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Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

"This one's exciting." The post Scientists Say They've Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

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Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

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Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast

"Extreme events are so far outside anything we have expected." The post Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast appeared first on Futurism.

11 hours ago

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Climate Scientists Aghast at How Bad Things Are Getting, and So Fast

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Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magnetic Field, in Orbit

"It gives you acceleration without fuel." The post Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth's Magnetic Field, in Orbit appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magnetic Field, in Orbit

New York Times Science

Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and older adults are at higher risk. But only about a quarter of patients eligible for screening are up-to-date.

13 hours ago

New York Times Science

Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life

New York Times Science

Joseph Fraumeni, 93, Dies; Helped Discover Genetic Link to Cancer

Considered the founder of molecular epidemiology, he worked with Frederick P. Li to identify a hereditary disorder that increased the risk of developing cancer at a young age.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Joseph Fraumeni, 93, Dies; Helped Discover Genetic Link to Cancer

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Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer’s May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis

Infuriating. The post Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer's May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer’s May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis

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You’ll Never Guess Which Country Is Causing the Most Global Warming

"Many people assume that if solar and wind are growing quickly, fossil fuels must be shrinking." The post You'll Never Guess Which Country Is Causing the Most Global Warming appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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You’ll Never Guess Which Country Is Causing the Most Global Warming

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American Tech Companies Are Suddenly Sweating Bullets as China Catches Up on AI

Reality is setting in. The post American Tech Companies Are Suddenly Sweating Bullets as China Catches Up on AI appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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American Tech Companies Are Suddenly Sweating Bullets as China Catches Up on AI

WIRED Science

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

The probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples to send back to Earth.

12 hours ago

WIRED Science

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

New York Times Science

What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race

A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United States’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race

New York Times Science

Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Omar Yaghi Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute

Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Omar Yaghi Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute

New York Times Science

New York Sues Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’

The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as PFAS.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

New York Sues Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’