For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery could help solve […]
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This AI can predict ship-sinking ‘freak’ waves minutes in advance
Rogue waves are freakishly large ridges of water known for rising out of the blue to ambush hapless ships and […]
This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective
Each year, 2 million people in the United States suffer from rotator cuff injuries — but only 600,000 get surgical […]
A Dune-inspired spacesuit turns astronaut pee into drinking water
In the science-fiction series Dune, the desert-dwelling Fremen of the arid planet Arrakis recycle their body’s moisture using specially designed […]
Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth
A chemical element that’s not even in H2O — sulfur — is the reason Earth first got its water, a […]
Jurassic Park inspires a new way to store DNA data
Sometimes science fiction does inspire science research. À la Jurassic Park’s entombed mosquito, scientists have developed a method to store […]
In a seafloor surprise, metal-rich chunks may generate deep-sea oxygen
In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This meager but steady […]
How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge
A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt […]
Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate
Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial […]
Why this year’s weather helped Hurricane Beryl break records
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