French scientists achieved a milestone in fusion energy research by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes in the WEST tokamak reactor, surpassing the previous world record. According to Le Monde, the plasma was sustained for…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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125-million-year-old, palm-sized scorpion fossil discovered in China
Researchers found an ancient scorpion fossil dating back approximately 125 million years in northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The discovery, reported by China Daily, marks the first Mesozoic scorpion fossil found in the country, filling…
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Evidence of beaches found on Mars by Chinese rover
Ground-penetrating radar data obtained by China’s Zhurong rover has revealed buried beneath the Martian surface evidence of what looks like sandy beaches from the shoreline of a large ocean that may have existed long ago on the northern…
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The city-killer asteroid’s chances of striking Earth just dropped to zero
Astronomers have had their eyes locked on Asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock hurtling through the cosmos with a trajectory that initially suggested a slim—but concerning—chance of impacting Earth. Headlines called it a…
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AI deep-learning models show us how the brain evolved over 320M years
The human brain is one of the most complex structures in nature, but the brain’s origins stretch back hundreds of millions of years. A new study using AI deep-learning models has revealed more about brain evolution over the past 320…
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This crazy flying car may enter production as soon as this year
The future of transportation is getting a serious upgrade, and it’s happening faster than you might think. Among sleek electric cars and futuristic tech at the 2025 Silicon Valley Auto Show, one vehicle stole the spotlight: the Alef…
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DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
Four representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force have been installed at the National Institutes of Health, according to multiple sources. WIRED reporting shows not only which DOGE members are…
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Trump could re-prioritize the US’s space goals to keep Elon Musk happy
The last time Americans walked on the moon was in December of 1972. The hope was that we…
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Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
Ninety cases of measles have been reported in Texas in less than a month, marking the worst outbreak of the disease in the border state in more than 30 years. At least 16 people have been admitted to the hospital. Nine cases of measles have also…
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China completes ‘Shenditake 1’, the world’s second deepest borehole at 1
The drilling of Shenditake 1 commenced on May 30, 2023, and concluded after more than 580 days of continuous work. Handelsblatt reports that this achievement makes it the fastest land-based drilling operation to exceed a depth of 10,000…
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