Millions of Mosquitoes Released in Hawaii To Save Rare Bird From Extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria.

NASA Faces First-Ever Claim for Space Debris Damage

“Whatever NASA does is going to send a strong signal to the space industry.”

Mathematician Reveals ‘Equals’ Has More Than One Meaning in Math

A set like {1, 2, 3} can be considered ’equal’ to a set like {a, b, c} because of an implicit understanding called canonical isomorphism, which compares similarities between the structures of groups.

The Secrets of Vermeer’s Iconic ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’

There’s more than meets the eye in this famed painting.

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Mathematicians Are Excited About a Newly Discovered Shape

The unique geometric shape maintains a constant width regardless of the dimension it’s measured in.

Apple, Microsoft Shrink AI Models to Improve Them

“Small language models” emerge as an alternative to gargantuan AI options.

The Webb Telescope’s dazzling nebula image supports a long-held theory

Aligned jets appear to confirm clusters of forming stars spin in the same direction.

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Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes content from website and social media, citing Bill C-59

Proposed law would require companies to give evidence to support environmental claims.

Culling wolves alters the survivors and that could be ‘bad news’ for caribou

Researchers examined unintended consequences of lethal predator control tactics.

Monkeys got along better after hurricane

As a result of hurricane impacts, macaque monkeys are getting along better with other monkeys in their social groups.

Massive Cosmic Map Suggests Dark Energy Is Even Weirder Than We Thought

In just one year of observations, a program that is creating the largest 3D map of the universe to date has sniffed out hints that dark energy may be stranger than scientists supposed.

Across a Continent, Trees Sync Their Fruiting to the Sun

European beech trees more than 1,500 kilometers apart all drop their fruit at the same time in a grand synchronization event now linked to the summer solstice.

For EVs, Semi-Solid-State Batteries Offer a Step Forward

Chinese automakers are rolling out batteries with gel electrolytes.

Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same ‘strange’ female polar bear

New genetic sequencing tool shows family of western Arctic hybrids are ‘quite rare’.

Scientists think they know why humans live so long: Moms

But some researchers worry the findings could be harmful for mothers if taken out of context.

One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangered

Its population grew from 62 mature individuals in 2001 to 648 in 2022.

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Excessive heat hits countries around the world

Multiple continents suffering from above normal temperatures.

Cargo from ‘most ancient’ shipwreck found off Israel

It showed our ancestors were capable of traversing the Mediterranean Sea “without a line of sight to any coast”.

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Congress passes sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill

The ADVANCE Act will now go to President Biden’s desk.

China’s DeepSeek Coder Becomes First Open-Source Coding Model To Beat GPT-4 Turbo

In addition to excelling at coding and math-related tasks, DeepSeek Coder V2 also delivers decent performance in general reasoning and language understanding tasks.

Satellite ‘Megaconstellations’ May Jeopardize Recovery of Ozone Hole

he oxides don’t react chemically with ozone molecules, instead triggering destructive reactions between ozone and chlorine that deplete the ozone layer.

Astronomers Detect Sudden Awakening of Black Hole For First Time

Mysterious brightening of distant galaxy believed to be caused by material falling into huge black hole.

Meta Has Created a Way To Watermark AI-Generated Speech

The tool, called AudioSeal, could eventually help tackle the growing use of voice cloning tools for scams and misinformation.

Parkinson’s blood test gives early-diagnosis hope

But larger trials are needed to prove its accuracy.

The Enduring Mystery of How Water Freezes

Making ice requires more than subzero temperatures. The unpredictable process takes microscopic scaffolding, random jiggling and often a little bit of bacteria.

London Underground Hosts Tests For ‘Quantum Compass’ That Could Replace GPS

Subatomic instrument will be able to accurately pinpoint locations under ground and under water, where satellite signals are often blocked.

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Apple’s Battery Supplier TDK Says It Made a Big Breakthrough

TDK said its CeraCharge solid-state battery has 100 times the energy density of the conventional solid-state battery.

Could brain-like computers be a ‘competition killer’?

Doing work only when there is something to process also saves power.

Researchers Devise Photosynthesis-Based Energy Source With Negative Carbon Emission

Internet of Things devices are among what could be powered using photosynthesis

Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year.

New signs warning of great white sharks in the works for some N.S. beaches

The plan is to install warning signs at about a dozen public beaches as early as this summer.

Are animals conscious?

“The field is replete with weasel words and unfortunately one of those is consciousness,” says Prof Stevan Harnad of Quebec University.

Have Scientists Found ‘Potential Evidence’ of Dyson Spheres?

Could unusual starlight patterns be the key to uncovering these mythical megastructures?

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US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines

The campaign was meant to sow distrust of China during COVID’s peak, according to a Reuters investigation.