January 29, 2026
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly mulling a merger with xAI
SpaceX and xAI could join forces ahead of Elon Musk’s plan to take the former public later this year, according to Reuters
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‘Previously unimaginable’: James Webb telescope breaks its own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
Editor’s note: This article was updated on Jan. 29, 2026. It was originally published in May, 2025, when the related study was released as a preprint. The study has now been peer-reviewed and accepted in the Open Journal of Astrophysics,…
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Doctors keep patient alive using ‘artificial lungs’ for two days
January 29, 2026
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Doctors keep patient alive using ‘artificial lungs’ for two days
Novel artificial lungs could help keep people whose lungs no longer function alive long enough to get an organ transplant
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South Carolina’s measles outbreak is the largest since the US eliminated the disease
The ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina has reached a staggering 789 cases, making it the largest outbreak of the disease since the U.S. eliminated measles in 2000.
According to CNN, Texas previously held the record, with an outbreak that…
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How long you live may depend much more on your genes than scientists thought
January 29, 2026
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How long you live may depend much more on your genes than scientists thought
A new analysis suggests that genes play a much larger role in human longevity than previously believed. But lifestyle…
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U.S. life expectancy hits all-time high
January 29, 2026
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U.S. life expectancy hits all-time high
Americans are living longer than ever, but still well behind other developed countries
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Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought
The length of your life may depend more upon your genes than scientists thought.
Once you remove from consideration events that cut life short — such as infections and injury — genetics account for about half the factors that…
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io
The most violent volcanic cataclysm ever seen in our solar system has been witnessed on Jupiter’s moon Io by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, with simultaneous eruptions covering an enormous 40,400 square miles (65,000 square kilometers). The…
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Scientists Unearthed a 500,000-Year-Old Tool in England, and Cracked a Decades-Old Mystery
A prehistoric tool uncovered decades ago in southern England has now been firmly identified as a deliberately crafted elephant bone hammer, reshaping views of early human ingenuity in Europe. The finding, recently detailed in a study…
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Venice invaded by cannibalistic jellyfish
Scientists say there has been an explosion in the number of jellyfish in Venice’s lagoon, and it is presenting acute challenges for Venetian fishermen.
Not only does the warty comb jelly clog up fishing nets…
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