Scientists urged to rethink ‘smoking gun’ signals in topological physics

Scientists urged to rethink ‘smoking gun’ signals in topological physics

Imagine you’re a detective looking for proof of something extraordinary. You find what looks like the perfect clue, a smoking gun that seems to prove your theory. But what if that clue could be explained by something more ordinary? Many physicists around the world are trying to create and identify special materials with unusual electronic…

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Tariffs, AI top World Economic Forum 2026 risks report

Tariffs, AI top World Economic Forum 2026 risks report

A photograph shows a sign at the Congress Centre on the opening day of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Global power rivalries and strategic standoffs top the list of most severe near-term risks heading into 2026, according to the World Economic…

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5,000-year-old whale bones and harpoons from Brazil reveal the earliest evidence of organised whaling |

5,000-year-old whale bones and harpoons from Brazil reveal the earliest evidence of organised whaling |

Historians and archaeologists long considered that the origins of organised whaling lay in the Arctic region of the Earth. A recent discovery in southern Brazil disproves this hypothesis. In the region of Babitonga Bay, in the state of Santa Catarina, it has been found that the local native tribes practised the organised hunting of large…

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Sky Teamwork: Why do birds fly in V formation?

Sky Teamwork: Why do birds fly in V formation?

Bar headed goose (Anser indicus) in a V formation. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The V-formation we have all seen growing up is commonly seen in migratory birds like cranes, pelicans, and ducks. It consists of a bird leader up front and the others trailing behind. Each one keeps a precise position relative to the…

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Alibaba-backed PixVerse launches real-time AI video tool

Alibaba-backed PixVerse launches real-time AI video tool

A screenshot of the PixVerse AI video generation home page showing sample clips. Screenshot BEIJING — An Alibaba-backed startup is pushing artificial intelligence toward real-time, interactive video creation. PixVerse on Tuesday released an AI tool that allows users to control how a video unfolds while it is being generated. And just like a movie director,…

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Scientists find spaceflight affects immune genes, deforms the brain

Scientists find spaceflight affects immune genes, deforms the brain

A new study has found that genes related to heart function, the nervous system, and the senses of vision and smell became overactive during spaceflight. Representative image of a NASA astronaut working outside the International Space Station. | Photo Credit: NASA As humans prepare for longer missions to the moon and eventually Mars, scientists need…

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Meta lays off VR employees, underscoring Zuckerberg’s pivot to AI

Meta lays off VR employees, underscoring Zuckerberg’s pivot to AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Oculus Touch controllers during the Oculus Connect 3 event in San Jose, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A little over four years after Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta, reflecting his…

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NASA Artemis II Moon mission set for Feb 6 launch after 50+ years

NASA Artemis II Moon mission set for Feb 6 launch after 50+ years

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA plans to return humans to deep space next month, targeting a Feb. 6 launch for Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission that will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “We are going — again,” NASA said Tuesday in…

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6,000-year-old walkie-talkie: Scientists revive prehistoric shells used for long-distance communication |

6,000-year-old walkie-talkie: Scientists revive prehistoric shells used for long-distance communication |

Archaeologists in Spain have brought back the voice of the Neolithic by successfully playing ancient shells that had been buried for around 6,000 years. The instruments, made from large marine snail shells and discovered across several prehistoric sites in Catalonia, produced powerful, stable notes that researchers say were loud enough to carry across valleys and…

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‘Rest of the world rooting for Gaganyaan mission,’ says Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair

‘Rest of the world rooting for Gaganyaan mission,’ says Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, right, with Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair. File | Photo Credit: ANI Space is for everybody, and space is going to epitomise what deep tech is going to be, said Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Indian Air Force Group Captain who is one of the astronauts selected for India’s first crewed spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan.  He was speaking at the third edition of Deep Science Forum, a…

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