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Shrouded in mystery, these ancient rock carvings are offering new insights into Egypt's enigmatic First Dynasty.
17/07/2025

Shrouded in mystery, these ancient rock carvings are offering new insights into Egypt's enigmatic First Dynasty.

A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

The Air Force's legendary Area 51 is feeling the heat as a massive wildfire torches the Nevada desert, prompting respons...
17/07/2025

The Air Force's legendary Area 51 is feeling the heat as a massive wildfire torches the Nevada desert, prompting responses from officials.

A massive wildfire raging near Area 51 continues to burn its way across the Nevada Test and Training Range, according to federal officials.

Could nuclear fusion be sneaking up on us? Some experts now think it could be right around the corner.
17/07/2025

Could nuclear fusion be sneaking up on us? Some experts now think it could be right around the corner.

This week, momentum is building around nuclear fusion, as tech investment and breakthroughs suggest it may arrive sooner than many experts are anticipating.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope teams up with ALMA to reveal the first view of a planet spotted while forming around a...
17/07/2025

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope teams up with ALMA to reveal the first view of a planet spotted while forming around an alien sun.

Astronomers using ALMA and the James Webb Space Telescope witnessed the dawn of a solar system, including the first stages of planets forming

American Southwest faces 'new reality' as scientists warn severe megadrought may endure for centuries.
17/07/2025

American Southwest faces 'new reality' as scientists warn severe megadrought may endure for centuries.

The worst megadrought in 1200 years is affecting the American southwest, and there's likely no relief coming anytime soon.

“It was like trying to hear a whisper in a noisy room." Scientists searching for invisible forces just achieved somethin...
17/07/2025

“It was like trying to hear a whisper in a noisy room." Scientists searching for invisible forces just achieved something once thought impossible.

Scientists hunting invisible forces in non-magnetic metals with the optical Hall effect report the first-ever successful detection.

Scientists working to improve the lighting used in smartphone displays have just created ultra-bright "QRLEDs." Here's w...
16/07/2025

Scientists working to improve the lighting used in smartphone displays have just created ultra-bright "QRLEDs." Here's what that could mean.

A team of scientists trying to improve upon OLEDs and QLEDs used in modern smartphone displays have created ultra-bright QRLEDs.

"It could tell us the story of many other solar systems": How a doomed exoplanet could change our understanding of plane...
16/07/2025

"It could tell us the story of many other solar systems": How a doomed exoplanet could change our understanding of planetary evolution.

On a collision course with its star, the Jupiter-like exoplanet TOI-2109b has astronomers keenly observing its unusual orbital decay.

Controversial new DNA evidence is challenging our accepted ideas on the arrival of the first Australians.
15/07/2025

Controversial new DNA evidence is challenging our accepted ideas on the arrival of the first Australians.

New study uses DNA evidence to challenge claims that humans arrived in Sahul 65,000 years ago, pointing to a later migration instead.

What do aliens look like? This scientist says the secret "might be here on our own planet."
15/07/2025

What do aliens look like? This scientist says the secret "might be here on our own planet."

NASA has tasked a University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist who studies extremophiles with figuring out what aliens probably look like.

China has unveiled new policies to accelerate the development and adoption of brain-computer interface technology for me...
15/07/2025

China has unveiled new policies to accelerate the development and adoption of brain-computer interface technology for medical purposes.

China has unveiled new policies to accelerate the development and adoption of brain-computer interface technology for medical purposes.

Think your student can pass an AI literacy test? A concerning new study says otherwise.
15/07/2025

Think your student can pass an AI literacy test? A concerning new study says otherwise.

A new study reveals a troubling gap in AI literacy, showing most students can’t effectively use or evaluate generative AI tools.

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