...

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The AI-RACS system, developed by Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers, automates the isolation of aluminum-tolerant microorganisms, advancing microbial research through high-throughput workflows. Researchers from the Single-Cell Center...

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

In the Age of Dinosaurs, survival often came down to endurance rather than speed. Find out who the fastest dinosaurs would have been.

NASA Breaking News

FjordPhyto participants playing in an incredible phytoplankton bloom surrounded by early season sea ice at Damoy on the Antarctic Peninsula. They share knowledge with one another and take samples to better understand and protect...

NASA Breaking News

6 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Research scientist Alfonso Delgado Bonal makes important discoveries about patterns in cloud movements while thriving within the NASA Goddard family. Name:...

NASA Breaking News

Artist’s concept of “hot Neptune” TOI-3261 b. NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC) By Grace Jacobs Corban The Discovery A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the...

Space.com

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

Space.com

An engine hot fire test for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new Epsilon S rocket ended prematurely when the engine caught fire and exploded.

Space.com

Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.

Space.com

A new trailer has arrived for Disney/Pixar's new animated sci-fi adventure, "Elio," the story of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as Earth's leader by intergalactic aliens.

Singularity Hub

Compared to other primates, our brains are exceptionally large. Why? A new study comparing neurons from different primates pinpointed several genetic changes unique to humans that buffer our brains’ ability to handle everyday wear and...

Scientific American

The particles that make up wildfire smoke may raise the risk of dementia even more than similar airborne pollutants from other sources

Livescience

A new reconstruction of a woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial reveals a young-but-sickly woman whom villagers feared so much they buried her under a blade and padlock.

Livescience

Sonar images released in January 2024 were proposed as the final resting place of the famous aviator's missing aircraft. But further inspection has revealed a simpler explanation.

Ars Technica

When you compare SpaceX to the world's other space enterprises, it's probably easier to list the things SpaceX hasn't done instead of reciting all of the company's achievements. One of these is the launch of nuclear materials. SpaceX has...

Ars Technica

Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual and augmented reality environments. Credit: Lu et al, 2024/PNAS Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual and augmented reality...

Popular Science

You see a cat chasing a mouse. You probably don’t realize it, but as soon as you catch sight of this scene unfolding, your brain makes a key distinction between the cat and the mouse: It identifies who’s chasing, and who’s being chased....

StudyFinds.org

Using nothing more than video footage of mice, researchers have created a machine learning tool that can detect subtle behavioral changes that might signal the earliest whispers of brain dysfunction. The post AI reveals Alzheimer’s subtle,...