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Is humanity alone in the Universe? What scientists really think.
News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We […]
There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night
The most recent lunar occultation of Mars that was visible from the United States occurred on December 7, 2022. A […]
Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report
Popular prescriptions For now, Medicare does not cover drugs prescribed specifically for weight loss, but it will cover GLP-1 class […]
Up close and personal with the stag beetle in A Real Bug’s Life S2
It’s just one of the many fascinating insect species featured in the second season of this NatGeo docuseries. A female […]
SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
• Shortest turnaround between two Falcon 9 launches from different pads: 1 hour, 5 minutes (August 31, 2024) • Shortest time with […]
Not just heat death: Here are five ways the Universe could end
Not just heat death: Here are five ways the Universe could end Need a pick-me-up? Consider these cheery possibilities. Last […]
Skull long thought to be Cleopatra’s sister’s was actually a young boy
Scientists have demonstrated that an ancient human skull excavated from a tomb at Ephesos was not that of Arsinoë IV, […]
Getting an all-optical AI to handle non-linear math
The problem is that this cascading requires massive parallel computations that, when done on standard computers, take tons of energy […]
Did Hilma af Klint draw inspiration from 19th century physics?
Diagrams from Thomas Young’s 1807 Lectures bear striking resemblance to abstract figures in af Klint’s work. Hilma af Klint’s Group […]