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Scientists Detect Strange New Structures Deep Inside the Earth

They're buried thousands of miles below the surface. The post Scientists Detect Strange New Structures Deep Inside the Earth appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

Futurism

Scientists Detect Strange New Structures Deep Inside the Earth

WIRED Science

Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears

The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.

10 hours ago

WIRED Science

Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears

WIRED Science

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

New York Times Science

Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

New York Times Science

Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

New York Times Science

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits

More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits

Futurism

Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip

"The drivers who depend on it for livelihood had absolutely no idea." The post Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Uber Abruptly Ends Operations in Africa, Abandoning Drivers and Riders Mid-Trip

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Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours

"We have been continuously exfiltrating new data for over a year into our private database." The post Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Hackers Are Selling Stolen Scans of 153 Million US and Canadian Drivers Licenses, Which Very Likely Include Yours

New York Times Science

The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange

They are moving too fast for the normal mind to keep up, but elite drivers have more densely packed brain cells where it counts and use their minds more efficiently.

1 day ago

The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange

New York Times Science

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.

2 days ago

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

Futurism

Something Strange Just Happened With the World’s Largest Dark Matter Detector

Could this be the first direct evidence of dark matter? The post Something Strange Just Happened With the World's Largest Dark Matter Detector appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

Something Strange Just Happened With the World’s Largest Dark Matter Detector

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As If There Was Any Question About Data Centers Being Weak Job Creators, Meta Is Now Deploying Robots to Maintain Them

"We thought those of us performing the physical tasks were safe for a while, but not anymore." The post As If There Was Any Question About Data Centers Being Weak Job Creators, Meta Is Now Deploying Robots to Maintain Them appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

As If There Was Any Question About Data Centers Being Weak Job Creators, Meta Is Now Deploying Robots to Maintain Them

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College Graduate Employment Is Cratering Where Data Centers Are Being Built

A problem that hits close to the AI boom's home. The post College Graduate Employment Is Cratering Where Data Centers Are Being Built appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

College Graduate Employment Is Cratering Where Data Centers Are Being Built

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United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental ...

We now need to "face the inevitability of exceeding global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius." The post United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental ...

New York Times Science

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

2 days ago

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target