SCIENCE

This beer-making waste may offer a new stream for cleaner water

Scientists still haven’t cracked how to turn water into wine—but they might have figured out how to turn beer into…

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A suspected case of pneumonic plague is raising fears of an outbreak. Should you be worried?

World health experts are closely following a potential case of pneumonic plague—the most deadly form of the disease. Earlier this…

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How attachment theory can help us understand AI relationships

Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together.But what makes an attachment…

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Google’s Project Suncatcher AI data center test has officially launched to space onboard SpaceX rocket

Google’s first step toward putting data centers in space is officially underway. On October 1, at approximately 2:32 P.M. EDT,…

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One in eight new cancers are likely caused by infections—there’s an easy way to protect yourself

An estimated one in eight cancer cases worldwide may be caused by infections—many of which are preventable with treatment or…

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Scientists just found a bizarre cosmic object ‘hiding in plain sight’

An invisible stream of superfast plasma is heading straight for Earth, and scientists are thrilled.The reason why is that these…

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Scientists discover largest new impact crater in the solar system ever—on our moon

The moon has no shortage of craters. But a newly discovered pit discovered by NASA scientists has proven to be…

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Could brain-inspired computers run on the same amount of power as a human brain?

Right now, your brain is recognizing the shapes of these letters, analysing their meaning, and holding a stream of thought…

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Missing pages of priceless missing Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found

A 600-year-old book that once belonged to a personal attendant of King Henry VIII is helping to reveal the shifting…

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How our sense of beauty takes shape in the brain

Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you,…

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