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Meta Plans $10 Billion Global ‘Mother of All’ Subsea Cables

To make sure it will have reliable infrastructure to support that business, Meta is taking the pipes into its own hands.

Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream

What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather.

The New Climate Math on Hurricanes

For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity.

205-Million-Year-Old Lizard Is The World’s Oldest

Following some hot debate, the reptile has retrieved its tiny crown.

Footprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another

It is now well accepted that hominin evolution is a story of many lineages existing contemporaneously.

NASA Aircraft Uncovers Cold War Nuclear Missile Tunnels Under Greenland Ice

We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century. We didn’t know what it was at first.

Ryugu Asteroid Sample Rapidly Colonized By Terrestrial Life

There have been species of microbes discovered in NASA clean rooms that not only evade disinfection methods but also adapt to using cleaning agents as a food source.

PFAS and Microplastics Become More Toxic When Combined, Research Shows

Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both

Former Android Leaders Are Building an ‘Operating System For AI Agents’

The company is looking to build an operating system to support a new crop of artificial intelligence products.

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Playful, intricate Japanese leaf art

Almost every day for the past five years, the Kanagawa-born artist Lito has drawn an image on to a leaf and carved it out with a scalpel.

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How the world’s biggest laser smashed a nuclear-fusion record

The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed.

These AI Minecraft characters did weirdly human stuff all on their own

Hundreds of LLM-powered AI agents spontaneously made friends, invented jobs, and spread religion.

Why India’s latest Sun mission finding is crucial for the world

The new learnings could help keep power grids and communication satellites out of harm’s way the next time solar activities threatened infrastructure on Earth and space.

Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago

Researcher says evidence challenges narratives of wild, untouched landscapes in what is now British Columbia.

The chords of the Universe

It’s no surprise that mathematics has influenced music. But did you know that the influence goes both ways? [ ]Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst? Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream, others say it’s part of the future.

Exploding interstellar space rocks could explain mystery radio flashes

Enigmatic phenomena called fast radio bursts might be caused by interstellar objects colliding with highly magnetised neutron stars.

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The Inside Story of Google’s Quiet Nuclear Quest

For a decade, Google Research has helped advance nuclear energy R&D.

Earth’s ‘Mini Moon’ May Have Been a Chunk of Our Actual Moon

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. Scientists suspect it may be a boulder that was blasted off the moon during an asteroid impact.

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Pokemon Fan Learns To Code In Order To Archive TCG

The end result is one of the best ways to view Pokémon’s storied history, with more updates being planned by the creator.

Mother orca with 3 offpsring in Vancouver’s False Creek

‘All your problems melt away’ says woman who got up close to the orca family.

NASA just released a stunning new image of the Sombrero galaxy captured by the JWST

It looks less like a broad-brimmed Mexican hat and more like an archery target.

Solar Glut: Half of California’s Solar Power Sometimes Goes to Waste, Research Shows

Other states reap the benefits

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Remembering Cyberia

Back in the 90s, before the internet was evil, Cyberia in London was a haven for ravers, gamers, and Kylie Minogue. Its visionary founder helps us remember.

Is There New Evidence in the D.B. Cooper Case?

The discovery of a parachute possibly linked to D.B. Cooper has reignited the FBI’s investigation.

Mars Meteorite Reveals New Evidence That Hot Water Flowed on Ancient Mars

The Mars meteorite ‘Black Beauty’ suggests there used to be hot water on the Red Planet.

‘Potentially Toxic’ Chemical Byproduct May Be Present in 1/3 of US Drinking Water

Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are worried that it could have toxic properties because of similarities to other chemicals of concern.

Paleontologists discover Sask.’s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus

Fossils found along South Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park.

Will AI kill Google?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ai-kill-google-past-predictions-181729391.html

It’s Surprisingly Easy To Jailbreak LLM-Driven Robots

Researchers induced bots to ignore their safeguards without exception.

Amid big-box stores and industrial zones, salmon are returning to Metro Vancouver streams

Habitat recovery work also boosts flooding resiliency and inspires community stewardship, biologists say.