Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS

The Commerce Department is proposing to halt work on its space traffic coordination system while it develops a “new operating and financial structure”.

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The Commerce Department is proposing to halt work on its space traffic coordination system while it develops a “new operating and financial structure”.

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A pileus cloud means bad weather is on the way

A pileus cloud is a sign of bad weather Have you ever seen a bubbling, towering cloud wearing a curved white cap on its head? These cap clouds – or pileus cl...

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A pileus cloud is a sign of bad weather Have you ever seen a bubbling, towering cloud wearing a curved white cap on its head? These cap clouds – or pileus cl...

RFK Jr. to face his chief GOP antagonist in final budget hearing blitz

Sen. Bill Cassidy has accused the health secretary of “effectively” denying Americans the coronavirus vaccine and asked top officials to promote vaccination...

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Sen. Bill Cassidy has accused the health secretary of “effectively” denying Americans the coronavirus vaccine and asked top officials to promote vaccination...

Code of Ur-Nammu: The Oldest Law Code in the World

The Code of Ur-Nammu (circa 2100-2050 BCE) is the oldest extant law code in the world. It was written by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu (reign circa 2112-2094 BCE.....

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The Code of Ur-Nammu (circa 2100-2050 BCE) is the oldest extant law code in the world. It was written by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu (reign circa 2112-2094 BCE.....

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

MIT researchers discovered that the sound of falling droplets can shake rice seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than seeds...

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MIT researchers discovered that the sound of falling droplets can shake rice seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than seeds...

Miliband Doubles Down on Net Zero

And as we know, the actual payments to older renewables, including ROC subsidies, is much higher than the price of gas power.If Miliband really wanted to bring ...

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And as we know, the actual payments to older renewables, including ROC subsidies, is much higher than the price of gas power.If Miliband really wanted to bring ...

New 275-ton silent drone hunts submarines over 9,200 miles at 35 mph

Saildrone has unveiled Spectre, a 170-foot unmanned vessel built for quiet, long-range anti-submarine warfare missions.

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Saildrone has unveiled Spectre, a 170-foot unmanned vessel built for quiet, long-range anti-submarine warfare missions.

April: Next Chair of the Russell Group announced

University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor Professor Evelyn Welch has been named as the new Chair of the Russell Group, taking over from Professor Chris Day in Augus...

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University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor Professor Evelyn Welch has been named as the new Chair of the Russell Group, taking over from Professor Chris Day in Augus...

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

NASA has revealed the Roman space telescope. This new instrument will search the universe for planets beyond our solar system. It will also investigate the myst...

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NASA has revealed the Roman space telescope. This new instrument will search the universe for planets beyond our solar system. It will also investigate the myst...

Special Issue: Medical History , Volume 70 , Special Issue 2: (Re)thinking the history of mental disorder and psychiatry: an approach through the South(s) – h-madness

Dear Hmadness readers, The new special issue of Medical History is now available. Entitled “Global South Histories of Madness”, it brings together six artic...

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Dear Hmadness readers, The new special issue of Medical History is now available. Entitled “Global South Histories of Madness”, it brings together six artic...

NATO Summer Training Program 2026 Dual-Use Quantum Technologies

Quantum technologies are rapidly transitioning from research to deployment, with profound implications for defense, cybersecurity, and sensing. NATO has initiat...

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Quantum technologies are rapidly transitioning from research to deployment, with profound implications for defense, cybersecurity, and sensing. NATO has initiat...

VCQ Summer School 2026 - Reaching Quantum Advantage: Foundations to Applications

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the VCQ & quantA Summer School 2026 on "Reaching Quantum Advantage: From Foundations to Applications." This ...

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Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the VCQ & quantA Summer School 2026 on "Reaching Quantum Advantage: From Foundations to Applications." This ...

80,000-year-old DNA from Stajnia Cave reveals the oldest Neanderthal group in Central-Eastern Europe

Science News: Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and the latest scientific study conducted at Stajnia Cave in Poland is bringin...

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Science News: Neanderthals are also continuing their own journey through history, and the latest scientific study conducted at Stajnia Cave in Poland is bringin...

Exposés à la cocaïne dans l’eau, les saumons nagent plus longtemps et plus loin

Les chercheurs ont prélevé une centaine de saumons sauvages de l’Atlantique dans le lac Vättern, en Suède, et les ont exposés à la fois à la cocaïne e...

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Les chercheurs ont prélevé une centaine de saumons sauvages de l’Atlantique dans le lac Vättern, en Suède, et les ont exposés à la fois à la cocaïne e...

Is America Overdosing on Testosterone?

Americans are t-maxxing to optimise their testosterone levels. Doctors are alarmed.

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Americans are t-maxxing to optimise their testosterone levels. Doctors are alarmed.

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

With US defense spending set to exceed $1T in 2026, few programs reflect that scale better than Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter.

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With US defense spending set to exceed $1T in 2026, few programs reflect that scale better than Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter.

Confusion about one of Maxwells equations

So Faraday's Law of induction states this: $$ \nabla \times E = - \frac {\partial B} {\partial t} $$ Or if we write it in it's integral form: $$ \int E...

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So Faraday's Law of induction states this: $$ \nabla \times E = - \frac {\partial B} {\partial t} $$ Or if we write it in it's integral form: $$ \int E...

This “quantum” material fooled scientists and revealed something new

A mysterious magnetic material once thought to host an exotic “quantum spin liquid” has turned out to be something entirely different—and possibly just as...

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A mysterious magnetic material once thought to host an exotic “quantum spin liquid” has turned out to be something entirely different—and possibly just as...

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines A Beijing-based space startup has secured early-stage funding and extensive credit bac...

