Paris’s most famous monument is never exactly the same height twice. Conceived in 1884 as the Tour de 300 mètres, the iron lattice was engineered by Gustave Eiffel’s team to reach a record-breaking 300 meters for the 1889 World’s…
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Science faces an earthly reckoning: A conversation with Nathalie Cabrol
Like the old Copernican revolution, new technologies including AI tools, quantum modeling and powerful observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope are probing deeper into the universe to again better define our place within it. Yet…
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Sri Lanka plans restoring revoked protection for an important mangrove patch in the island’s North
- In 2024, the Sri Lankan government revoked the protected status of an ecologically important mangrove forest in Vidattaltivu, in the island’s north, to facilitate the development of an aquaculture…
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Perseids 2025: When to watch summer’s best meteor shower
WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon.
This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend…
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They Thought It Was Heroin, But a Super Opioid 1000x Stronger Than Morphine Was Hiding Inside
Scientists in South Australia discovered a powerful synthetic opioid—stronger than fentanyl—lurking in street drugs. Often mixed unknowingly with heroin and cut with xylazine, this super opioid poses a deadly, hidden threat. Lethal Synthetic…
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What we can learn from the Nuer people and their sacred birds
For the pastoralist Nuer people who migrate with the seasons between western Ethiopia’s Gambella region and Africa’s largest wetland, the Sudd, in South Sudan, birds are…
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Massive Study Links 8 Genetic Signals to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome : ScienceAlert
Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) is a debilitating and long-neglected disease that experts typically dismissed as psychosomatic for decades.
To this day, some physicians still believe the illness is all in a…
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Scientists find brain cell switch that could reverse obesity’s effects
Researchers show astrocytes can be tuned to reverse some obesity-driven brain and metabolic changes, revealing untapped therapeutic potential. Credit: Shutterstock Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of…
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Starris and TRL11 announce partnership to deliver intelligent video payloads
Ontario, N.Y. — Starris: Optimax Space Systems (Starris), a leader in precision optics and monolithic optics systems, and TRL11, a leader in AI-enabled full-motion video capture and distribution for space, have entered into a strategic…
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Your Phone Can Detect Hidden Mental Health Risks, Study Reveals
Digital traces from smartphones may help flag early mental health risks. Shared behavior patterns could offer clues across diagnoses. Smartphones are commonly used to track physical health indicators like sleep, physical activity, and heart…
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