The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in critical condition. This year, the premier public health agency had its funding brutally cut and staff gutted, its mission sabotaged,…
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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defense tech
Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised $50 million in a new funding round as it moves beyond space situational awareness into missile tracking, citing growing demand from governments for space-based defense capabilities.
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Future of nanoscience: what will the next 25 years of breakthroughs bring?
Society has a lot to thank for nanoscience. From improved health monitoring to reducing the size of electronics, scientists’ ability to delve deeper and better understand chemistry at the nanoscale has opened up numerous untold benefits. Today,…
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A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass
In the quiet glow of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed something unexpected about ancient Roman glass that had gone unnoticed for generations.
In February 2023, the Washington State University art history professor and practicing…
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The Year in Computer Science
Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation. Algorithms require a roughly proportional…
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Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa
Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now researchers have pounced on a new timeline suggesting that tame descendants of African wildcats left the continent more recently than thought.
DNA…
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Electric Salt Spoon Enhances Flavor Without Salt
Salt makes food taste good. We also eat far too much of it.
Globally, adults consume more than double the daily recommended amount of sodium, according to the World Health Organization. Excess salt intake can lead to higher blood pressure, which…
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Stone Age dog burial unearthed in Swedish Bog
Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally rare Stone Age dog burial in a bog just outside Järna, southern Sweden.
The discovery was made by a team from the State Historical Museums in preparation for the construction of the Ostlänken…
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Living cells may generate electricity from motion
Scientists have developed a new theoretical explanation for how living cells might generate electricity on their own. At the center of the idea is the cell membrane, the thin, flexible layer that surrounds every living cell and controls what…
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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
Could this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole,…
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