Zhejiang University in eastern China announced on Tuesday that its quadruped robot, White Rhino, ran 100 meters (328 feet) in 16.33 seconds. This beats the previous robot record of 19.87 seconds held by Hound from the Republic of Korea.
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Meet Chrysalis, The Generational Ship Designed To Take Humans On A 400-Year Trip To Alpha Centauri
For beings of our size and lifespans, space is pretty big. So big, in fact, that to make it to our nearest star system you would need to factor in the fairly sizeable downside that you will die of old age before you get there.
Humanity has focused…
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Astronomers Discover ‘Cosmic Grapes’ Galaxy from the Early Universe
A recent breakthrough in astronomical research, published in Nature Astronomy, has provided a detailed glimpse into the internal structure of an ancient galaxy, thanks to one of the strongest gravitational lensing events ever observed. The…
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High school student who volunteered at NASA-sponsored lab gets retraction – Retraction Watch
An astronomical society journal has issued its first retraction in its 10-year history — for work done by a NASA researcher and a high school student. The duo set out to confirm an astrophysics law using calculations that assumed the law…
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Why Docker Matters for Artificial Intelligence AI Stack: Reproducibility, Portability, and Environment Parity
Artificial intelligence and machine learning workflows are notoriously complex, involving fast-changing code, heterogeneous dependencies, and the need for rigorously repeatable results. By approaching the problem from basic…
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Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks
- ReShark is the world’s first shark rewilding program, aiming to restore Indo-Pacific leopard sharks to reefs where they’ve disappeared, starting in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
- The initiative repurposes surplus eggs…
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Tiny ancient whale with a killer bite found in Australia
With large eyes, razor sharp teeth and a compact body built for hunting, Janjucetus dullardi is nothing like the gentle giants we know today, but this newly discovered ancient whale is one of their earliest cousins.
Scientists at Museums…
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Scientists warn ocean could soon reach Rapa Nui’s sacred moai
Rising sea levels could cause seasonal waves to reach Ahu Tongariki, the iconic ceremonial platform that is part of the Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site by 2080, according to a study published recently in the Journal of…
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Global study reveals the surprising habit behind tough decisions
An international study surveying people in a dozen countries found that when it comes to making complex decisions, people all over the world tend to reflect on their own, rather than seek advice.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo led…
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Mistral AI Unveils Mistral Medium 3.1: Enhancing AI with Superior Performance and Usability
Mistral AI has introduced Mistral Medium 3.1, setting new standards in multimodal intelligence, enterprise readiness, and cost-efficiency for large language models (LLMs). Building on its rapidly…
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