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In a world of shifting rivers, spreading fires, and deepening droughts, early humans held fast to one simple idea — the sharp edge of a stone.
At a site in northern Kenya, researchers have uncovered one of the oldest and longest toolmaking…
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Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — An Ariane 6 successfully launched a radar imaging satellite Nov. 4 after European agencies chose to use a larger rocket to ensure an earlier launch.
The Ariane 6 lifted off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French…
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Photodynamic therapy technique deactivates tumors from within, using clinically approved agents
Researchers at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA Nanociencia) and the National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC) have developed an innovative technique to destroy cancer cells by inducing a cascade that spreads…
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Report identifies ten emerging tech solutions to enhance planetary health
In a world deluged by dire environmental news and seemingly short on scalable solutions, a recent report spotlights ten breakthrough technological innovations that could accelerate global efforts to tackle climate change, restore ecosystems,…
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Smart heart patch cuts damage by 50% after major heart attack
A team of MIT engineers has designed a flexible drug-delivery patch that could help the heart heal after a heart attack.
The innovation, which has shown success in rats, delivers multiple drugs on a pre-programmed schedule directly to damaged…
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Photoinduced non-reciprocal magnetism effectively violates Newton's third law
A theoretical framework predicts the emergence of non-reciprocal interactions that effectively violate Newton’s third law in solids using light, report researchers from Japan. They demonstrate that by irradiating light of a carefully tuned…
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Archaeologists Find 2.75-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools in Kenya
Archaeologists have discovered Oldowan stone tools in three distinct archaeological horizons, spanning approximately 300,000 years (2.75 to 2.44 million years ago), at the site of Namorotukunan, part of the Koobi Fora Formation in the…
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These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth’s ‘evil twin’
Venus just lost its last active spacecraft, but more might be coming in a few years.
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki mission orbiting Venus was declared dead last week after engineers spent more than a year trying to get in…
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14th Century Tooth Reveals Grim Fate of Edinburgh Teen Killed by the Black Death
The city of Edinburgh, Scotland, along with the prominent St. Giles’ Cathedral, recently celebrated turning 900 years old. As part of the joint celebration, St. Giles’ Cathedral hosted an exhibit showcasing the lives of some of Edinburgh’s…
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