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China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines A Beijing-based space startup has secured early-stage funding and extensive credit bac...

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Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World

When discussing an academic book on mapping, one might expect a text laden with lists of geological and geographical features of places that are barely depicted...

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When discussing an academic book on mapping, one might expect a text laden with lists of geological and geographical features of places that are barely depicted...

The Last Word On Nothing

On a spring day three years ago, the river climbed out of its banks. Unseasonable heat and heavy rain had hit the snowpack high in the mountains, sending a wint...

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On a spring day three years ago, the river climbed out of its banks. Unseasonable heat and heavy rain had hit the snowpack high in the mountains, sending a wint...

Most serious cyberattacks against UK now from Russia, Iran and China

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K...

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The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K...

Motorola launches Edge 70 Pro with Sony camera and 144 Hz panel

Motorola on Wednesday launched the Motorola Edge 70 Pro smartphone in India for the premium segment buyers. The new Motorola Edge 70 Pro compliments the Edge 70...

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Motorola on Wednesday launched the Motorola Edge 70 Pro smartphone in India for the premium segment buyers. The new Motorola Edge 70 Pro compliments the Edge 70...

Stay Away From Water Videos

Check out millions of trending videos of Stay Away From Water on Snapchat

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Check out millions of trending videos of Stay Away From Water on Snapchat

The people who remember everyone’s birthday but quietly hope someone will remember theirs without a reminder

The people who hold everyone's relational infrastructure together often feel most invisible on the days that belong to them. A look at the quiet psychology of c...

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The people who hold everyone's relational infrastructure together often feel most invisible on the days that belong to them. A look at the quiet psychology of c...

The Internet Has Kept Katy Perry’s Receipts

An allegation of sexual assault from actress Ruby Rose has cast Katy Perry’s legacy in a whole new light.

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An allegation of sexual assault from actress Ruby Rose has cast Katy Perry’s legacy in a whole new light.

Visual storytelling: techniques, science, and application

Learn how visual storytelling works, its core mechanics, principles, and real-world applications to help creators and marketers build more effective content.

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Learn how visual storytelling works, its core mechanics, principles, and real-world applications to help creators and marketers build more effective content.

Turning data from space into action for Earth

Happy Earth Day, 22 April – a global call to act and protect our planet. At the European Space Agency, that action begins in orbit, where satellites deliver a continuous, global view of Earth and track environmental change. Working with partners, ESA turns this stream of data into actionable information, helping governments and communities respond faster and more effectively to climate-driven risks.Here are two examples of how space technology is being used to anticipate threats to safeguard food security and public health.

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Happy Earth Day, 22 April – a global call to act and protect our planet. At the European Space Agency, that action begins in orbit, where satellites deliver a continuous, global view of Earth and track environmental change. Working with partners, ESA turns this stream of data into actionable information, helping governments and communities respond faster and more effectively to climate-driven risks.Here are two examples of how space technology is being used to anticipate threats to safeguard food security and public health.

Posts I don't have time to write — LessWrong

I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

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I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

10 posts I don't have time to write — LessWrong

I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

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I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind. • • …

MPs demand end to tax havens

Politicians call on British Government to end “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme” for oil companies.

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Politicians call on British Government to end “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme” for oil companies.

‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: how Indigenous peoples think about AI

New research positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and Country.

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New research positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and Country.

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

Politicians and environmental groups are renewing calls for a 25% tax on Australia’s gas exports. An energy law expert explains how it would work.

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Politicians and environmental groups are renewing calls for a 25% tax on Australia’s gas exports. An energy law expert explains how it would work.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope explained: How it will map space 1,000 times faster than Hubble

Science News: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now reached a major turning point, with NASA confirming that its final assembly is complete at the Godda...

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Science News: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has now reached a major turning point, with NASA confirming that its final assembly is complete at the Godda...

Marginal Risk is BS — LessWrong

I don’t know where the idea of “marginal risk” came from in AI policy. It sounds like BS. Yet another excuse to keep building dangerous AI systems… …

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I don’t know where the idea of “marginal risk” came from in AI policy. It sounds like BS. Yet another excuse to keep building dangerous AI systems… …

Balancing Short-Term Returns with Long-Term Property Value

Balancing short-term returns with long-term property value is essential to the success of sustainable development. By adopting a strategic...

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Balancing short-term returns with long-term property value is essential to the success of sustainable development. By adopting a strategic...

Anthropic seeks pivotal court win in music publisher lawsuit over AI training

Anthropic argued on Monday that its AI training made “transformative” use of lyrics ‌to “help Claude understand human language and enable progress and p...

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Anthropic argued on Monday that its AI training made “transformative” use of lyrics ‌to “help Claude understand human language and enable progress and p...

Some people don’t want advice. They want a witness. And confusing the two is how we lose each other in conversations that were supposed to bring us closer.

The fastest way to lose someone isn't ignoring them — it's solving them when they needed to be heard. On the quiet cost of confusing advice with witness.

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The fastest way to lose someone isn't ignoring them — it's solving them when they needed to be heard. On the quiet cost of confusing advice with witness.

The End of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Is a Bigger Deal Than the Iran War

The fact that neither the ARC-ES nor the Endangerment Finding’s reversal of fortune is anywhere in the news tells you everything you need to know about the cu...

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The fact that neither the ARC-ES nor the Endangerment Finding’s reversal of fortune is anywhere in the news tells you everything you need to know about the cu...

Ukraine Teams up Sea and Interceptor Drones, First Time Against Shahed

The new tactic, carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade, could help Ukraine form an additional air defense layer in the Black Sea.

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The new tactic, carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade, could help Ukraine form an additional air defense layer in the Black Sea.