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Musk wants to occupy Mars. Will he succeed under Trump?
Space belongs to everyone by law, but what if no one can stop the new colonizers from converting outer space into the new Wild West?
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Zurich engineers build robot snake to save lives
A snake-like robot that extends to the length of a football field can slither through narrow spaces, such as rubble, to aid in rescue missions.
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Popular ‘monkey Shakespeare’ theory debunked… sort of
An entire universe will perish before a monkey recreates the works of William Shakespeare by randomly typing on a keyboard, according to a new study.
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Growing concern as space industry booms: "where humans go, garbage follows"
While private and governmental players explore the potential of the space business, a balance must be found between regulations and innovation.
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Humans manipulated into feeling sorry for robots
A researcher has managed to manipulate human subjects into feeling sorry for robots displaying signs of emotional distress, warning that this could be exploited for profit.
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A space station as a luxury hotel: here’s how it looks
Luxury and comfort in the International Space Station – mission possible?
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SpaceX catches Super Heavy rocket: why does it matter?
SpaceX launched a rocket early on Sunday morning and made a historic move by catching the huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy.
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Cosmic loneliness: what our desire to hack the universe can say about us
“Give nature the chance to surprise you,” says Ethan Siegel, astrophysicist and author of National Geographic's newest tribute to the James Webb Space Telescope – which has transformed how we understand the universe.
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Bees experience ‘emotion-like’ states, get stressed
Stressed bees “lack a buzz in life” and will make poor choices as a result, according to new research.
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Researchers propose computer that runs on light
An optical computer that’s much more powerful than existing electronic devices could be as little as ten years away, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo.
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Dangerous chemicals from e-waste found in everyday black plastics, study finds
Everyday household items, such as children's toys and kitchen utensils, made with black plastics recycled from electronic waste have been found to contain high levels of toxic chemicals – and those items are being sold to unsuspecting US consumers, a new study warn
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SpaceX rescues stranded astronauts after Boeing engine failure
Two astronauts, stuck in space after a Boeing Starliner experienced technical difficulties, have greeted a team of astronauts who arrived on a SpaceX mission to take them home.
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‘Smart choker’ recognizes words with 95% accuracy
Cambridge University researchers have developed a smart choker that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help people with speech impairment to communicate.
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Black holes massacre galaxies: astronomers uncover the gory details
Black holes are known to be silent killers of galaxies, but new discoveries made by the James Webb telescope have shed light on how they go about it.
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Imminent by Luis Elizondo: “We are not alone!”
Aliens are real, and every UFO sighting in the last 100 years might have been a prelude to invasion.
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New AI-based tech helps to find and diagnose lung cancer
AI is making great strides in the medical field. A new AI-powered digital pathology platform will analyze lung tissue to help diagnose cancer.
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NASA awards “space chefs” for food-making innovations
To ensure food security on long space missions, NASA has awarded over $1 million for creating innovative space food technologies, including greenhouses, gas fermentation, and fungal-based foods.
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You can use WiFi to charge your iPhone
Harvesting the excess energy from radio frequencies could be used to reduce the carbon footprint of electronic devices.
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Google’s robot beats humans at table tennis
DeepMind researchers have trained a robot to play table tennis. The results were impressive – it was able to beat some of its human opponents.
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AI trained on human DNA can read it as a story
Researchers have developed an AI language model that can decode the human genome and read it as a text.
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