We’ve made it. After another long and difficult year, frazzled Australians are now ready for some long-overdue rest and recreation.
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15 Million Years before the Megalodon, This Giant Ancient Shark Prowled the Oceans
December 29, 2025
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15 Million Years before the Megalodon, This Giant Ancient Shark Prowled the Oceans
A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites,…
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A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
But the ones that are about nature, about natural disasters, are based on very keen observations and repeated observations of the landscape. They also can contain details that are recognizable to scientists who study…
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Scientists outline how to control light at the atomic scale using polaritons
Controlling light at dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair is one of the pillars of modern nanotechnology.
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MIT just made aluminum 5x stronger with 3D printing
MIT engineers have created a new aluminum alloy that can be 3D printed, tolerates extreme heat, and reaches strength levels far beyond conventional aluminum. Tests show the material is five times stronger than aluminum made using standard…
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Mars dust storms are crackling with electricity
Mars is constantly swept by winds that lift fine dust into spinning whirlwinds known as dust devils. While studying two of these storms, the microphone on the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover unexpectedly picked up unusually…
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Venus cloud research highlights value of combining light and polarization measurements
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has advanced the characterization and retrieval capability evaluation of microphysical properties of Venusian clouds and haze.
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New AI-based technology offers real-time electric vehicle state estimation for safer driving
A research team led by Professor Kanghyun Nam from the Department of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering at DGIST has developed a physical AI-based vehicle state estimation technology that accurately estimates the driving state of electric…
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AI maps complex nanocrystal reactions, revealing new paths in semiconductor synthesis
Professor Joongoo Kang’s team from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at DGIST and Professor Sohee Jeong’s team from the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University have developed a technology that visualizes the synthetic…
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How do I make clear ice at home? A food scientist shares easy tips
When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice. The stuff looks much fancier than the slightly cloudy ice you get from your home freezer. How do they do this?
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