If you watch sci-fi movies, you’d think that flying a spaceship is just like driving a slightly more complicated car (or a Winnebago in Spaceballs). And George Lucas gave us those galactic battles with pilots who look like they’re flying…
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Why Bird Flu Is Surging Again—And What It Means for Public Health
After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back.
Bird flu’s return threatens major economic losses for the U.S….
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Why Aren’t All Comets as Bright as Comet Lemmon?
No two comets are exactly alike.
Of course, they can appear similar. Two decently bright comets that share a superficial resemblance are gracing our skies right now, in fact: C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN). They both are on orbits that…
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Bearded Vulture Nests Hold 600 Years of Human Artifacts in Spanish Caves
October 24, 2025
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Ancient Vulture Nests Reveal 600 Years of Human History—Including 25 Shoes
Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites
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Isotropic MOF coating reduces side reactions to boost stability of solid-state Na batteries
In recent years, energy engineers have been trying to design new reliable batteries that can store more energy and allow electronics to operate for longer periods of time before they need to be charged. Some of the most promising among these…
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How Data Centers Actually Work
Lauren Goode: Well, they’re all interested in growing more. Who among us, Mike? But the hyperscalers refers to this class of major tech companies or cloud service providers. So Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, they’re all in that category.
Molly…
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Study finds lack of childcare access limits Michigan's labor force
The United States is facing a severe lack of childcare. In fact, over half of Americans live in what are referred to as “childcare deserts,” locations where three or more children are competing for a single licensed provider. These shortages are…
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World’s longest asymmetric bridge by Zaha Hadid nears completion
Taiwan has officially installed the final section of the Danjiang Bridge, marking the structural completion of what could be the world’s longest single-tower, cable-stayed bridge.
Stretching elegantly over the Tamsui River near Taipei, the…
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Europe must nurse itself after US aid cuts: WHO director
Drastic aid cuts, notably by the United States, have made it vital for Europe to better manage health resources, the director of WHO Europe told AFP.
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Baltic countries lead the way in supporting media freedom internationally, according to new index
The Baltic states have emerged as global leaders in promoting media freedom internationally, according to a new Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS).
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