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California redwoods are struggling in the heat — and it’s not clear how much damage is being done
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California redwoods are struggling in the heat — and it’s not clear how much damage is being done

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 17, 2026

When temperatures spike, California redwoods slow down photosynthesis, new research has found. This finding has serious implications for the long-term survival of the iconic trees

Is the brain actually 2 nervous systems smooshed together? A new study claims it is.
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Is the brain actually 2 nervous systems smooshed together? A new study claims it is.

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 17, 2026

Recent research challenges a long-standing idea about how the brain develops: Rather than arising from a single source, the brain may emerge from two distinct

Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?
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Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 17, 2026

Sometimes, it takes a great struggle to build towering peaks. And what more thunderous event is there than the clashing of continental plates? Geological pileups

New 4,300-mile-long internet cable will shuttle data along the ocean floor at 1 million gigabits per second
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New 4,300-mile-long internet cable will shuttle data along the ocean floor at 1 million gigabits per second

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 17, 2026

A new 4,300-mile (7,000-kilometer) undersea fiber cable will shuttle data between the U.S. and France at breakneck speeds of up to 1 million gigabits per

Crossword: Time lines
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Crossword: Time lines

Faren RothOctober 16, 2026

Solve the crossword from our November 2026 issue, in which we cultivate an understanding of growth curves.

Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska
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Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

Archaeologists digging at a 13,800-year-old site in interior Alaska have unearthed thousands of artifacts and fossils, including what may be the bones of the earliest

Physicists froze a ‘necklace’ of atoms — and witnessed a quantum phenomenon predicted 100 years ago
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Physicists froze a ‘necklace’ of atoms — and witnessed a quantum phenomenon predicted 100 years ago

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

“Necklaces” of ultracold atoms have provided new evidence to support a nearly 100-year-old quantum theory. In 1931, physicists were trying to use quantum mechanics to

Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
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Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

Shortly after Artemis II splashdown on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.

He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art
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He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

Benchmarks are the rulers of AI, in both senses of the word. As measuring sticks, they work according to an extremely simple logic: If you

Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat
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Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat

Jake BuehlerOctober 16, 2026

New simulations reveal which battle moves the skulls of horned dinosaurs could take — and which might have been a very bad idea.

Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon
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Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon

Lisa GrossmanOctober 16, 2026

We’ve studied the moon with robotic spacecraft for decades. What do human observers add? Artemis II’s first science results offer some answers.

Fossil of ‘unconquered female warrior’ dinosaur with long claws found in UK museum drawer after 100 years
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Fossil of ‘unconquered female warrior’ dinosaur with long claws found in UK museum drawer after 100 years

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

A fossil that sat in a museum collection for over a century is a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur, researchers have found. The discovery

Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest ‘white dwarf’ ever seen
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Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest ‘white dwarf’ ever seen

Really Simple SyndicationOctober 16, 2026

Stellar cores called white dwarfs come in an astonishing array of colors, including what scientists say is the first known green star and the reddest

Brain implants are helping people who’ve lost their voice
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Brain implants are helping people who’ve lost their voice

Laura SandersOctober 15, 2026

The technology could get those with ALS, Parkinson’s disease and brain injuries “talking” again.

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