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Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warnsRecord carbon emissions mean that the planet's carbon budget could be exceeded in as little as three years, according to a new report.
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DARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcornThe feat has significant applications for military purposes and space-based solar power.
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SpaceX's Starship explodes on Texas launch pad in 'catastrophic failure' during routine testSpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is unlikely to dent the company's ambitions.
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Advanced AI reasoning models generate up to 50 times more carbon dioxide than common LLMsAsking AI reasoning models questions in areas such as algebra or philosophy caused carbon dioxide emissions to spike significantly.
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'People thought this couldn't be done': Scientists observe light of 'cosmic dawn' with a telescope on Earth for the first time everFor the first time, astronomers have used a ground-based telescope to observe polarized microwave light from the universe's earliest epoch. Their observations could give them a better understanding of how the universe evolved.
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Cutting-edge AI models from OpenAI and DeepSeek undergo 'complete collapse' when problems get too difficult, study revealsA new study by Apple has ignited controversy in the AI field by showing how reasoning models undergo 'complete accuracy collapse' when overloaded with complex problems.
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AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convincedAn AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than experts thought.
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Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?A war of words between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump could lead to significant fallout for U.S.-led space exploration.
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'Meth is what makes you able to do your job': AI can push you to relapse if you're struggling with addiction, study findsIn rare cases where users are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, chatbots consistently learn the best ways to exploit them, a new study has revealed.
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Long, dark 'streaks' spotted on Mars aren't what scientists thoughtA set of dark streaks that regularly wind across the Martian surface are more likely to be formed by dust and wind than by water, a new artificial intelligence analysis has revealed.
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Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle collidersNew calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.
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Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satelliteA new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.
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Catastrophic collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not happen after all, new study hintsAstronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new calculations suggest this may be an over exaggeration.
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China begins building AI supercomputer in spaceChina has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing.
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Physicists capture 'second sound' for the first time — after nearly 100 years of searchingFirst theorized in 1938, heat's wave-like flow through superfluids, known as "second sound", has proven difficult to directly observe. Now, a new technique has finally done it, and could be used to study neutron stars and high-temperature superconductors.
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Single gene may help explain the plague's persistence throughout human historyAlterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and spread through the ages.
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Strange new object fires radio signals at Earth every 44 minutesASKAP J1832-0911, which is periodically throwing out pulses of radio waves and X-rays, could be a brand-new cosmic object.
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'Super-vision' contact lenses let wearers see in the dark — even with their eyes closedResearchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color perception to people with color blindness.
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Unknown strain of bacteria found on China's Tiangong Space StationAnalysis of swabs from China's Tiangong Space Station has revealed a new strain of bacteria sporting new adaptations for surviving outer space.
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Hospital superbug can feed on medical plastic, first-of-its-kind study revealsPseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with 559,000 yearly deaths worldwide, and many of them come from hospital-acquired infections. A new study suggests it may be thriving in sterile environments by feeding on medical plastics.
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'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrustersMore than 15 billion miles from home, Voyager 1's ailing thrusters were threatening to abort the craft's mission. Until NASA engineers brought them miraculously back to life.
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China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dustA new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbitThe failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.
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World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instantThe world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.
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