There is no sound in space, but black holes can still sing. When two black holes collide, their song ripples through the…
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How underappreciated mathematician Emmy Noether helped prove physics’ most fundamental theories
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The latest generation of obesity drugs might have another potential benefit: improving fertility in men. A systematic review presented today at the…
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Ancient worshipers gathered at a ‘prototype’ Stonehenge to celebrate the solstices, new analysis reveals
Ancient Britons may have built a “prototype” of Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalith in England that is one of the marvels of the…
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The brain is the body’s most energy-intensive organ. Despite making up just 2 percent of the body’s mass, it consumes about 20…
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The conflict in Iran is fueling U.S. chatter about restoring the domestic production of tungsten—a supermetal critical to the defense industry. Tungsten,…
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Over the weekend, China’s second deep-space mission, Tianwen-2, quietly performed a crucial engine burn to rendezvous with a mysterious tiny world in…
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with “reports of shaking across…
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Prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi have soared in popularity over the past few months. From bets on disease outbreaks to…
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White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to “at-will” hires
The White House on Wednesday moved to strip civil service protections from about 8,000 federal workers, including many working at public health…