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Wild Video Shows Quadcopter Drone Plucking Man From Raging Floodwaters, Whisking Him to Safety

Just in time. The post Wild Video Shows Quadcopter Drone Plucking Man From Raging Floodwaters, Whisking Him to Safety appeared first on Futurism.

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Wild Video Shows Quadcopter Drone Plucking Man From Raging Floodwaters, Whisking Him to Safety

New York Times Science

Mysterious Spheres Found in Australia Are Likely Space Debris

The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, the country’s space agency said.

3 hours ago

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Mysterious Spheres Found in Australia Are Likely Space Debris

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Sheriff Unveils Humanoid Robot for Hostage Negotiation Purposes, Which Definitely Won’t End in Disaster

"Any motion I want it to do, I can program it to do." The post Sheriff Unveils Humanoid Robot for Hostage Negotiation Purposes, Which Definitely Won't End in Disaster appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Sheriff Unveils Humanoid Robot for Hostage Negotiation Purposes, Which Definitely Won’t End in Disaster

New York Times Science

Spread of Seafloor Directly Observed for the First Time

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented the process in action.

3 hours ago

New York Times Science

Spread of Seafloor Directly Observed for the First Time

WIRED Science

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts.

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Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

New York Times Science

Our Bacteria Are Talking. We’ve Just Begun to Understand What They’re Saying.

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.

5 hours ago

New York Times Science

Our Bacteria Are Talking. We’ve Just Begun to Understand What They’re Saying.

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Waymo Takes Revenge, Dropping Drunk Teens Directly Into Squad of Cops

Rowdy teens are evolving. So are the cops. The post Waymo Takes Revenge, Dropping Drunk Teens Directly Into Squad of Cops appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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Waymo Takes Revenge, Dropping Drunk Teens Directly Into Squad of Cops

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If You’ve Been Having Explosive Diarrhea, You May Want to Read This

"Investigations to identify potential clusters and potential sources of illness are ongoing." The post If You've Been Having Explosive Diarrhea, You May Want to Read This appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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If You’ve Been Having Explosive Diarrhea, You May Want to Read This

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Tesla’s Safety Camera Lets Woman Cruising at Highway Speed While Completely Passed Out

"You can't let the robot drive your car for you." The post Tesla's Safety Camera Lets Woman Cruising at Highway Speed While Completely Passed Out appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

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Tesla’s Safety Camera Lets Woman Cruising at Highway Speed While Completely Passed Out

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Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free

"Many organizations are still building the capabilities required to forecast, monitor, and manage AI spending effectively." The post Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free

New York Times Science

Chernobyl’s Wildlife Cameras Reveal How War Affects Wild Animals

A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time.

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Chernobyl’s Wildlife Cameras Reveal How War Affects Wild Animals

WIRED Science

Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

Something on Pluto and one of Saturn’s moons, Titan, absorbs light in a way unexplained by anything in spectroscopic databases.

1 day ago

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Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Tao Zhou discusses the development of a new 3D-printed hydrogel-based bioelectronic device for hypertension treatment.

1 day ago

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Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]

New York Times Science

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

A Japanese spacecraft flew by an asteroid and snapped a picture. It turned out to be a “contact binary”: two space rocks that somehow fused together.

1 day ago

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Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

Singularity HUB

The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened.

Scientists used AI to find targets shared by thousands of related viruses and build what they hope is a universal vaccine. The post The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened. appeared first on SingularityHub.

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The First AI‑Designed Vaccine Has Been Tested in People. Here's What Happened.

WIRED Science

British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

The lab will beam back data to train AI models to predict how proteins behind age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and certain cancers behave.

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British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

WIRED Science

The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks

Holes in socks have become a curious sight at this year’s World Cup. The reasons why are a weird mix of biomechanics, perception, and player habits.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks

New York Times Science

Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.

2 days ago

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Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science

Singularity HUB

How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease

Similar concepts in different languages share an address in the brain. The post How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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How the Bilingual Brain Switches Languages With Ease

WIRED Science

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

A new study suggests that when our star becomes unstable in 5 billion years or so, Earth may avoid being engulfed by its fiery demise.

2 days ago

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Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

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What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?

A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a reevaluation of a pillar of cosmology.

2 days ago

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What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?