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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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Scientists puzzled after discovering black hole phenomena, questioning all we know
For the first time, physicists have observed a black hole accompanied by not one but two celestial objects, raising questions about the origins of black holes.
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New telescope unveiled: "it’s like adding sounds to motion pictures”
Scientists are arming themselves for the LISA space mission to track down and measure time-bending gravitational waves.
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AI onboard satellites: here’s how it can help
AI will assist satellites in optimizing the response to natural disasters, says the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Hunting for aliens: scientists trying to locate radio signals in faraway star system
Scientists have spent 28 hours scanning the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, which is expected to host alien life, searching for radio signals.
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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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NASA’s spaceship is on its way, but will it find aliens on Europa?
On October 14th, NASA launched Europa Clipper, a space mission that will travel toward Jupiter’s moon Europa, also known as the “Ocean World.” The moon is considered to be the likely home to extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
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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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Can one-minute phone breaks actually help students concentrate?
Scientists are calling on teachers to lay down their arms and embrace the fact that phone breaks could help students stay focused.
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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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After a decade in the desert of Chile, astronomers mapped our galaxy
A gigantic and most detailed map with 1.5 billion celestial objects is now available online, charting our galaxy.
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Webb telescope finds ‘shining gas’ galaxy and new mystery for astronomers
The James Webb Telescope has helped to find a ‘gassy’ galaxy – where gas shines brighter than the stars – which could help further unveil the mystery of the universe's inception.
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Scientists sent a human heart to space, but it came back broken
With space explorers gearing up for human missions to Mars, researchers took human heart tissue onboard a Space X mission to test how low gravity affects it.
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