Humanoid robots are being trialed in car manufacturing.Credit: VCG/Getty
Humanoid robots are on the brink of being commercially useful, say Chinese and US firms that have announced plans to produce them at scale in the past three months.
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Climate trends influence transatlantic flight times
Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00129-3
Better understanding of multi-year global weather cycles could help airlines to reduce fuel consumption and cost.
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Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing with Sonic Boom | Local News
What: Falcon 9 rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
When: Between 8:18 p.m. and 8:53 p.m. Friday, according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has a backup opportunity during a 35-minute window opening at…
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Iron ‘bar’ found in deep space hints at what might happen to Earth – The Times
- Iron ‘bar’ found in deep space hints at what might happen to Earth The Times
- Mysterious iron ‘bar’ discovered in famous nebula EurekAlert!
- A Colossal Iron Mystery Has Been Discovered in the Ring Nebula SciTechDaily
- Is this how the world…
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Swarms of tiny earthquakes uncover secrets of California’s big faults – SFGATE
- Swarms of tiny earthquakes uncover secrets of California’s big faults SFGATE
- Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet Live Science
- Tiny earthquakes reveal hidden faults under Northern California
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Incredible Cheetah Mummies Show Big Cats Once Roamed the Arabian Peninsula
January 15, 2026
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Incredibly Well-Preserved Cheetah Mummies Show Big Cats Once Roamed Saudi Arabia
The mummified remains of dozens of cheetahs hidden deep in caves in Saudia Arabia shed light on where the animals…
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Kratsios Calls Patchwork State AI Laws ‘Anti-Innovation’ at House Science AI Hearing
January 15, 2026
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The White House Wants an AI Fast Lane
The Trump administration’s top science adviser urged the adoption of a single national AI rule book as lawmakers pressed him on who would pay for the…
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A Controversial U.S. Study of Hepatitis B Vaccines Will Continue in Africa, HHS says
January 15, 2026
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CDC Will Continue a Controversial Vaccine Study in Africa
This clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from some babies, sparking ethical concerns
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JWST’s ‘Little Red Dots’ May Be ‘Black Hole Stars’
For the past few years, astronomers have grappled with a cosmic enigma first revealed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Practically everywhere JWST looked in the sky’s distant depths, probing a time when our universe was only…
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