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New York Times Science

NASA and SpaceX Launch Europa Clipper to a Jupiter Moon

The spacecraft lifted off Monday on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, embarking on a nearly six-year journey to Jupiter.

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New York Times Science

NASA and SpaceX Launch Europa Clipper to a Jupiter Moon

WIRED Science

Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From Air

A Tampa-based company that makes atmospheric water generators and the state of Florida were able to supply one to a hospital shortly after Milton made landfall.

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WIRED Science

Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From Air

New York Times Science

Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing

The company achieved a major milestone during the fifth test flight of the vehicle, which could carry people to the moon and Mars, landing the rocket’s booster stage at a Texas launch site.

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New York Times Science

Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing

WIRED Science

SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer

By proving that its Super Heavy booster can return to Earth and land, SpaceX has moved closer to creating a reusable interplanetary transport system.

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WIRED Science

SpaceX’s Dramatic Rocket Catch Brings Interplanetary Travel One Step Closer

National Science Foundation

Finding critical minerals from scoops of sand

Smartphones, batteries and satellites all require critical minerals like cobalt, niobium and tin. As society increasingly relies on these minerals to create a more sustainable energy economy, demand may soon outpace available supply. To potentially…

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National Science Foundation

Finding critical minerals from scoops of sand

Futurism

Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Restore a Monkey’s Vision

A new study reveals that scientists successfully used human stem cells to patch a hole in a monkey's retina, restoring the primate's vision and marking a successful step forward in the quest to treat age-related vision loss. The study, published this month the journal Stem Cell Reports, focused on fixing ...

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Futurism

Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Restore a Monkey’s Vision

Futurism

A Natural Gas Company Just Became the First to Be Sued Over Climate Change

Utilitarianism For the first time ever, a gas company is being sued by a local government for misleading customers about fossil fuels and the dangers they pose to the environment. Oregon's Multnomah County has added the gas utility NW Natural to its lawsuit that includes Shell, Exxon, McKinsey, and ...

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Futurism

A Natural Gas Company Just Became the First to Be Sued Over Climate Change

New York Times Science

SpaceX Launches Starship Rocket and Catches Booster With Mechanical Arms

The company completed a successful test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built. Some residents near the Texas site experienced shaking as the landing vehicle was caught by mechanical arms.

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New York Times Science

SpaceX Launches Starship Rocket and Catches Booster With Mechanical Arms

Science - The Verge

SpaceX’s Starship test completes with a remarkable ‘chopstick’ booster catch

Screenshot: SpaceX livestream SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its 8:25AM ET launch from South Texas. Almost seven minutes following liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to its launchpad, where the launch tower caught ...

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Science - The Verge

SpaceX’s Starship test completes with a remarkable ‘chopstick’ booster catch

Futurism

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean

In many ways, SpaceX's fifth orbital test flight of its heavy-lift Starship spacecraft has been a huge success. The company managed to safely catch Starship's Super Heavy booster using its "Mechazilla" tower, which features two "chopsticks" arms. Even the 165-foot spacecraft itself managed to pull ...

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Futurism

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean

Futurism

SpaceX Just Caught Its Starship Booster With Giant "Chopsticks" Arms

First Catch Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX has just pulled off the seemingly impossible. During the company's fifth Starship test flight, SpaceX successfully caught the spacecraft's Super Heavy booster using its "Mechazilla" tower, an unbelievable feat of engineering that required an immense amount ...

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Futurism

SpaceX Just Caught Its Starship Booster With Giant "Chopsticks" Arms

New York Times Science

A Shift in the World of Science

What this year’s Nobels can teach us about science and humanity.

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New York Times Science

A Shift in the World of Science

WIRED Science

Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA

Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system—even between organisms widely separated by evolution.

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WIRED Science

Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA

Futurism

Startups Are Biohacking Psychedelic Drugs to Make Sure You Never Have a Bad Trip Again

A number of pharmaceutical companies are experimenting on creating the next generation of psychedelic drugs with the goal of turning them into a safer psychotherapy treatment. As Time reports, researchers at a company called MindMed working on an alternative to MDMA, a popular street drug also known ...

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Futurism

Startups Are Biohacking Psychedelic Drugs to Make Sure You Never Have a Bad Trip Again

Futurism

Genius Teen Gamer Becomes the First to "Beat" Tetris Without Crashing

Fin-NES Someone just "beat" NES Tetris, and for the first time ever in its 35 year history, got so far into the game that it reset the level counter back to zero. This distinction goes to 16-year-old competitive gamer Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga, who livestreamed his historic streak on Twitch ...

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Futurism

Genius Teen Gamer Becomes the First to "Beat" Tetris Without Crashing

Science - The Verge

Starship’s fifth test flight is approved: where to watch the launch

Starship preps for its fifth flight test. | Photo: SpaceX SpaceX plans to launch Starship for the fifth time tomorrow, October 13th, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 8AM ET. That’s after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared today that the company ...

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Science - The Verge

Starship’s fifth test flight is approved: where to watch the launch

WIRED Science

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

Consuming cinnamon may have a very small effect on weight, but it’s unlikely to deliver meaningful weight loss without other lifestyle adjustments.

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WIRED Science

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

WIRED Science

The Origins of the Climate Haven Myth

In a world of increasingly powerful hurricanes and other rising climate threats, those with vested interests in promoting certain locations have sold the public a dream.

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WIRED Science

The Origins of the Climate Haven Myth