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The next time you pick up a notebook, pause for a moment. An earthy brown cover , a leaf logo, or the words ‘eco-friendly’ might make it look like the greener choice. But appearances can be…
ScienceOn Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high-performance, highly adaptable…
ScienceA close examination of a frequently visited cave wall in Spain has revealed a spectacular assembly of rock art engravings thought to be at least 19,000 years old
ScienceVerica, a British ruler who encouraged the Roman emperor Claudius to launch an invasion, may not have been the man historians thought he was
ScienceYoung people and women most at risk, study finds, as researchers call for vegan products to be fortified with iodine in particular Switching from dairy products to plant-based alternatives…
SciencePolls had signaled important gains for Democrats ahead of Election Day, in the most reassuring performance since accurately anticipating Barack Obama’s presidential election in 2008.
ScienceThe reentry of NASA's dead Swift space telescope is the end of an era for rapid-response space science.
ScienceKseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to Russia Federal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian…
ScienceA Roman-era belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest hints at the ancient conflict between the Romans and the Dacians.
ScienceAround 500 people recently invaded Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon, home to an uncontacted Indigenous group. But this was no spontaneous land grab. Behind the occupation was a…
ScienceMagma and a possible environment for ancient life might be present on Mars in the region of a large volcano on the Red Planet.
ScienceNew images from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes are revealing different layers of the Cat’s Head Nebula, a star-forming structure within the larger Carina Nebula, NASA and Live…
ScienceIn an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership provided…
ScienceFifty-three southern giant burrowing frogs have returned to their native habitat in eastern Victoria after being rescued as tadpoles following the 2019–20 black summer bushfires, The…
ScienceIf you bump a spacecraft in orbit, it may start tumbling uncontrollably. To save a falling satellite, the rescuer must be incredibly steady and precise.
ScienceRECIFE, Brazil — In Ibura de Baixo, a neighborhood tucked into the South Zone region of Recife, Northeast Brazil, 27-year-old Jeyne Araújo’s day begins well before dawn. At 4 a.m., while…
ScienceTo remember the longtime professor, lab members, alumni, colleagues, and other well-wishers gathered with members of his family in MIT Building 46 and online.
ScienceThe lines on the map resemble the gossamer threads of dense spiders’ webs. Conservationists in South Sudan call them the “lines of life.” The map was made by joining up millions of points…
ScienceThe essay has been virtually obliterated as a form of assessment by the promiscuous use students make of AI. These students are plagiarists.
ScienceA toothbrush with bristles that produce electricity as they bend has shown promise for reducing plaque and gum inflammation
ScienceResearchers have created a self-charging toothbrush that helps fight the bacteria linked to cavities and gum disease while preventing plaque buildup.
ScienceNASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity…
ScienceDenis Villeneuve’s first (and probably best) foray into science fiction, Arrival, was released 10 years ago this month. It has hardly aged and is as staggering as it ever was, says film…
ScienceThis question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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