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Exotic mix in China’s delivery of moon rocks
The location of the Chang’e-5 landing site (43.06°N, 51.92°W) and adjacent regions of the Moon, as well as impact craters…
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Apex Legends Seer Guide: How to Play, Abilities, and Lore | Digital Trends
Season 10 of Apex Legends brought a lot of changes to the game, the most notable being yet another playable character.…
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Combo Therapy Cuts Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes by More Than 50%
Benefits are consistent at different blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels, and with or without diabetes, but larger benefits may occur…
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Hubble captures a cluster in the heart of the Milky Way
A sparkling starfield, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys, contains…
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Blowing Up Over 20 Different Medieval Gunpowder Recipes
Researchers tested medieval gunpowder recipes in this replica of an early 15th-century stone-throwing cannon. Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021,…
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Researcher discloses three iOS zero-days, still exploitable in iOS 15, and criticizes Apple for ignoring them
In brief: An anonymous researcher disclosed three zero-day vulnerabilities for iOS this week, claiming Apple’s latest iOS15 update is still…
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In a gene tied to growth, scientists see glimmers of human history
Infographic showing that some modern humans have the GHRd3 deletion, while all four archaic hominins studied — three Neanderthals and…
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USB-C chargers: Will EU law cut down on e-waste or just anger Apple?
By Matthew Sparkes A Lightning cable (below) and USB-C cable (above) nikkimeel / Alamy Every new smartphone, tablet, camera and…
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World premiere for virtual laser lab “femtoPro”
View into virtual lab. Credit: Stefan Müller / Universität Würzburg In everyday life, we know lasers from numerous applications such…
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Apple MacBook Air, MacBook Pro Prices SLASHED at Amazon | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. If you’re looking for sleek, high-end…
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Next Generation Reservoir Computing: A New Way To Solve the “Hardest of the Hard” Computer Problems
Artificial neural networks – the heart of reservoir computing – have been greatly simplified. A relatively new type of computing…
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Lighting tricks that will make small rooms feel gigantic
Like millions of people in this country, I live in a small apartment and am constantly on the hunt for…
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Self-awareness is key to helping kids cope with back-to-school stress
Credit: University of Alberta Kids anxious about heading back to school after a year of pandemic lockdown can best be…
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‘Ice Rivers’ invites you to get to know our world’s melting glaciers
Ice RiversJemma WadhamPrinceton Univ., $26.95 I’ve always been a sucker for glacier lingo, whimsical words for a harsh landscape gouged,…
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Video: How lemur research can help endangered species
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research scientists Marina Blanco, Ph.D. and Lydia Greene, Ph.D. study lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center…
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How Is an A.I. Vacuum Different Than a Robot Vacuum? | Digital Trends
If you’ve been shopping for a robot vacuum, chances are you’ve stumbled across a few key buzzwords that illustrate the…
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New High-Performance Solid-State Battery Surprises the Engineers Who Created It
Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode. Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves…
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“Ultra-Potent” Antibody Against Multiple COVID-19 Variants Discovered
“Ultra-potent” antibody against COVID-19 variants isolated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A technology developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has…
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New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets
Artist’s depiction of the planet KELT-9b. Credit: LASP; NASA/JPL-Caltech A new miniature satellite designed and built at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for…
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Here’s What the Air Force’s Next-Gen Flying ‘Jeep’ Could Look Like
The U.S. Air Force has chosen 35 new aircraft designs for its High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) competition. Designs…
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Apple’s rumored MacBook Pros could get higher resolution screens, according to beta leak
The latest macOS Monterey beta contains clues about the resolution of Apple’s rumored 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, MacRumors reports.…
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iPhone 13 sells in stores tomorrow. Now could be your final chance for these killer trade-in deals
This story is part of Apple Event, our full coverage of the latest news from Apple. There are only a…
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Researchers develop algorithm to map words to colors across languages
Across languages, the study found that colors with high communicative need values matched with the colors of ripe fruits in…
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So-Called “Junk” DNA Is Essential, Plays a Key Role in Speciation
Credit: MIT More than 10 percent of our genome is made up of repetitive, seemingly nonsensical stretches of genetic material…
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How an ISS Astronaut Captures All Those Amazing Earth Photos | Digital Trends
