- Indonesia is proposing to redraw the boundaries of a UNESCO World Heritage rainforest, excluding two degraded areas, in order to free up geothermal potential in the region.
- Geothermal, which draws from the…
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Indonesia aims to redraw UNESCO site boundaries to allow geothermal projects
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New rocket fuel compound packs 150% more energy
University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient. Upon ignition, the compound releases more energy relative to its weight and volume compared to…
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Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record
The Northeast Pacific ocean, off the U.S. West Coast, is experiencing its fourth-largest marine heat wave since record-keeping began in 1982.
“The extent of the current Pacific…
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Iran among ‘world’s most extreme subsidence hotspots’ with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds
The depletion of Iran’s underwater aquifers is driving the ground to sink rapidly throughout the country, new research shows.
More than 12,120 square miles (31,400 square kilometers) of the country — an area roughly the size of Maryland — is…
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DeepSeek V3.2-Exp Cuts Long-Context Costs with DeepSeek Sparse Attention (DSA) While Maintaining Benchmark Parity
DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, an “intermediate” update to V3.1 that adds DeepSeek Sparse Attention (DSA)—a trainable sparsification path aimed at long-context efficiency. DeepSeek also reduced API prices by 50%+,…
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The New Vaonis Vespera II X_Edition Smart Telescope Looks Stellar
French smart telescope company Vaonis has announced the Vespera II X_Edition, a new limited edition version of its standard Vespera II smart telescope. The X_Edition promises to embody the mechanical and optical precision for which the…
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This free note-taking app is like a faster and simpler Obsidian
I’ve been using Obsidian for years and love its powerful features, but I’ve recently discovered something that has caught my attention. Blinko, a free and open-source note-taking app, promises to deliver much of what makes Obsidian great while…
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Scientists Unlock Diamond’s Quantum Potential
Illustration showing photon emission from a nanodiamond and light directed by a bullseye antenna. Credit: SciTechDaily.com, inspired by Boaz Lubotzky Researchers engineered nanodiamond-antenna systems that capture nearly all light…
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Arvinas Pfizer seek partner for vepdegestrant protein degrader drug after disappointing clinical trial results
Arvinas and Pfizer, co-developers of vepdegestrant – the most advanced of the new bifunctional protein degrader drug class – are jointly seeking a new partner to bring it to market. The firms are looking to out-license the selective oestrogen…
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The US may be heading toward a drone-filled future
On Thursday, I published a story about the police-tech giant Flock Safety selling its drones to the private sector to track shoplifters. Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now leads Flock’s drone efforts, described the ideal scenario: A…
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