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A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental physics experiments and in quantum technology
ScienceLike many in the community of Phinaya, in southeastern Peru, Donato Bermúdez makes his living from alpacas. His flock of 500 roams the slopes beneath the vast Quelccaya glacier, the site of…
ScienceASCEA and CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy, and BARCELONA, Spain — In the early hours of a warm July day, regular rows of still-folded sun umbrellas stand along the shores of Castel Volturno, a…
SciencePORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists who study whales are heartened by an unexpected discovery of a baby right whale off Canada. Researchers in Canada captured images of an unidentified baby…
ScienceElectrification alone won’t deliver a clean energy transition. Two major challenges remain.
ScienceAbout half of people with long COVID see meaningful improvement in their symptoms after three years, a new study found.
ScienceA stunning fossil owl from Germany that has its last meal preserved in its stomach helped researchers to narrow down the time when these birds mostly became active at night.
ScienceFreshways lowers price paid to producers by 7p a litre, prompting warnings confidence in the sector is ‘at rock bottom’ “Milk is leaving the farm at a loss,” says dairy farmer Ian Harvey…
ScienceThis NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French…
ScienceAs climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease…
ScienceAnthea Coster, Carolyn Ruppel, César Terrer, and eight additional alumni are honored for their work in the geosciences.
ScienceSupercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 10:00 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran…
ScienceBursts of vigorous physical activity, such as carrying heavy shopping or rushing for the bus, seem to have a significant effect on our brain health and dementia risk
ScienceWhy hasn’t the trial for the 2019 killing of forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Láercio Guajajara, in the Brazilian Amazon, taken place…
ScienceThe MIT Quilt Show, featuring more than 40 quilted projects from 20 members of the MIT community, drew almost 1,000 visitors over three days.
ScienceJuneau has little arable land, a short growing season and few farmers – and deep traditions of residents and the land feeding each other Forty miles north-west of Alaska’s capital, the…
ScienceParkinson's disease is linked to toxic protein clumps and disrupted brain waste removal, which may feed off each other, causing the condition to progress
ScienceThe international organization responsible for regulating fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas concluded its annual meeting with the adoption of new management plans for some…
ScienceA firecracker goes off at the end of a residential lane. A dog sleeping beside a parked car suddenly gets up, its ears alert. Another blast follows. Within seconds, the dog is running…
ScienceWhat happened to climate injustice? Continue reading...
ScienceThe Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around 2032, but NASA is asking the private sector for ideas to keep it working
ScienceUsing machine learning, astronomers developed a new way of looking at James Webb telescope data that allows far-off planets to emerge from their stars' glare.
ScienceMild autumn temperatures causing premature flowering and raising concerns for pollinators, say experts Trees are experiencing an “early spring” because of mild UK temperatures this autumn…
ScienceNew research shows that a powerful 2021 marsquake emanating from Valles Marineris — the largest canyon in the solar system — was triggered by unexpected movement in a fault line deep below…
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