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The Texas-Size Fight Over Rick Perry’s Nuclear Power Startup
Fermi raced to go public. After an 80% drop in the stock price, its founders are battling over what comes next. ...
Book Review: ‘Take Me to Your Leader,’ by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The popular astrophysicist can be witty and informative when making science accessible. You wouldn’t know it from his new book, “Take Me to Your Leader.” ...
Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking
On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon. ...
The World's Oldest Dentist Was A Neanderthal, Crystal Unknown To Science Formed In Trinity Nuclear Test, And Much More This Week
This week, the WHO stresses there is no reason to expect a pandemic in the latest on the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, a discovery at a pond in Thailand has revealed a 120-million-year-old sauropod, the largest ever found in Asia, and prehistoric people
Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current
Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further ...
SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history
A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028 ...
First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life
Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms ...
Even as drones usher in an era of ‘cheap kill,’ Army leaders look to what’s next
WAIKIKI, Hawaii—Drones are everywhere U.S. Army Pacific forces go these days. Last week, the 25th Infantry Division used uncrewed vehicles, vessels, and aircraft to fight a simulated battle on a Philippine beach. This week, two more buzzed about the
Host Olympics, become world's growth engine: PM Modi's 4 ambitions for India
Host Olympics become worlds growth engine PM Modis ambitions for India ...
Mojtaba's nuclear allies prepare total war against US-backed Arab powers as Trump fails to woo Xi?
Iran has sharply warned that countries backing a
11 Hours Of Fuel: American Airlines Boeing 777 Engine Failure Forces Heavy Landing In Phoenix
A Boeing 777-200ER, operated by American Airlines, was forced to perform an overweight landing in Phoenix on Friday. The London-bound aircraft suffered an engine failure on takeoff, prompting its return less than an hour after departure. ...
The engineer missing his shift at Wembley to play there instead
Engineer Jay Lovell was set to be working at Wembley on Sunday, but instead he will be playing there in the FA Vase final. ...
Illinois DOT offers student loan help to recruit engineers
A look at some of the top road projects in Springfield in 2026 | Video Several major road projects are scheduled to be underway this year in the Springfield area. In an effort to address a nationwide shortage of civil engineers, the Illinois Department of
A cavity doesn’t always need a filling
Getting a filling at the dentist can be painful, expensive and generally miserable. A crown or a root canal is even worse. Still, you do it because your dentist says you should.But ...
Can People Smell Ants? Yes, Apparently
Scientists of the world, we have a request: please investigate the claim that some people can detect the smell of ants while others can't. It’s painfully urgent. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full
Qatar Chamber and Qatar Financial Centre sign MoU to cooperate in supporting private sector
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Wireless carriers push back on fibre-first rural broadband
New Zealand's mobile sector challenges the idea that fibre should be the first choice for rural broadband. Overseas telcos operating in New Zealand will now be subject to local laws and regulations. Submarine cable safety. ...
Sunlight-powered generation of correlated photon pairs
Pairs of correlated or entangled photons are a foundational
59,000-year-old tooth tells horror story of stone drills used by ancient 'dentists'
Few of us enjoy the dentist – but next time you're in the chair, think about how lucky you are not to have been visiting a Neanderthal tooth doctor. New research on a single tooth from a Russian cave has found that its center is marked with the kind of grooves
Diet inspired by the Bible touted as helpful for depression, bad skin and processed food 'poison'
A new dieting trend is turning back the clock on healthy eating, claiming that only consuming foods mentioned in the Bible can help with everything from bad skin to toxic relationships. ...
Unitree secures orders after sensational debut of manned mecha
HANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Unitree Robotics said it had received orders immediately upon the release of the world's first production-ready manned mecha, whose debut went viral on the internet earlier this week. In science fiction, mecha is depicted
China's second homegrown large cruise ship begins first sea trial
SHANGHAI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's second domestically built large cruise ship set sail on Saturday on a 12-day sea trial, the final major step before the ship's official delivery as the
Aequs, IIT-D open advanced R&D centre for materials science, manufacturing innovation in Dharwad
In addition to research, the facility also conducts hands-on training programmes for engineers, researchers, and students, strengthening capabilities in advanced analysis of metals and non-metals ...
8 Perfect Sci-Fi Movies That Get Better With Every Rewatch
There are some science fiction movies that demand to be watched
Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights ...
The US supreme court dealt a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states cannot consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority-Black
Ready or not, AI government is already here
In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40% of its staff since October 2024, with similar reductions being seen across the government workforce. While the Elon Musk-led
Syracuse Academy of Science 2026 junior senior prom: See 82 photos
Syracuse Academy of Science Charter High School students celebrated at their junior senior prom Friday, May 15, 2026. The event was held at Traditions at the Links in East Syracuse. ...