Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out.
John Timmer
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Science // Science & Exploration
US’s climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit
Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government.
John Timmer
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Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase
Current amphibian development may not have been typical of early land vertebrates.
Jacek Krywko
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With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit
The purpose of Starfall is to support the “transport and delivery of goods through space.”
Stephen Clark
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A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing
The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.
Stephen Clark
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Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations
At least three coal plants have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations.
Inside Climate News
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Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
Stephen Clark
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As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
Inside Climate News
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Most Read
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
“I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we’re even going to try this.”
Stephen Clark
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After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring
It’s unclear whether the system is currently intact.
John Timmer
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Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago
We can’t blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.
Kiona N. Smith
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Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.
Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.
John Timmer
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Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes
Transferring genes across species doesn’t just happen in microbes.
John Timmer
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Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
Inside Climate News
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Key mission for Europe’s commercial space enterprise scrubbed again
Isar Aerospace is not hurting for money, but it is sorely lacking in the currency of flight experience.
Stephen Clark
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Good news—we have extra time before the Sun ends life on Earth
Will the Sun roast Earth’s plants or starve them?
Scott K. Johnson
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Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley’s comet, twice? It’s complicated
University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System
Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally.
Inside Climate News
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Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?
A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict.
John Timmer
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After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II
“Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say.”
Stephen Clark
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Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?
Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network
Alaska’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.
Inside Climate News
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135
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
Our ancestors’ genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers.
John Timmer
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Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump
For days after the stunning incident, the ADA had doubled-down on the choice.
Beth Mole
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Three key vital signs make up the “urban pulse” of a city
Cities are dynamic, not static grids, and urbanization is a “spiky,” cyclical, and asynchronous process.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output.
John Timmer
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Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.
Chris Lee
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FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
The waiver “serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation.”
Stephen Clark
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Your empty cuppa could capture carbon
Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.
Scott K. Johnson
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The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?
Scott K. Johnson
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Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal Editor-in-Chief Steven Kahn and former ADA President Desmond Schatz.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?
Kiona N. Smith
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Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn’t ready to generate power yet.
John Timmer
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227
Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade.
John Timmer
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225
Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year’s Artemis III launch.
Stephen Clark
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Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
Stephen Clark
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