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Do you think it is possible to have a "meta" understanding of engineering?
Climate simulations suggest the Southern Ocean could eventually shift from a major carbon sink to a net CO₂ source after emissions decline, as persistent ocean warming and changes in alkalinity weaken its capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon.
Astronauts Mark E. Kelly (left) and Daniel M. Tani, hold a bag of several American flags on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. December 2001
VR lets researchers see how emotion affects memory in a lifelike scenario
Universe Topology, 11ᵗʰ Edition: A Closed Theory for Fundamental Physics, Mathematics, and Interdisciplinary Science
Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans - penalty on par with illegally developing rogue nuclear weapons
UPF consumption in childhood is only associated with early adulthood obesity among children more genetically predisposed to higher BMI
I was lucky enough to capture both Eclipses last month. Here is a composite I created of both
If all car brakes are powerful enough to completely lock up the wheels (hence requiring ABS), how can there be a difference in “brake power” between two cars?
A drug designed with the help of AI made the blood profiles of people with lung disease look biologically younger. All six biological aging clocks in the study detected a shift toward a lower predicted biological age among people treated with rentosertib.
Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares
Ukraine triumphs in 'first-ever' drone-vs-drone boat battle — video shows Russian MBeK destroyed by Sargan 3000's 12.7mm automatic turret
A blood biomarker may signal memory vulnerability years before cognitive changes occur. In a study of 1,170 older adults, researchers found that higher p-tau181 blood levels were associated with poorer memory performance six years later, even when no memory association was detected at baseline
Federal science funding cuts and grant freezes implemented in 2025 have caused severe professional and mental distress for early-career U.S. researchers, driving 60 percent of surveyed scientists to consider moving abroad and 56.7 percent to contemplate leaving academic research completely.
Hot weather kills off 9.7% of disease carrying mosquitoes, but speeds up the virus in survivors and shifts human behaviour, driving a projected 76% rise in chikungunya cases.
Humanoid robot learns to sprint and perform spin kicks using AI trained on human motion data. The framework developed could be refined and tested using an even broader range of motions. It could also potentially be adapted to other humanoid robotic platforms.
Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes. Study suggests tiny changes in the pupils, as the brain tries to remember something, ignore a distraction, or make a decision, may be subtly different in unmedicated children with ADHD. Medicated children were more like the control group.
OpenAI's chief scientist says AI labs may need to slow down: 'No one is prepared for the consequences'
In Uganda, 1,784 children under 2 got yellow fever vaccine at full, half or one fifth strength. The fifth dose protected as well as the full one, stretching scarce supply in an outbreak.
An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'
Astronomers just discovered 84 objects in nearby galaxies that don’t behave like any known class of X-ray source
The US and China are racing to build ‘self-improving AI’. Here’s what’s at stake
There’s Now an App to Detect Meta’s AI Glasses Nearby: ‘Someone Is Recording’ Shouldn’t Be Secret
The OS that runs the Mars Rovers like Perserverance and Artemis II is helping power the next-gen Roman Telescope CGI
What would you see looking at a 400km tall object from 40,000km away?
2 young people arrested after Waymo alerted San Francisco police about loaded AR-style rifle
Anti-feminist attitudes have long been associated with support for Republican presidential candidates, but only in recent years have these attitudes become more prominent among unmarried men, without college degrees who are less attractive partners for women, the “mate-value backlash.”
Anthropic CEO calls for 'pacing the frontier' of AI race amid safety concerns
Anthropic To Track Anti-AI Activists Before Crime Using ‘Predictive’ Surveillance: ‘A Crisis of Trust’
A recent study shows that weightlifting offers large antidepressant effects for young women with anxiety, regardless of whether they train at a standard high intensity or a low intensity.
Civil Engineers in road and infrastructure work - What's the deal with the random slits that you see getting cut in existing roads?
I think "works without an account" is going to become a premium feature
Over 73% of Arctic oil and gas concessions overlap with Indigenous Peoples’ lands. The research makes a strong case in favor of recent proposals to declare the Arctic a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Zone.
Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony's claim in recent ownership lawsuit
Study reveals a post-pandemic cycling boom in major cities, with fatality rates dropping by up to 88% in Paris, 82% in London, and 62% in New York City. Long-term political support as well as cycling advocacy organisations have been critical to the introduction and continuation of pro-bike policies
68% of US Voters Back Sanders/Casar Bill for AI Pause, Ban on Superintelligence: Poll
Closed Source AI released their best model: GPT-6 Astra. That same week a Chinese Open-Source model was at 98% of its capability, but at 1% of the cost.
About 466,000 people worldwide developed gastrointestinal cancer before age 50 in 2022, with colorectal cancer being the most common. Higher rates occurred in developed countries. Red-meat-heavy diets and smoking were major linked risk factors, with alcohol and high-salt diets also contributing.
Elephants Just Passed a Classic Psychology Test – With More Restraint Than Many Humans. Psychologists used a classic psychology experiment to show that Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) can resist their impulses to get food in a more effective way.
Self-taught AI agent builder here - how do I go from 'it works' to 'it's actually good practice'
UN rights chief calls for international red lines on AI, warning of existential risk | Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that a handful of men hold almost unlimited power over AI, and asked where the governance action is.
Is it possible to completely wipe smart devices/wearables and run 100% open-source, offline OS?
Starlink's Signal Leakage Is Threatening Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies | SpaceX hardware leakage up to 10,000 times stronger than the cosmic signals Square Kilometre Array Low (SKA-Low) must detect
could the plutonium generators on mars rovers be made smaller?
Yemeni Cell Used Anthropic's Claude 'In Place of Human Software Engineers' To Develop Missile Guidance Systems
‘First-of-its-kind’ US flying stratospheric platform completes record-breaking 18,000-mile trip
Research Grants in the Astronomical Sciences Have Been Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026
A restaurant in Japan conducted a unique experiment showing how fast a Virus spreads
Electric trucks being charget at station St Pancras goods depot, London, England. 11 of July 1917.
World's first human-crewed seaglider flight: REGENT's electric Viceroy lifts off the water
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