NASA just saw inside a white dwarf system for the first time, and the view surprised scientists |

NASA just saw inside a white dwarf system for the first time, and the view surprised scientists |

Sometimes progress in space science does not arrive with a flash. It comes quietly, through patient observation, and then settles into place. That is how this new result from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarisation Explorer fits. For the first time, the mission has been used to study a white dwarf star, not as a distant point…

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The perfect flaw: how a diamond defect is changing quantum physics

The perfect flaw: how a diamond defect is changing quantum physics

Imagine a diamond. You probably thought of a clear and flawless gemstone used in jewellery. But to a physicist, a perfect diamond might actually be quite boring. Something magical happens when the diamond is just a little broken. For decades, scientists have been fascinated by a specific type of defect in the diamond crystal lattice…

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Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from some online retailers

Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from some online retailers

Packages in a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has angered some online retailers that say they didn’t consent to have their products scraped and listed on the e-commerce giant’s sprawling…

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Scientists trying to build computers that think like brains using mushrooms |

Scientists trying to build computers that think like brains using mushrooms |

There is a tendency to picture computers as cold, precise things, sealed away in clean rooms and humming quietly under desks. Brains feel different. Messier. Slower in places. Yet far more efficient overall. That contrast has been bothering computer scientists for years, especially as artificial intelligence grows more demanding. The human brain runs on very…

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Science quiz: A millennia-old calendar system

Science quiz: A millennia-old calendar system

Science quiz: A millennia-old calendar system Visual: Identify this Roman deity associated with gates and transitions, and identified as the tutelary deity of January. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Identify this Roman deity associated with gates and transitions, and identified as the tutelary deity of January. 👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website 2…

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Meta hires Microsoft exec, former Trump deputy as chief legal officer

Meta hires Microsoft exec, former Trump deputy as chief legal officer

Meta said Tuesday that it hired former Microsoft legal executive Curtis Joseph Mahoney to become its chief legal officer. Mahoney will replace Meta’s previous head lawyer, Jennifer Newstead, who announced in December that she would be leaving Meta to become Apple’s general counsel in March. He joins Meta at a time when the company is…

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How to prepare digital accounts for family emergency access after death

How to prepare digital accounts for family emergency access after death

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is not a happy topic. But it’s essential advice whether you’re 30 or 90. If something happened to you tomorrow, could your family get into your digital life? I’m talking about your bank accounts, emails, crypto and a lifetime of memories stored on your phone or…

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AI is guzzling water and power. Here’s what we can do about it

AI is guzzling water and power. Here’s what we can do about it

Artificial intelligence is easily the most deceptive technological innovation of the 21st century. Its ease of use and the lightning-fast reflexes with which it spits out responses belie its enormous appetite for water and energy.ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in late 2023, signalling an era of intelligence demand marked by seamless,…

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What is a frequency comb?

What is a frequency comb?

Spectrum of light from a frequency comb installed on the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, Chile. | Photo Credit: ESO A frequency comb is a special kind of laser light whose spectrum, or set of frequencies, resembles the teeth of a comb. Instead of containing just one colour (one frequency), it emits a large…

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Epic Cleantec is recycling shower water and making beer

Epic Cleantec is recycling shower water and making beer

A startup in the clean-water space is making a curious bet on beer. Curious, because the beer is made from recycled shower and laundry water. San Francisco-based Epic Cleantec launched in 2015 as a wastewater recycling company using its proprietary technology to clean and reuse water in office and apartment buildings. At the time, CEO…

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