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Game Boy telescope adapter files released free

Musician and retro-technology enthusiast Chris Graue has released free 3D-printable files that allow a modified Game Boy Camera to connect to a standard telescope, opening his Jupiter photography experiment to hobbyists and hardware tinkerers.…

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Hawaii tests plastic waste in roads

Hawaii’s effort to turn discarded fishing nets and household plastic into asphalt has moved from laboratory promise to road trials, offering…

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Cornell robot electrifies weed control race

Cornell University undergraduates have won the grand prize at The Farm Robotics Challenge with an autonomous robot that kills weeds using…

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Oxford reshapes quantum cat states with trapped ions

Oxford physicists have demonstrated a new class of Schrödinger’s cat-like quantum states, pushing laboratory control of quantum superposition beyond the familiar…

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Cancer mutations open Alzheimer’s research path

Scientists have identified cancer-linked mutations in brain immune cells that may help fuel Alzheimer’s disease, opening a new line of inquiry…

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Bumblebee puzzle skills challenge brain-size theory

Bumblebees have been shown to solve a complex tool-use puzzle without being trained, strengthening evidence that advanced problem-solving is not confined…

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Fire whirls offer cleaner spill response

Controlled fire whirls have emerged as a promising tool for tackling offshore oil spills after large-scale field tests showed that spinning…

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Hidden Antarctic fan reshapes ice science

Scientists have identified a vast fan-shaped geological structure buried beneath East Antarctica, linking several major subglacial basins into one coherent system…

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ChartNet lifts smaller AI chart models

MIT and IBM researchers have opened a new front in multimodal artificial intelligence by releasing ChartNet, a large synthetic dataset designed…

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Gut microbes linked to early brain risks

Scientists have identified a link between biological changes present at birth, the development of gut bacteria during infancy and early signs…

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Solar models face hidden magnetic shift

Solar physicists have identified a hidden change inside the Sun that could force a reassessment of how space-weather models track the…

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Vitamin gaps linked to persistent fatigue

Low levels of vitamin B12 and folate may be tied to persistent fatigue and weaker motivation even among adults who appear…

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CBD study widens Alzheimer’s research path

Cannabidiol has shown signs of reducing damaging brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease experiments, strengthening scientific interest in immune-based approaches to a…

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Earth’s limits test growth model

Humanity is consuming resources at a rate the planet cannot sustain, a new peer-reviewed study has warned, placing pressure on food…

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Beetroot juice shows age-linked heart benefit

Nitrate-rich beetroot juice can lower blood pressure in older adults within two weeks by changing bacteria in the mouth, adding fresh…

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Cornell robots turn shape into intelligence

Cornell engineers have built a robotic collective that moves, reshapes and adapts without a central controller, marking a fresh advance in…

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Molecular antennas unlock impossible LED

Cambridge researchers have built a new class of light-emitting diode by electrically activating insulating nanoparticles, a breakthrough that could widen the…

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Antarctic ice traces supernova dustfall

Scientists have found radioactive iron from exploded stars locked inside Antarctic ice, offering fresh evidence that Earth is moving through a…

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Qatar deeptech fund widens startup capital

Qatar Science & Technology Park has launched a $30 million Tech Venture Fund to back early-stage deeptech companies headquartered in Qatar,…

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Toba clues reshape human survival story

Fresh scrutiny of one of Earth’s largest known eruptions is weakening the idea that humanity was almost erased by a volcanic…

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Saudi scorpion find sharpens biodiversity focus

Saudi Arabia’s biodiversity record has expanded with Taibah University documenting a previously undescribed burrowing scorpion species from Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla…

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Adult brain shows hidden learning reserve

MIT neuroscientists have identified a large pool of dormant neural connections in the adult brain, challenging a long-held assumption that “silent…

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Amyloid hopes face harder safety test

Patients offered a new generation of Alzheimer’s drugs face a sharper debate over whether modest biological gains justify the risks of…

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Giant insect mystery loses oxygen answer

Giant prehistoric insects may not have owed their extraordinary size to oxygen-rich air after all, after new research challenged one of…

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Soil microbes offer a battery-free path

Scientists have developed a soil-powered fuel cell that uses naturally occurring microbes to generate enough electricity for low-power underground sensors, opening…