Scientists have created the smallest QR code in the world, measuring just 3.07 × 10⁻⁹ square inches (1.98 square micrometers). It can preserve data for thousands of years and it’s so small that you need an electron microscope to see…
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This Ancient Crocodile Ancestor Learned to Walk on Two Legs
They looked like ostriches as they walked upright on two legs, with the other pair of small legs acting as arms. Even their other features, like hollow bones, large eye sockets, and a toothless beak, were reminiscent of birds or of the “
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How the Bank of England manages the world’s second-largest gold vault
Deep beneath the historic streets of London’s financial district lays a vast underground maze which plays a key role in the global economy. The Bank of England’s gold vaults constitute the second-largest gold repository in the world, after…
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Ice electrolyte can power battery: Researchers unlock lithium conduction in solid organic electrolytes
A research team affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated that liquid electrolytes, when frozen, can still facilitate lithium-ion conduction sufficient for battery operation—challenging the traditional view that electrolytes must be in liquid form…
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Study finds shared genetic roots of multiple sclerosis across diverse ancestries
A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African and European ancestry share many of the same genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Recent pandemic viruses jumped to humans without prior adaptation, study finds
A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a phylogenetic, genome-wide analysis across multiple…
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Why young girls are disguised as boys in Afghanistan : NPR
In this four-minute clip, a disembodied voice asks a child in a dimly lit room: “Are you a man or a woman now?” The child looks terrified – and like she’s…
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Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk Designation
Anthropic filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday, challenging its designation of the AI company as a “supply-chain risk.”
The Pentagon formally sanctioned Anthropic last week, capping…
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