A newly engineered molecule acts like a “rechargeable” solar heat battery, storing sunlight and releasing it on demand. Solar energy has one persistent weakness: it disappears at sunset. Finding a reliable way to store that energy for later…
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Scientists “Bottle the Sun” With Revolutionary Liquid Battery
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16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator’s Winter ’26 cohort and presented their startups in a Demo Day on Tuesday.
These companies are working on…
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18-Million-Year-Old Ape Fossil From Egypt Suggests Modern Apes Originated Outside East Africa
Learn how an Early Miocene ape fossil from Egypt is changing theories about ape evolution and the origins of modern apes.
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Generative AI for polymer design passes lab tests with a new dielectric material
The words on this page mean something because they are assembled in a particular order and follow the complex rules of grammar and syntax. Creating new chemical polymers follows a similar kind of structure, with rules about what elements and…
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In flight simulators, crews with better rapport perform better, study finds
Picture a cockpit crew of two who met just minutes before takeoff, now descending through a turbulent midnight sky. They aren’t looking at each other—their eyes scan the instruments in the cockpit and the horizon outside—and yet they move in…
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Hubble detects first-ever spin reversal of tiny comet
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that the spinning of a small comet slowed and then reversed its direction of rotation, offering a dramatic example of how volatile activity can affect the spin and physical…
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Xona raises $170 million for satellite navigation network
The company is scaling up production as it looks to build a 258-satellite network to provide positioning, navigation and timing services
The post Xona raises $170 million for satellite navigation network appeared first on SpaceNews.
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4 months after DRC mine spill, residents remain impacted
More than four months after a wastewater spill from a mine in Lubumbashi, a city located in the DRC’s copper and cobalt belt, residents say they are still facing impacts from the pollution. The spill on Nov. 4, 2025, originating from the…
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No delta left behind? Study finds adaptation to rising seas is possible in most deltas… for now
Around the world, in nearly every delta, people can adapt to rising sea levels using today’s technological capabilities, materials, and space, according to researchers from Utrecht University and Deltares. In their new study—the first global…
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Study finds deforestation accounts for major Amazon rainfall decline
Forest loss, along with climate change, is changing the resilience of the Amazon Rainforest. By disrupting the movement of moisture through the atmosphere, deforestation is reducing rainfall and extending the dry season, especially in the…
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