Science
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Einstein’s theories tested on the largest scale ever – he was right
The DESI instrument observing the sky from the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope during a meteor shower KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks Albert Einstein’s…
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Quantum computers hit a crucial milestone for error-free calculation
Lasers in a quantum computing set-up at Atom Computing Atom Computing Useful quantum computers are one step closer. Microsoft and…
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Starship launch live: Musk and Trump both attend sixth SpaceX test flight – latest
SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship. Elon Musk’s company has…
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Existential cosmology: The universe could vanish at any moment – why hasn’t it?
Billions, perhaps trillions, of years from now, long after the sun has engulfed Earth, cosmologists expect the universe will end.…
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Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics
Heart cockles come in many colours and host photosynthetic algae inside their shells Dakota McCoy A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved…
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World’s new fastest supercomputer is built to simulate nuclear bombs
The El Capitan supercomputer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Garry McLeod/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The top spot in the…
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A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time
A southern giant hornet in Thailand Rushen Southern giant hornets, a species native to Asia, have been sighted in Europe…
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Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
Bluesky sign-ups continue to grow Anna Barclay/Getty Images As a technology reporter, I like to think I’m an early adopter.…
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AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on
Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers at Meta…
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Wild cavefish can somehow survive with almost no sleep at all
Several populations of Mexican tetra fish that live in darkness have independently evolved to need hardly any sleep, but the…
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