Science & Technology

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is spinning off its laser-based internet company, Taara, from its “moonshot” experimental hub, X, to provide high-bandwidth services to hard-to-reach rural areas and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink network of satellites. Taara originated from the concept called Loon, which aimed to provide phone…
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For the first time in history, scientists have transformed light into a supersolid, an interesting state of matter that defies classical physics by behaving as both a solid and a liquid simultaneously. This groundbreaking achievement, detailed in a study published in Nature, marks a significant milestone in quantum physics and opens new…
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A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides the first empirical evidence that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures of different geographic regions. This discovery offers new insights into how turtles and other migratory animals navigate vast distances to…
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In all of Earth’s history, the interval 42,000 years ago stands out as a remarkable period of upheaval. This was a time marked by rapid climatic shifts, widespread extinctions, and profound modifications of the biosphere. The driving force behind these events, as suggested in a landmark study titled A global environmental crisis…
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China’s “artificial sun,” the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (“EAST”), has achieved a significant milestone by sustaining a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for 1,066 seconds on 20 January 2025, breaking its previous record of 403 seconds set in 2023. This breakthrough is claimed to be a crucial step…
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Although often glorified as an achievement in promoting human freedom, the Internet and many of its most popular companies were born directly out of the United States national security apparatus. Today, the world economy is no longer powered by oil, but by data. Shortly after the introduction of the microprocessor came the Internet,…
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Scientists harnessed a new method to precisely measure the amount of information the brain can store, and it could help advance our understanding of learning. The brain may be able to hold nearly 10 times more information than previously thought, a new study confirms. Similar to computers, the brain's memory storage is measured…
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The world of psychology has recently experienced a profound loss with the passing of Daniel Kahneman, a pioneering figure whose work has reshaped our understanding of the human consciousness in many ways. In this article, we reflect on some of the ways his contributions can help one understand oneself better. Anchoring Along…
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The increase in atmospheric CO2 levels, attributed primarily to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and land-use changes, is often discussed in the context of its role in driving climate change and its associated impacts. In fact, the mission statement of the IPCC explicitly states their focus on climate change risk.…
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A very, very old mammoth tusk found near a road-widening project, for State Route 54 near National City in the early 1990s, set off considerable controversy among scientists. When a group of archeology, paleontology, and geology specialists authored an article in the journal Nature in 2017 arguing proof of human existence in the Americas…
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