UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead

UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead

Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles. These weak electric discharges subtly singe the tips of leaves and needles, and new observations indicate they may occur ubiquitously across treetops under thunderstorms. | Photo Credit: William Brune/AGU Thunderstorms create large amounts of electricity that we see as lightning. Under these storms, scientists believed that electricity…

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Chickpeas Grow In Moon Soil: Can chickpeas grow in Moon soil? New study reveals surprising results for space farming |

Chickpeas Grow In Moon Soil: Can chickpeas grow in Moon soil? New study reveals surprising results for space farming |

As the US plans a long-duration mission to the Moon under the Artemis Programme, one of the biggest challenges that the scientists face is what astronauts will eat in space. This challenge has led researchers to explore whether crops can be grown directly using material present on the Moon.A recent study led by researchers from…

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AI data center startup Nscale as it hits .6 billion valuation

AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6 billion valuation

AI data center startup Nscale has raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday, as the AI infrastructure boom continues. The Series C featured Nvidia and was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries. It also featured Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, and Point72….

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Floating ‘snowmen’ in space explained: MSU student solves a billion-year-old Kuiper Belt puzzle |

Floating ‘snowmen’ in space explained: MSU student solves a billion-year-old Kuiper Belt puzzle |

Ever wondered how those weird, floating “snowmen” way out in the deep freeze of the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune’s orbit manage to stick around? These oddly shaped, double-lobed rocks called contact binaries, like the famous Arrokoth look fragile, yet they’ve survived billions of years without crumbling apart. Astronomers have been searching for an answer for…

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Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts stay fresh in space: ‘There are no showers up here…’ |

Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts stay fresh in space: ‘There are no showers up here…’ |

Shubhanshu Shukla reveals how astronauts stay fresh in space (Image source: Wikipedia) Shubhanshu Shukla in his recent X post, continuing the series following his insights on his journey in space, describes what follows astronauts getting ready in the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla is the first Indian to visit the ISS and only the second…

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Patriarchy, the Matilda effect, and the erasure of women in STEM

Patriarchy, the Matilda effect, and the erasure of women in STEM

Rosalind Franklin | Photo Credit: Special arrangement While the death of James Watson on November 6, 2025, closed a famous chapter in the history of DNA, it also opened a necessary conversation about who we choose to remember, how, and why. The discovery of the double helix structure of the DNA remains a scientific triumph…

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Science Snapshots: March 8, 2026

Science Snapshots: March 8, 2026

A transmission electron micrograph of Deinococcus radiodurans. | Photo Credit: Public domain Supertough bug may also survive colliding worlds The bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans is famous for being able to survive extreme radiation and dryness. Researchers have found it can also survive the intense pressures of being blasted off of a planet’s surface: 14,000-24,000 earth atmospheres….

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ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions

ISRO says that this event highlights the strength of the long-term cooperation in place since 1978 and subsequent renewal in 2002 between two globally significant space research organisations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have jointly signed an agreement on ‘ESA-ISRO Arrangement concerning Joint…

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What humanoid robots taught me about risk, jobs and the economy: CEO

What humanoid robots taught me about risk, jobs and the economy: CEO

An Apollo humanoid robot prototype, made by Apptronik Inc., demonstrates its dexterity during a media day at the Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Recently, Apptronik announced a $520 million funding round at a valuation north of $5 billion, with Alphabet‘s Google DeepMind…

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Meta smart glasses footage allegedly viewed by Kenya AI contractors

Meta smart glasses footage allegedly viewed by Kenya AI contractors

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Smart glasses promise a future where technology blends into everyday life. You can ask a question, snap a quick video or identify what you are looking at in seconds. It sounds convenient. However, a new investigation suggests the experience may come with a privacy tradeoff many users…

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