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Mars' Odd 1,100 Mile Long Cloud Forms in Mysterious Ways — a New Model May Reveal How
Learn more about the AMEC, a strange, recurring cloud on Mars that has long baffled scientists, until now.
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Why Big Dogs Die Younger Than Small Dogs May Come Down to Jumping Genes
Learn how DNA changes in 864 dogs may help explain why larger breeds age faster and tend to have shorter lives.
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What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?
OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some.
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‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release
Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.
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California May Ban Quartz Countertops Over Risk of Incurable Lung Disease in Workers
Learn about California's proposed ban on quartz countertops, a move inspired by concerns over rising cases of an incurable lung disease.
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Ancient Bronze Ring Engraved with Alexandria’s Famous Lighthouse Found in Sunken Royal Ruins
Learn how a first-of-its-kind bronze signet ring was discovered in the submerged remains of a royal quarter once visited by Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.
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21 Birds Are Found at Miami Airport Stuffed in Underwear and Hidden in a Belt
Two men, who arrived separately from Cuba days apart, each carried clutches of live birds concealed in their clothes, the authorities said.
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U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds
A report by the secretary-general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.
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Denali's Chunky Puppy Winner Mammoth Lives Up to His Name at 77.1 Pounds
Learn how Denali’s chunky puppies will train alongside experienced sled dogs for their future as canine rangers.
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RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term "software engineering" and led the development of onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program in the 1960s, died last week at the age of 90. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, Hamilton was also immortalized as a LEGO minifig the following year—part of the "Women of NASA" set that also included astronauts Mae Jemison and Sally Ride.
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Just Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archaeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple Likely Dedicated to Mars, the God of War
Researchers found the structure's remains, as well as fragments of statues, while excavating near the Kapersburg fort, an ancient Roman military fortification on the outskirts of modern-day Frankfurt
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J.M.W. Turner Painted This Breathtaking Roman Landscape Nearly 200 Years Ago. If You Look Closely, You Can Still See His Fingerprints
The Romantic painter completed "Rome, From Mount Aventine" in the 1830s. It became his most expensive artwork in 2014, and it's expected to sell for another record-breaking sum in December
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An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
Writing about quantum entanglement is always a challenge. There are so many clichés to avoid: It’s mysterious, ghostly, spooky, and weird. Entanglement is none of those things, and yet it is also all of those things—a superposition of clichés, you might say. So, having gotten all of my clichés out of the way in the second sentence, let’s take a look at how a group of researchers managed to entangle a light beam with a glass bead, which is, frankly, quite an achievement.
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Margaret Hamilton, a Pioneering Software Engineer Who Made the First Human Moon Landing Possible, Dies at 90
Hamilton popularized the term "software engineer" and created computer programs that could anticipate problems. She received a Presidential Medal of Freedom and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
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Canadian Poet Anne Carson Brings Ancient Wisdom to Modern Audiences. Now, She’s a Nobel Laureate in Literature
The 76-year-old poet, translator and essayist is renowned for her "bold and inventive" approach to blending poetry, prose and everything in between, leading to what the Swedish Academy calls "new forms for contemporary literature"
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Kilauea’s display is revealing why volcanoes spew like a fountain show
Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one theory.
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Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away
Intense flash of radio waves is more than 10bn years old and has travelled through ‘approximately 80% of cosmic history’ A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a mysterious flash of energy was released into the universe. Astronomers have now detected that flash, a burst of radio waves which travelled for more than 10bn years before reaching Earth – what they believe to be the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. Continue reading
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The National Hurricane Center’s Boss Keeps an Eye on the Storms
The director, Michael Brennan, oversees 45 federal workers, including hurricane specialists and meteorologists.
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6 life-changing lessons on transforming your heart health, from world-leading cardiologists
After spending all day helping patients with their heart health, here is how cardiologists look after their own
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Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis
A study of 4,500+ adults shows overweight or obese BMI at dementia diagnosis is linked to significantly lower mortality risk, highlighting metabolic reserves.
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