Altair is the last stop on our trip around the Summer Triangle! The last star in the asterism to rise for Northern Hemisphere observers before summer begins, brilliant Altair is high overhead at sunset at the end of the season in September….
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Ghostly ‘spiral’ photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused it
Photographer Joshua Thum captured a shot of the mystery spiral glowing above Wisconsin’s Yerkes Observatory while trying to snap “shooting stars” from the Perseids meteor shower. (Image credit: Joshua Thum) While searching for “shooting stars”…
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Indigenous knowledge meets artificial intelligence
Suzanne Kite’s AI art installations, for example, model a Lakota framework of data sovereignty: intelligence that emerges only through reciprocal, consensual interaction. Unlike systems that assume user consent via opaque terms of service, her…
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What Is Experimental Archaeology? Sam Kean Explores Ancient Tools, Surgeries and Feasts in Dinner with King Tut
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.
Experimental archaeology takes a hands-on approach to understanding the past. Instead of just studying ancient objects researchers re-create them. They build…
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Clearest Mars images yet reveal mystery rock and ancient terrain in stunning detail
‘Float rocks,’ sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist.
The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to…
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Phage-inspired nanomotors target hard-to-treat pneumonia bacteria
A bacteriophage-inspired nanomotor uses ultrasound-activated antibiotics and self-propulsion to penetrate lung biofilms and eliminate drug-resistant pneumonia bacteria with high precision and therapeutic effect.
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Swiss pilot soars to 31,237 feet in a record solar-powered flight
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan has set a new altitude record for solar-powered electric planes. His SolarStratos aircraft soared to 31,237 feet (9,521 meters).
The team announced the achievement on Wednesday, a day after the flight from Sion…
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Greece, Spain and Portugal race to contain wildfires as EU steps up cross-border help
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced to contain wildfires on Thursday, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes even as much of
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Greenland’s Melting Ice Is Supercharging Life in the Sea
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet is not only raising sea levels but also stirring life in the ocean, NASA-supported researchers found that glacial runoff near Jakobshavn Glacier lifts nutrient-rich deep waters to the surface, fueling…
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Seized corals find safe harbor in New York Aquarium
In May this year, wildlife inspectors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seized a shipment of 232 live stony corals at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The…
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