Are Those Viral ‘Cooling Blankets’ for Real?
According to physics, any blanket can cool you—for a few minutes. But a real cooling blanket is possible with phase-change […]
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This Chinese Spacecraft Is Traveling to One of Earth’s Quasi-Moons
The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space
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Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe Sale
House Democrats sent letters to the potential buyers of the genetic testing company, asking how they plan to protect customer
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The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
“The EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,” says one expert.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Black Holes
A neural network trained with simulations of supermassive black holes has found that the one at the center of the
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A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections
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What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body
So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like
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WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe
La variante de covid NB.1.8.1 presenta mutaciones específicas que podrían aumentar su capacidad de transmisión y disminuir parcialmente la eficacia
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A New Law of Nature Attempts to Explain the Complexity of the Universe
A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to
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Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again
Beyond the jokes about its new shuttle service are serious questions about what it will mean for struggling transit systems,
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