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Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

The earliest controlled use of fire by human ancestors may date back 1.8 million years, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. The researc...

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Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, may have played a crucial role in allowing life to emerge on Earth by acting as a gravitational ba...

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Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Astronomers have finally found a long-period radio transient that acts as a cosmic Rosetta Stone, unlocking the mystery of these enigmatic signals ...

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Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid rocket fuel has long been the workhorse of spaceflight, but its inability to stop and restart has been a persistent Achilles' heel. Now, a te...

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China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 mission is about to reach Kamo'oalewa, a near-Earth asteroid that has puzzled scientists for years. The spacecraft, launched in M...

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Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space data centers are often dismissed as a sci-fi fantasy, but a deeper look reveals they might actually make sense. Elon Musk and others are push...

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NASA Evacuation Alert on ISS: Astronauts Shelter in Crew Dragon

NASA Evacuation Alert on ISS: Astronauts Shelter in Crew Dragon

NASA issued an evacuation alert on the International Space Station (ISS) after an air leak in the Russian segment worsened, prompting astronauts to...

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James Webb Corrects Hubble's Exoplanet WASP-94A b Atmosphere Data

James Webb Corrects Hubble's Exoplanet WASP-94A b Atmosphere Data

The James Webb Space Telescope has resolved a long-standing mystery surrounding the exoplanet WASP-94A b, showing that earlier Hubble observations ...

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Massive Black Hole Weighs 6 Billion Suns, Study Finds

Massive Black Hole Weighs 6 Billion Suns, Study Finds

A massive black hole weighing 6 billion times the mass of the Sun has been measured for the first time by researchers at Carnegie Science in Califo...

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Supermassive Black Hole Awakens: First Ultraviolet, Then X-Rays

Supermassive Black Hole Awakens: First Ultraviolet, Then X-Rays

A supermassive black hole awakening has been observed in unprecedented detail, with astronomers capturing the sequence from ultraviolet spark to X-...

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James Webb Reveals Supermassive Black Holes Don't Sterilize

James Webb Reveals Supermassive Black Holes Don't Sterilize

Supermassive black holes may not be the cosmic vacuum cleaners scientists once thought, according to new James Webb Space Telescope observations. Data from the mid-infrared instrument MIRI shows that dying...

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Urban Heat Islands: How Smart Tree Planting Cools Cities
Urban Heat Islands: How Smart Tree Planting Cools Cities
Urban heat islands are turning concrete jungles into ovens, but a millennia-old idea—using the cooling power of water evaporation—is making a comeback through smart tree planting. As cities grapple with... Read more...
Coffee Grounds Make Concrete 30% Stronger, Engineers Find
Coffee Grounds Make Concrete 30% Stronger, Engineers Find
Coffee grounds can make concrete nearly 30% stronger, according to engineers at RMIT University in Melbourne. The discovery offers a way to divert coffee waste from landfills and reduce the... Read more...
Prehistoric Gender Roles: DNA Rewrites the Hunting and Gathering Story
Prehistoric Gender Roles: DNA Rewrites the Hunting and Gathering Story
For decades, the idea that prehistoric men hunted while women stayed home to care for children has shaped popular imagination. But DNA analysis and new archaeological methods are rewriting that... Read more...
Astronomers Create Most Precise Map of Universe's First 5 Minutes
Astronomers Create Most Precise Map of Universe's First 5 Minutes
Astronomers have made the most precise map yet of the first five minutes of the Universe, achieving an uncertainty of just 0.5%. This breakthrough, led by researchers at the University... Read more...
Pluto's Demotion: Why It's Actually Good News for the Solar System
Pluto's Demotion: Why It's Actually Good News for the Solar System
Pluto's demotion from planet to dwarf planet in 2006 sparked two decades of public frustration, but astronomers now argue it's actually good news for the solar system. The reclassification, which... Read more...
SpaceX to Attempt Full Starship Recovery and Reuse
SpaceX to Attempt Full Starship Recovery and Reuse
SpaceX is preparing to attempt something no space company has ever achieved: recovering and reusing both stages of its Starship rocket. The bold plan, announced by Elon Musk, aims to... Read more...
Earth Is Getting Rounder and Less Round at the Same Time
Earth Is Getting Rounder and Less Round at the Same Time
Earth is getting rounder and less round at the same time, according to a new study that tracks tiny vertical movements of the planet's surface. The research, led by Christopher... Read more...
NASA Sends Three Fully Autonomous Robots to the Moon
NASA Sends Three Fully Autonomous Robots to the Moon
NASA is about to send three fully autonomous robots to the Moon for the first time, marking a major leap in space exploration. The CADRE mission will deploy a trio... Read more...
China's Launch Surge: 4 Rockets in 45 Hours Rivals SpaceX
China's Launch Surge: 4 Rockets in 45 Hours Rivals SpaceX
China's space industry has achieved a remarkable feat: launching four rockets in just 45 hours, a cadence that directly challenges SpaceX's dominance in rapid space access. This burst of activity... Read more...
Lyon-Turin Alpine Tunnel: Why Europe's Mega Project Is Delayed
Lyon-Turin Alpine Tunnel: Why Europe's Mega Project Is Delayed
The Lyon-Turin high-speed rail project, featuring the Mont Cenis base tunnel, is Europe's most ambitious attempt to bore through the Alps. But the Lyon-Turin tunnel has hit unexpected geological hurdles,... Read more...
Catalonia Moves to Ban AI in Schools as Europe Weighs Similar Rules
Catalonia Moves to Ban AI in Schools as Europe Weighs Similar Rules
Catalonia has announced a plan to ban AI in schools for students under 14, a striking reversal from its earlier push to integrate the technology. The proposal, part of a... Read more...
Nobel Physicist David Gross Warns Humanity Has 50 Years Left
Nobel Physicist David Gross Warns Humanity Has 50 Years Left
Nobel Prize-winning physicist David Gross has issued a stark warning: the odds that humanity will survive another 50 years are very low. In a recent interview with Live Science, Gross,... Read more...

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