Earth from space: Giant ‘phantom lake’ dotted with stripy gold islands shimmers in Australian outback
Oddly stripy, golden islands are littered across Lake Mackay in the Australian outback. When the ephemeral lake fills with water, these islands stand out against the blue-green background. (Image credit:…
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
“I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we’re not going to talk about it.” NASA astronaut Michael Barratt deals with a spacesuit inside the Quest…
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FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts
Claim looks for “at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred” by SBF. Previous Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao comes to federal court in Seattle for sentencing on Tuesday, April 30,…
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Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?
The scientists propose that business might adjust the “marker method” that some scientists utilize to evaluate awareness in animals– searching for particular indications that might associate with awareness, although these…
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150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on ‘key route for human expansion’ used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans
Archaeologists unearthed stone tools and animal bones that had been at the site for more than 100,000 years. (Image credit: Zaidner et al., 2024) Along a stream in Tajikistan, archaeologists…
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Man gets 10 years for stealing $20M in nest eggs from 400 US home buyers
A Nigerian male living in the United Kingdom has actually been sentenced to 10 years for his function in a phishing rip-off that nabbed more than $20 million from over…
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Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports
Diesel devices will be changed with hydrogen- or electric-power equipment. Raquel Garcia has actually been defending years to tidy up the air in her area southwest of downtown Detroit. Living…
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Sick of turbulence? Future passenger planes could use AI to maintain a smooth in-flight experience on the fly
(Image credit: sharply_done/Getty Images) Scientists have developed a technique that could mitigate the effects of turbulence on dynamic structures and vehicles, with a particular focus on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)….
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‘Webb has shown us they are clearly wrong’: How astrophysicist Sophie Koudami’s research on supermassive black holes is rewriting the history of our universe
An artist’s rendering of a black hole (Image credit: Vadim Sadovski via Shutterstock) A supermassive mystery lurks at the center of the Milky Way. Supermassive black holes are gigantic ruptures…
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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
A tortoise shell carved with Chinese characters from ancient China. (Image credit: Shan_shan via Shutterstock) Name: Oracle Bones What it is: Tortoise shells or the shoulder blades of oxen that…
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