Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed…
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When heat flows like water
Researchers have shown theoretically that, in highly ordered materials, heat can flow toward warmer regions without violating the laws of thermodynamics. Their work could help design electronics that minimize heat loss.
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Gallop Into the Year of the Horse With These Five Amazing Equine Discoveries
Since their domestication, horses have changed the course of human history. It’s no wonder the Chinese zodiac associates them with prosperity and success
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Vulcan Centaur reaches orbit after booster anomaly • The Register
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur reached orbit on February 12 despite “a significant performance anomaly” that saw one of its four solid rocket boosters burn through its nozzle during ascent.
Viewers of the launch from Cape Canaveral at…
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China’s stealth nuclear attack submarine spotted in satellite images
Satellite imagery has revealed what analysts believe is China’s first example of the next-generation Type 09V (095) nuclear-powered attack submarine, marking a significant step in the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)…
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First solar eclipse of 2026 will be a ‘ring of fire’ over Antarctica
NEW YORK (AP) — The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask — or waddle — in its glow.
Tuesday’s annular solar eclipse, known as a “ ring of…
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Scientists Intrigued as Prominent Star Suddenly Winks Out of Existence
Keith Miller/Caltech/IPAC – SELab The end of a star’s life can be an extremely violent event. Once it runs out of fuel, its core collapses, and if its original mass is large enough, it can erupt in a…
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Robot Talk Episode 144 – Robot trust in humans, with Samuele Vinanzi
Claire chatted to Samuele Vinanzi from Sheffield Hallam University about how robots can tell whether to trust or distrust people.
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The Download: An exclusive chat with Jim O’Neill, and the surprising truth about heists
Over the past year, Jim O’Neill has become one of the most powerful people in public health. As the US deputy health secretary, he holds two roles at the top of the country’s federal health and science agencies. He oversees a department with…
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Genetic variants in 11 regions of human genome influence the gut microbiome
In two new studies on 28,000 individuals, researchers are able to show that genetic variants in 11 regions of the human genome have a clear influence on which bacteria are in the gut and what they do there. Only two genetic regions…
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