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How a Cup of Tea Laid the Foundations for Modern Statistical Analysis

Scientific experiments run today are based on research practices that evolved out of a British tea-tasting experiment in the 1920s.

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WIRED Science

How a Cup of Tea Laid the Foundations for Modern Statistical Analysis

New York Times Science

Masaki Kashiwara, Japanese Mathematician, Wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems.

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New York Times Science

Masaki Kashiwara, Japanese Mathematician, Wins 2025 Abel Prize

WIRED Science

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?

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WIRED Science

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Futurism

NASA Drops Promise to Land "First Woman, Person of Color" on the Moon

Amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk's push to eradicate the woke mind virus, NASA has quietly removed language about its non-white men astronauts. As British science writer Oliver Morton noted on Blueesky, NASA has seemingly deleted any references on its Artemis landing page referring to a huge part of ...

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Futurism

NASA Drops Promise to Land "First Woman, Person of Color" on the Moon

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It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters.

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It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

Futurism

Pentagon Issued Warning About Signal Messaging One Week Before Its Head Was Caught Using It

Earlier this week, The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed in a shocking editorial that he was accidentally added to a group chat on Signal between key national security advisers as they discussed an upcoming offensive in Yemen. It was a massive lapse in reason that could've easily ...

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Pentagon Issued Warning About Signal Messaging One Week Before Its Head Was Caught Using It

Futurism

BYD Is Suddenly Crushing Tesla

Chinese EV maker BYD is absolutely crushing Tesla, leapfrogging the Elon Musk-led company by passing the $100 billion mark in revenue last year. As Agence France-Press reports, the Shenzhen-based manufacturer has quickly emerged as the clear leader in China's burgeoning EV market, beating out Tesla's ...

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BYD Is Suddenly Crushing Tesla

New York Times Science

SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates Glowing Spiral in the Night Sky for Europe

Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket launched Monday created a luminous display for several minutes, and was seen by people from England to Eastern Europe.

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New York Times Science

SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates Glowing Spiral in the Night Sky for Europe

Futurism

Scientists Intrigued by "Star Grinder" Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy

Star Grinder Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up potentially tens of thousands of stellar-mass black holes, the husks of once massive stars, that are unfortunate enough to get too close. As detailed in a new paper to be published in ...

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Scientists Intrigued by "Star Grinder" Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy

Singularity HUB

Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

We stand on the brink of the next knowledge revolution. The post Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again. appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

Futurism

FBI Launches Task Force to Protect Tesla

If there's any doubt that the United States is rapidly descending into oligarchy, a new move by Donald Trump's FBI might clear the air. After recording at least 80 separate incidents of vandalism or arson against Tesla vehicles and dealerships, the FBI has announced the creation of a brand new task ...

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FBI Launches Task Force to Protect Tesla

Futurism

Before He Sent War Plans in a Non-Secure Groupchat, the Head of the Pentagon Said People Who Did That Should Be Fired

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used to think that sharing classified information in insecure channels was a fireable offense — until he got caught doing it himself. Following the stunning revelation from The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg that he'd been added to a national security adviser ...

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Futurism

Before He Sent War Plans in a Non-Secure Groupchat, the Head of the Pentagon Said People Who Did That Should Be Fired

New York Times Science

Foie Gras That Skips the Force-Feeding Is Developed by Physicists

While not sparing the lives of ducks and geese, the technique lets the birds eat and grow normally.

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New York Times Science

Foie Gras That Skips the Force-Feeding Is Developed by Physicists

WIRED Science

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn.

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Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

Singularity HUB

These Tiny Liquid Robots Merge and Split Like 'Terminator'

Made of teflon and water, the robots could one day shuttle drugs around the body. The post These Tiny Liquid Robots Merge and Split Like 'Terminator' appeared first on SingularityHub.

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These Tiny Liquid Robots Merge and Split Like 'Terminator'

WIRED Science

How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe

DNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is unknown. Here’s what that means for your genetic data.

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How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe

New York Times Science

You Can Make Amber Fossils in 24 Hours, Instead of Millions of Years

Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric fossilization of the real stuff.

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New York Times Science

You Can Make Amber Fossils in 24 Hours, Instead of Millions of Years

New York Times Science

Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat

Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.

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New York Times Science

Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat

WIRED Science

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.

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WIRED Science

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling