America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline. Proposed cuts […]
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“Who wants to live forever?” Freddie Mercury mournfully asks in Queen’s 1986 song of the same name. The answer: Quite
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Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure
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Fragments of an explosive device, a radiation warning sign in the foreground, are displayed by Ukrainian authorities after a drone
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Eighty million years ago humans, rats, and mice shared the same mammalian ancestor. More recently, researchers made the astonishing discovery
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Environmental activists take part in a flash mob at Circo Massimo as the COP16 biodiversity conference resumes at the UN’s
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Time measurements and calendars have often been refined over the years. | Photo Credit: Alexey Savchenko/Unsplash A: A tropical year
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China aims to eliminate severe air pollution this year Read Post »
General relativity and quantum mechanics are two highly successful theories. The former explains gravity and the latter teams up with
Physicists propose tabletop experiment to test gravity’s quantumness Read Post »
Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where
First detailed map of moon’s south pole area made from Chandrayaan data Read Post »
Astronomers have detected a massive radio jet extending more than 200,000 light-years—twice the width of the Milky Way. This colossal
Astronomers spot the largest cosmic giant of its kind in the distant universe Read Post »
The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other issues. As
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