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One of NASA's workhorse telescopes is about to be cremated. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004 to hunt powerful gamma-ray bursts, is expected to fall back to Earth early Wednesday, with most of its 1.5 tons burning up in the atmosphere, NASA says. A few dense components,...
A New Mexico judge's fine hit Meta for deception about the data privacy violations, not for the harm they caused. A researcher who helped uncover the scandal explains.
A New Mexico judge's fine hit Meta for deception about the data privacy violations, not for the harm they caused. A researcher who helped uncover the scandal explains.
Dry land and little snow helped fuel a destructive 2026 fire season. New research shows active fire seasons are becoming the norm, and communities need to prepare.
The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite is a "Rosetta Stone for Mars," preserving clues about how the Martian environment has changed since the solar system formed.
Australian Geographic - 1 day 5 hours agoMore frequent and severe fire events pose a dire challenge for even the most adaptable Aussie creatures. Now scientists are mapping the traits of our invertebrate species to help them survive. The post Fighting for fire’s smallest victims appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Australian Geographic - 1 day 7 hours agoNew research explains one of Australia's strangest illusions Lady Elliot Island's 'phantom' lighthouse. The post The phantom lighthouse appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Nature - 1 day 11 hours agoThe scale of today's challenges demands a fresh approach across all disciplines. Here's how we're making space for researchers to generate new ideas.
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Popular Mechanics - 1 day 12 hours agoA 1966 mining disaster in Wales is famous for its alleged premonitions. New research suggests what those strange "gut feelings" could mean.
Popular Mechanics - 1 day 13 hours agoHe wants to call it "The Tubulator 5000."...
A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
Retraction Watch - 1 day 17 hours agoAn Elsevier journal on computer applications in biomedicine has retracted 13 papers including four by a former editor-in-chief for suspicious authorship changes and erroneous citations. The articles were published in Computers in Biology and Medicine from 2019 to 2023. The October 15 retraction notices list suspicious changes in authorship, irrelevant citations to the … Continue reading Computing journal retracts 13 papers, including four from past EIC...
A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.
Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 2 hours agoI went cross-country skiing on Saturday. It was my fifth ski day of the new season, which is a welcome change after last year’s abysmal snowfall. We have another storm underway and with any luck, we should have some packed trails this week. Saturday also happened to be Halloween. I think of Halloween skiing as […] The post My Favorite Halloween Tradition: Skiing! appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Australian Geographic - 2 days 9 hours agoFilmed over three years in some of our planet's coldest, driest, windiest places, the new Australian landmark documentary series Ages of Ice captures earth's spectacular polar regions like never before. The post The making of Ages of Ice appeared first on Australian Geographic .
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