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Man Who Skydived From Space Dies During New Stunt

Nearly 13 years after skydiving from the edge of space, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has died during a tragic accident. As the New York Post reports, Baumgartner was 56 when he took on what became his last stunt flying a motorized paraglider near the town of Porto Sant Elpidio, a beachside resort ...

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Man Who Skydived From Space Dies During New Stunt

Futurism

Delta Announces New System Where AI Makes Up the Price for Your Ticket on the Spot

In the latest sign that we're living in a late-stage capitalist hellscape, US airline Delta is looking to harness the power of AI to set prices for each individual customer. As Fortune reports, the company is looking to push the boundaries of how much some passengers are willing to shell out for a plane ...

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Delta Announces New System Where AI Makes Up the Price for Your Ticket on the Spot

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Woman Who Exposed AI CEO's Affair on Jumbotron Responds to Controversy

After filming the CEO of an AI company and his human resources manager having an affair at a Coldplay concert, the woman behind the viral video has no sympathy for the cheaters.

4 hours ago

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Woman Who Exposed AI CEO's Affair on Jumbotron Responds to Controversy

National Science Foundation

New axolotl study gives researchers a leg up in work towards limb regeneration

Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered that it is not how much of a key molecule that allows axolotls to regenerate limbs properly, it is how little. This new knowledge moves researchers closer to enabling…

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National Science Foundation

New axolotl study gives researchers a leg up in work towards limb regeneration

National Science Foundation

NSF releases USAP SAHCS findings report

The U.S. National Science Foundation released the first Sexual Assault and Harassment Climate Survey (SAHCS) findings report for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). Results from the survey help expand agency understanding of sexual assault…

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National Science Foundation

NSF releases USAP SAHCS findings report

WIRED Science

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers.

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WIRED Science

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

Futurism

Harvard Paper Explores Possibility That Object Approaching From Beyond Solar System Is Hostile Alien Technology

A strange interstellar object is hurdling its way towards our pale blue dot — and according to Harvard's top UFO hunter, there's a chance it's some harmful form of alien tech. In a new, not-yet-peer-reviewed paper, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb — the same scientist who suggested that Ou'muamua, the ...

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Harvard Paper Explores Possibility That Object Approaching From Beyond Solar System Is Hostile Alien Technology

National Science Foundation

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS observed by NSF-funded Gemini North telescope

Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have captured an image of comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object that was first detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) for which the comet was…

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National Science Foundation

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS observed by NSF-funded Gemini North telescope

Futurism

Calm Down About the Area 51 Fire, People

A large wildfire touched down earlier this week near Nevada's mysterious Area 51 Air Force base — and naturally, the rumor mill is churning. As the Daily Mail reports, the blaze near the highly-classified base was sparked by the so-called Gothic Fire, a massive wildfire that broke out some 20 miles ...

1 day ago

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Calm Down About the Area 51 Fire, People

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Nvidia CEO Says He Has Plans to Either Change or Eliminate Every Single Person's Job With AI

Wall Street was bristling earlier this month as Nvidia, the "chip" monopoly behind the AI boom, hit a record market value of $3.92 trillion, just eclipsing Apple's record of $3.915 trillion set last December. Just days later, Nvidia became the most valuable company in history, breaking the $4 trillion ...

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Nvidia CEO Says He Has Plans to Either Change or Eliminate Every Single Person's Job With AI

National Science Foundation

New AI model could revolutionize U.S manufacturing

Artificial intelligence has transformed fields like medicine and finance, but it hasn't gained much traction in manufacturing. Factories present a different challenge for AI: They are structured, fast-paced environments that rely on precision and…

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National Science Foundation

New AI model could revolutionize U.S manufacturing

WIRED Science

Where Are All the AI Drugs?

In an industry where 90 percent of drug candidates fail before reaching the market, a handful of startups are betting everything on AI to beat the odds.

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WIRED Science

Where Are All the AI Drugs?

New York Times Science

Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

The price paid for the juvenile specimen of the 150-million-year old predatory dinosaur is the third-highest on record.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

WIRED Science

Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Can US Measles Outbreaks Be Stopped?

New York Times Science

This Golden Fungus Is Spreading Wildly in North America’s Forests

The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd out native species, a new study shows.

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New York Times Science

This Golden Fungus Is Spreading Wildly in North America’s Forests

New York Times Science

New Clue to How Matter Outlasted Antimatter at the Big Bang Is Found

Physicists working at the CERN particle physics lab said they detected a slight but significant difference in how particles of matter and antimatter decay.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

New Clue to How Matter Outlasted Antimatter at the Big Bang Is Found

New York Times Science

Amid Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms For U.S. Beekeepers

The parasitic Tropilaelaps mite, which threatens honeybees and the food supply, isn’t in North America. Yet.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Amid Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms For U.S. Beekeepers