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Boeing’s Attempt to Compete With SpaceX’s Dragon Has Failed: Starliner Has Just Lost Another $125 Million

Space

Many expect that the project will continue to lose money for several more months.

Dust Is One of the Biggest Enemies of Solar Panels. Electromagnetic Waves Aim to Be the Solution

Energy

Dust is one of the biggest enemies of solar panels. One startup says electromagnetic waves are the solution.

We Thought We Had an Accurate Date for the Origin of Life, but We Were Off by About 1.5 Billion Years

Nature and Environment

Researchers found environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago.

Meteorologists Warn That Debby, the Next Tropical Storm in the Atlantic, Could Be on the Horizon

Nature and Environment

The current period of low cyclone activity in the Atlantic Ocean may be coming to an end.

Neuralink’s Competition Is Growing: Here's What the Future Implant Created by Paradromics Looks Like

Health

Paradromics plans to begin human clinical trials in 2025.

ChatGPT Is Now Integrated Into Synchron’s Brain Implants, a Potentially Life-Changing Mental ‘Click’

Robotics and AI

The company competes with Neuralink in the field of brain-computer interfaces. It has now added an OpenAI chatbot for user conversations.

Machu Picchu is 600 Years Old and Was Considered Peru's National Treasure. Archaeologists Have Discovered a Temple That Is 3,500 Years Older

Research

The finding means that 4,000 years ago, Peru’s coast had complex religious systems and a cosmogony.

Nuclear Fusion and Energy: From Gyrokinetic Theory to Muon Fusion, and Its Environmental Impact

Research

Nuclear fusion is one of humanity's greatest challenges, but also one of the greatest opportunities.

China Is the World’s Largest Producer of Renewables, But It Has a Problem: What to Do With All the Used Turbines and Panels

Energy

The goal is to prevent wind turbines and panels from becoming environmental problems.

Yellowstone’s Massive Hydrothermal Explosion Reminds Us That It’s an ‘Box of Bombs’ Visited by 4 Million People Each Year

Nature and Environment

Yellowstone proved that the “touristification” of nature helps to preserve it. Now, it can teach us something else.

‘Old Person Smell’ Is Real. So Real That Researchers Have Spent Years Trying to Understand How It Works

Health

Understanding the highly complex ecosystem on our skin opens doors we had never suspected.

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Nature and Environment

The urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.

Brazil Tested 13 Sharks off the Coast of Rio de Janeiro. All Specimens Tested Positive for Cocaine

Nature and Environment

This is the first time researchers have conducted such an analysis. It’s also the first time sharks have tested positive for the drug.

Astronauts Have Relied on Diapers for Decades During Their Missions. They Finally Have an Alternative: Drinking Their Own Urine

Space

While the urine purification system works on the ground, it remains to be seen if it’ll work in space.

U.S. Makes Huge Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research by Managing to Confine Plasma in a Magnetic Mirror

Boeing’s Attempt to Compete With SpaceX’s Dragon Has Failed: Starliner Has Just Lost Another $125 Million

Dust Is One of the Biggest Enemies of Solar Panels. Electromagnetic Waves Aim to Be the Solution

We Thought We Had an Accurate Date for the Origin of Life, but We Were Off by About 1.5 Billion Years

Meteorologists Warn That Debby, the Next Tropical Storm in the Atlantic, Could Be on the Horizon

Neuralink’s Competition Is Growing: Here's What the Future Implant Created by Paradromics Looks Like

ChatGPT Is Now Integrated Into Synchron’s Brain Implants, a Potentially Life-Changing Mental ‘Click’

Machu Picchu is 600 Years Old and Was Considered Peru's National Treasure. Archaeologists Have Discovered a Temple That Is 3,500 Years Older

Nuclear Fusion and Energy: From Gyrokinetic Theory to Muon Fusion, and Its Environmental Impact

China Is the World’s Largest Producer of Renewables, But It Has a Problem: What to Do With All the Used Turbines and Panels

Yellowstone’s Massive Hydrothermal Explosion Reminds Us That It’s an ‘Box of Bombs’ Visited by 4 Million People Each Year

‘Old Person Smell’ Is Real. So Real That Researchers Have Spent Years Trying to Understand How It Works

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Brazil Tested 13 Sharks off the Coast of Rio de Janeiro. All Specimens Tested Positive for Cocaine

Astronauts Have Relied on Diapers for Decades During Their Missions. They Finally Have an Alternative: Drinking Their Own Urine

U.S. Makes Huge Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research by Managing to Confine Plasma in a Magnetic Mirror

Scientists Have Been Studying Magic Mushrooms for Years Without Fully Understanding How They Worked. Until Now

Engineers Are Developing Nuclear Spacecraft Again. NASA Says We're Going to Need Them

Experts Warn Against Digging Holes on the Beach Deeper Than Two Feet. There's a Good Reason for the Warning

We Suspected Consuming Caffeine While Being Sleep Deprived Wasn’t Very Healthy. A New Study Has Just Confirmed It

We Spend Too Much Time Sitting and Are Just Now Beginning to Understand How Detrimental It Is for Our Health

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