After years of negotiations and false starts, Waymo is now allowed to operate a robotaxi service to and from the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The Alphabet-owned company said in a blog post Thursday it will begin offering access to…
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Scientists Replicate Real Blood Vessels To Unlock New Treatments for Vascular Disease
Researchers have developed a new platform that can replicate different types of blood vessel structures. Blood vessels are less like straight pipes and more like a crowded city road map, with turns, forks, and sudden choke points that can change…
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New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research
On Tuesday, OpenAI released a free AI-powered workspace for scientists. It’s called Prism, and it has drawn immediate skepticism from researchers who fear the tool will accelerate the…
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March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: Your Questions Answered
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, a total lunar eclipse will take place across several time zones. In this data visualization, the Moon moves from right to left, passing through Earth’s shadow… Continue Reading
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In schizophrenia, altered oral microbiome may signal cognitive impairment
An association between oral microbiota and cognitive performance in schizophrenia has been reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. By analyzing saliva samples and cognitive test scores from patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, the…
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Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise
For quantum computers to function, they must be kept at extremely low temperatures. However, today’s cooling systems also generate noise that interferes with the fragile quantum information they are meant to protect. Now, researchers at Chalmers…
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Hidden toxin risks during nutrient-starved algal blooms uncovered
Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima is a known producer of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins such as okadaic…
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Biodegradable bark–plastic composite lets engineers predict product lifetime from tensile tests
Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A “green composite” made from biodegradable polymers and the waste bark of the Yakushima Jisugi tree was developed by a research team at Tohoku University. When assessing…
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Data show oil and gas blocks cover one-fourth of Ecuador, mostly in the Amazon
Ecuador has 65 oil and gas lease blocks, 88% of them in the Amazon, covering a quarter of the country’s total area. That’s according to a new data set from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Many of the lease blocks overlap with…
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Help Preserve What Makes U.S. Buildings Safe
Russ Leavitt
I started my fire protection career over four decades ago as a fire sprinkler layout technician and the rules for designing a fire sprinkler system were in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13,…
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