The International Space Station (ISS) is about as good as it gets when it comes to aerial photography. Astronaut Thomas…
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The European Commission wants to mandate USB Type-C on all new mobile devices
In context: Since 2009, the European Commission has been pushing for a common charging solution for mobile devices. Over the…
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Latin America finds a champion in SoftBank Group International CEO Marcelo Claure – Verity News Now
SoftBank is gaga for startups in Latin America. Since first announcing it was planting a stake in the ground in…
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Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccine: Approval status, who would be eligible and more
Moderna is looking at a booster for its COVID-19 vaccine. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about…
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Harnessing the Power of the Sun on Earth: Major Advance in Stellarator Performance for Fusion Energy
Wendelstein 7-X stellarator schema. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics Stellarators, twisty magnetic devices that aim to harness on…
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How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art
Everything they make at the Museum of Glass starts at 2100°F. The approximately 1,000 pounds of molten silica, soda ash,…
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The FBI withheld a decryption key for weeks to run an operation on a ransomware gang before it disappeared
A hot potato: In early July, hackers hit remote management and IT platform Kaseya with a ransomware attack from the…
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I Get Blood With a Little Help From My Friends: Vampire Bats May Coordinate With “Friends” Over a Bite To Eat
Study tracks foraging behavior of 50 bats in the wild. Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those…
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Everything We Want to See At Amazon’s September 2021 Event | Digital Trends
Amazon’s annual fall event will take place next week, at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 28. We…
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Mapping of magnetic stripes to discover how fast ocean crust is created
The Sentry, an autonomous undersea vehicle, was used to map the magnetic stripes in Pito Deep, a large chasm in…
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The UK’s plan to measure the bendiness of a banana using furlongs
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more 22 September 2021 Josie Ford…
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Engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics
EPFL engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics. Credit: Alain Herzog / EPFL 2021 Each human being uses, on…
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Researchers Translate Insect Defense Chemicals Into Eerie Sounds – Listen Now
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess…
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Deadly virus’s pathway to infect cells identified
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Rift Valley fever virus causes economically devastating outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in livestock such as sheep,…
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Changing how drugs are approved in England mustn’t endanger safety
By Clare Wilson Michelle D’urbano LAST month, plans were announced to change the way new medicines are assessed by the…
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First glimpse of hydrodynamic electron flow in 3D materials
Fig. 1: Device and experimental setup. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41567-021-01341-w Electrons flow through most materials more like a gas than a…
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Covid-19 news: US approves booster vaccines for over-65s
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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What is umami? No, really.
PopSci is spending September relearning how to eat. As intuitive as our love of chowing down is, a lot stands between…
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Lake Maracaibo, lightning capital of the world
Lake Maracaibo is the largest body of water of its kind in South America. One firebolt after another illuminates a…
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Black Friday Deals 2021: The Ultimate Shopping Guide | Digital Trends
If you’re among the multitudes of shoppers who look forward to Black Friday deals each year, your wait is nearly…
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Gas pipe workers find 800-year-old bodies in Peru
A handout picture released by Peruvian gas company Calidda, shows objects, food, artifacts and ancient funeral bundles containing the remains…
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Desert teamwork explains global pattern of co-operation in birds
White-browed sparrow weavers. Credit: Andrew Young A new study from the Kalahari Desert finds that teamwork allows birds to cope…
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Microsoft gets it right the second time around with the Surface Duo 2
Editor’s take: Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 is a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, it addresses many of…
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Best COVID face masks for kids: KN95, disposable, cloth and more
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With the highly…
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Intel Beast Canyon NUC 11 Extreme kit hits retail, it’s very expensive
In brief: Intel’s NUC 11 Extreme mini PC, aka Beast Canyon, is now available to buy at Amazon. Whether you…
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Bat Guts Become Less Healthy From Diet of “Fast Food” From Banana Plantations
Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina), feeding on nectar from banana trees in Costa Rica. Credit: Julian Schneider Banana plantations are…
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