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The world’s largest atom smasher is getting a powerful new upgrade
Physicists are finalizing plans for MATHUSLA, a powerful new addition to CERN’s Large Hadron Collider that will detect long-lived particles and potentially open the door
Winter sea ice cover lowest in 47-year satellite record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year history of the satellite record
Physicists create hottest Schrödinger’s cat ever in quantum technology breakthrough
Physicists have replicated the famous Schrödinger’s cat experiment at hotter temperatures than ever before. The breakthrough is a small but significant step toward quantum computers
Colossal’s de-extincted ‘dire wolf’ isn’t a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say
Scientists recently revealed that they have “brought back” extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only
NOAA contracts are being reviewed one by one. It’s throwing the agency into chaos
NOAA relies on hundreds of contracts to keep the agency running. The new commerce secretary is reviewing many of them individually, causing disruptions to many
Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few thousand remain globally
Here’s why researchers are making new psychedelic-like drugs — without the trip
This week, we’ve heard from researchers trying to untangle the effects of the “trip” that often comes with psychedelics and ketamine from the ways these
HP EliteBook Ultra 14 G1q review: Fantastic in every way apart from its underwhelming screen
The HP EliteBook Ultra 14 G1q impresses thanks to its strong performance but its display has left us wanting.
6,500-year-old hunting weapons found in Texas cave are among the oldest known in North America
The weapons from a toolkit unearthed in Texas may be the earliest ever found in North America.
‘If it weren’t for that asteroid, they might still share this planet’: Dinosaurs weren’t doomed before the asteroid hit, new study suggests
The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean
Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network
This March 4, 2020, image shows Deep Space Station 43, a 70-meter-wide (230-feet-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia. The
Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is
An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.
‘Hairy books’ bound by medieval monks are covered in sealskin, study finds
A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from