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The Marcadet Belvedere project in Paris is a low-carbon development that rebuilt the existing foundations and constructed a new exterior wall out of timber.Stora Enso Partner:…
SpaceX is preparing Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, for its next test launch. Here’s everything you need to know. What time is the launch…
Horse domestication began on the Eurasian steppesLina Shatalova/iStockphoto/Getty Images A genetic study of hundreds of ancient horses suggests that ancient breeders dramatically shortened the horse’s natural…
It’s been more than four years since then-teenager Darnella Fraser captured on camera the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of…
Starship launched from Boca Chica, Texas.SpaceX SpaceX’s Starship, the largest rocket ever, successfully completed its fourth test flight, with the first and second stages completing their…
SpaceX is preparing for the next test launch of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Here’s everything you need to know. What time is the…
Xylitol is often marketed as a “natural” way to sweeten drinks and foods. Pixelshot/Alamy Xylitol, a sweetener commonly found in sugar-free drinks, chewing gum and toothpaste,…
Spot the robot dog for a variety of uses CTK/Alamy Dutch police plan to use autonomous robot dogs in raids on drug labs to avoid officers…
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new novel, “The Service Model,” will be released in June.Joby Sessions/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images June brings with it a wealth of fantastic new…
Leah Carli and her colleagues requested an image from Dall-E, an AI bot that generates images, of a person with a disability leading a meeting. Carli,…
A new study led by scientists at the University of New South Wales confirms that eating fruit can help ward off depression – but eating vegetables…
Neutron stars typically spin quickly, taking just a few seconds or even a fraction of a second to complete one revolution around their axis, but one…
Pachystropheus reticulum One of the last thalattosaurs, it was a large marine lizard with otter-like behaviour that could move on land, but was likely a primarily…
The Alameda, California City Council decided not to permit ongoing controversial experiments related to technology that aims to brighten clouds. The project involves spraying saltwater onto…
Earth’s Speed It’s getting warmer 2023 is the highest on record, beating last year’s astonishing 92%. Record-breaking heatwave Leading scientists have calculated that the cause is…
Gene therapy involves administering normal copies of the mutated gene that causes a particular disease.nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock Five Chinese children born deaf have received gene therapy that provides…
Whether antidepressants cause withdrawal symptoms has long been a topic of debate. Alexander Davidov/Alamy Antidepressants are some of the most commonly taken medicines in high-income countries,…
People collect water in hot weather in New Delhi, India on May 22. Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu via Getty Images With each new month comes new records…
Millions of people are eating too much salt. Could potassium be the solution?Lisa Sheehan I have high blood pressure and have been taking medication to control…
In 1960, most of the world’s population was deficient in the micronutrient iodine, with serious implications for public health. By 2020, the number of iodine-deficient countries…
Hydrogel-made brain sensor is small enough to be injected with a needle Hanchuan Tang and Jianfeng Zang Tiny sensors can be injected into the skull with…
It is already known that excessive salt intake increases blood pressure. Toufik Ahmed/iStockphoto/Getty Images Researchers have found that people with the skin condition have higher levels…
Starliner launched on June 5th from Cape Canaveral, Florida.Joe Raedl/Getty Images Boeing has successfully launched its Starliner spacecraft with a crew for the first time on…
A device that can convert infrared light into visible lightLaura Valencia Molina et al. 2024 Glasses coated with lithium compounds may one day help us see…
Jornada Cave in New Mexico is home to a colony of hundreds of thousands of bats. Laura Cropper Trained hawks carried sensors into colonies of hundreds…
Pulsars emit radiation Artsiom P/Shutterstock Astronomers who discovered a pulsar that is gradually losing its rotational power say it’s likely a dead star that is dying…
More complicated than it seems In the equation “2 + 2 = 4”, what does the “=” mean? This is actually a complicated question, as mathematicians…
During a family walk in North Dakota, a rare fossil was unexpectedly discovered buried in the soil — that of a teenage boy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex.…
Academic: pertaining to a school, class, or subject taught by a teacher in a formal educational institution (such as a college or university).Bias: a tendency to…
In 2063, scientist Zefram Cochrane successfully tested the “warp engine,” paving the way for faster-than-light travel. This breakthrough led to first contact with aliens, as depicted…
Geologists have analysed 4-billion-year-old zircon crystals from Jack Hills in Western Australia’s mid-west region to date the emergence of fresh water back just a few hundred…
Extinction of Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta Antiquitatis) This species, which lived at the beginning of the Holocene Epoch, remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting evidence as to…
A team of paleontologists Ctenochasmatoid pterosaur Discovered in the Kimmeridg Clay of Oxfordshire in central England, this specimen is one of the largest Jurassic pterosaur fossils,…
Japanese paleontologists have described a new species of shark-like cartilaginous fish based on fossil teeth found in the Momonoki Formation of the Late Triassic Period. Fossilized…
Hubble encountered additional difficulties.The space telescope entered hibernation over a week ago due to the failure of one of its three remaining gyroscopes, which are part…
AI chatbots can answer questions convincingly, but not always accurately portishead1/Getty Images When an artificial intelligence model says it’s unsure of an answer, people are more…
Rivals Boeing and SpaceX are preparing for a busy week with upcoming key test flights of their rockets and spacecraft. Boeing is set to launch two…
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket was deployed on the launch pad at StarBase, the company’s facility in South Texas, in June 2024 ahead of a planned test…
Having a positive mindset can have unexpected results DEEPOL (Plain Picture/photo by Anja Weber Dekker) Do you suffer from low self-esteem? If so, you may have…
