Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

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Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared

Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared

September 14, 2024
Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared
Environment|Science

Scientists say they've solved the mystery behind a mega-tsunami

Scientists say they figured out what caused a massive nine-day vibration that offers new warnings about human-linked climate change. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir explains. 

September 13, 2024
Scientists say they've solved the mystery behind a mega-tsunami
Science|Technology

‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic

‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic

September 14, 2024
‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic
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New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say

New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say

September 14, 2024
New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say
Science

Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon

September 13, 2024
Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon
Science|Technology|World

Iran launches second satellite this year into orbit, state media says

Iran on Saturday launched a research satellite into orbit with a rocket built by the Revolutionary Guards, state media reported.

September 14, 2024
Iran launches second satellite this year into orbit, state media says
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Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears

Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

September 14, 2024
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
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Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’

Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’

September 13, 2024
Boeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’
Europe|News|Science

The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies

The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies

September 13, 2024
The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone intensifies
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Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit

The astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them

September 13, 2024
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
Business|Economy|Environment|News|Science|Technology

Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

Kazakhstan aims to boost output of metals needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and is issuing hundreds of new exploration licences to attract

September 13, 2024
Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain
Business|Health|News|Science|Technology

Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs

A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China

September 13, 2024
Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs
Science

Eels’ escape shows ‘the fight for survival doesn’t end after being eaten,’ scientist says

Eels’ escape shows ‘the fight for survival doesn’t end after being eaten,’ scientist says

September 13, 2024
Eels’ escape shows ‘the fight for survival doesn’t end after being eaten,’ scientist says
Environment|Science

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Plants don’t just grow straight up. They can move in loopy and zigzagging ways to get more sunshine. And studying these movements goes all the way back to Darwin in the 19th century.

September 13, 2024
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
Science

Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize

Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize

September 13, 2024
Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize
Science

A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable

September 13, 2024
A landslide triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then came something inexplicable
Health|News|Science

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

The World Health Organization and partners on Friday set up a scheme to help bring mpox vaccines, tests and treatments to the most vulnerable people in

September 13, 2024
WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme
Africa|Health|Science|World

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa

September 13, 2024
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
Asia|News|Science

What to know about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme

North Korea has disclosed the first photos of a uranium enrichment site designed to produce weapons-grade fuel for its nuclear bombs.

September 13, 2024
What to know about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme
Environment|News|Science

As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths

As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new and so

September 13, 2024
As storm Bebinca approaches, Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths
News|Science|Technology

China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown

China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown

September 13, 2024
China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth. Its mission? Unknown
News|Science|Technology|World

North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site

North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium

September 12, 2024
North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
Science

Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners

A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement

September 12, 2024
Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners
Health|Lifestyle|Science

A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit

A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit

September 12, 2024
A local research lab studies the science of how shoes fit
Science|Technology

OpenAI launches new series of AI models with 'reasoning' abilities

Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching its "Strawberry" series of AI models designed to spend more time processing answers to queries in order

September 12, 2024
OpenAI launches new series of AI models with 'reasoning' abilities

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