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Bill Gates' Terrapower permitted to unleash 345 MW sodium-cooled nuclear reactor 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 15 Jan 15 3 490
Cephalopods Pass Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children 5 Judi Lynn Jan 14 Jan 15 10 768
If you want a brain-aneurysm, watch this. (You have been warned.) 4 DetlefK Jan 12 Jan 14 8 1902
Serious Head Trauma May Awaken Dormant Viruses Inside Your Body 0 Judi Lynn Jan 14 Jan 14 3 595
Scientists Drill 1.7 Miles Into Antarctic Ice, Revealing 1.2 Million Years of Climate History 2 Judi Lynn Jan 12 Jan 13 17 909
On a long-dormant pad in Florida, a rocket that could challenge SpaceX's dominance is poised to launch 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 4 660
Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture 2 Judi Lynn Jan 12 Jan 12 29 1085
Scientists propose new method to detect alien civilizations via black holes 3 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 11 9 644
Nanoplastics found to disrupt dopamine system and social adaptation 3 Wicked Blue Jan 9 Jan 10 18 757
Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos 3 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 10 35 1224
We finally know where the Yellowstone volcano will erupt next 2 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 10 6 595
An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter -- and found something strange 0 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 16 1529
Scientists discover new kind of cartilage that looks like fat-filled 'Bubble Wrap' 1 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 5 483
Cybertruck-looking 'mobile aircraft carrier' developed in China can hide away and launch a 2-person flying car 0 Judi Lynn Jan 9 Jan 9 3 473
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Great Science in a Dark Dictatorship: Separation of Americium from Lanthanides. 4 NNadir Jan 5 Jan 9 6 656
The mathematician so strange the FBI thought he was a spy 1 struggle4progress Jan 9 Jan 9 7 783
Aircraft Noise Linked to Serious Heart Problems, Study Finds 1 erronis Jan 8 Jan 8 7 581
Scientists create safer lithium-ion batteries with new material 1 Judi Lynn Jan 8 Jan 8 5 470
Super-distant Dragon Arc galaxy pictured in extraordinary detail 0 Judi Lynn Jan 8 Jan 8 10 514
This is cool! 7 lastlib Jan 6 Jan 7 14 854
How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy 1 Jilly_in_VA Jan 6 Jan 6 1 393
Unborn Babies Use Genes From Dad to "Remote-Control" Mothers for Extra Food 9 erronis Jan 5 Jan 5 5 987
Different sizes of several cosmic objects. . . 2 Stargleamer Jan 4 Jan 4 13 654
Huge underwater volcano off US coast set to erupt in 2025 after displaying tell-tale 'swelling' 8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 1 Jan 4 26 1510
so, in my quest to remain sane(ish), i'm limiting my news intake. been filling the void w a lot of ngt. 9 mopinko Jan 3 Jan 3 10 1112

Science Continued...

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From Cosmic Collision to Fertile Fields: Finland's Hidden Hexagonal Wonder 0 erronis Jan 3 Jan 3 32 1332
Quadrantid meteor shower: How to watch the first 'shooting stars' of 2025 rain over Earth tonight 1 Judi Lynn Jan 3 Jan 3 5 580
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos 3 Judi Lynn Jan 3 Jan 3 11 692
The new science of death: 'There's something happening in the brain that makes no sense' 8 littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 Jan 2 6 1074
Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2 Jan 2 12 668
Boffins ponder paltry brain data rate of 10 bits per second 1 erronis Jan 1 Jan 1 4 503
Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn't Be 8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Jan 1 55 2284
Q_NLN_Factoring - an extension of Binary Energy Dynamics 6 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 14416
NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 33 1349
In Source Fragmentation of PFAS in Mass Spectrometry Complicates the Identification of These Ubiquitous Pollutants. 0 NNadir Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 493
Atmospheric Rivers Unleashed: How Climate Change Is Reshaping West Coast Storms 9 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 12 985
Geoffrey Hinton upgrades the possibilty of AI causing our extinction in 30 years 17 mdbl Dec 2024 Dec 2024 15 1703
Beam me up, Scotty: Will human teleportation ever become a reality? 5 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 709
Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It? 1 Zorro Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 788
Q_Security: A quantumly inspired security solution. 6 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 878
Dinosaurs' Extinction: A Warning for Humanity? Full Special 4 YoshidaYui Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 755
Time is an Illusion : Past, Present, and Future Coexist! 7 YoshidaYui Dec 2024 Dec 2024 12 1204
Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Predator, Name It 'Darkness' 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Dec 2024 14 790
Scientists Discuss Music and the Origins of Language 5 mopinko Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1004
How a newly discovered galaxy could offer clues on how our Milky Way Galaxy formed - PBS NewsHour 1 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 591
Thermodynamic model identifies how gold reaches Earth's surface 0 hunter Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 521
How Airplanes Create Stunning Holes in the Sky 0 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 11 610
"Ant-Like" Robot Swarms Lift Heavy Objects With Herculean Strength 2 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 14 929
Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 731
Moon, Dogs and Lights: The APOD for December 25 0 SorellaLaBefana Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 459
The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun 0 reACTIONary Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 471
Binary Energy Dynamics - exploring the relationship between energy sequences and prime factorization 16 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 15480
1400 degrees C, 430,000 mph - the Parker Solar Probe makes its closest dive yet to the Sun this Christmas 0 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 456
OpenAI's Latest Model Shows AGI Is Inevitable. Now What? -- LawfareMedia 9 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 912
Ants prove superior to humans in group problem-solving maze experiment 1 Jim__ Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 619

Science Continued...

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Is political interference causing faculty brain drain in the southern United States? 11 SorellaLaBefana Dec 2024 Dec 2024 31 1791
Scientists observe 'negative time' in quantum experiments 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 771
Chemistry Nobel Winner Fredrick Soddy's "Crank" Thermodynamics Inspired Views on Economics 6 NNadir Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 694
A 1,000-Year-Old Seed Grows in Israel - kept secret from the public for 14 years 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2024 Dec 2024 15 915
Revivable self-assembled supramolecular biomass fibrous framework for efficient microplastic removal 6 WestMichRad Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 584
Scientists have taught rats to drive little cars. And they love it. 41 JohnnyRingo Dec 2024 Dec 2024 74 3773
"I can assure you that the misuse of the word 'national' by our rulers has thoroughly broken me of the habit... 3 NNadir Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 704
Model suggests Earth's subsurface may hold up to 5.6 10⁶ million metric tons of natural hydrogen - Phys.org 2 Caribbeans Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 574
The Curious Reason Taxi Drivers Are Protected From Alzheimer's 33 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 72 4441
Study claims all observables in nature can be measured with a single constant: The second 5 Jim__ Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 904
Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 538
Stars Are Everywhere, So Why Is the Sky Still Dark? 4 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 641
What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know. 9 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 12 1091
What will they think of next? - PROBA-3 0 Ptah Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 464
Knick Knack Paddy Whack... Talk to your dogs Bone? 0 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 532
Jupiter's Moon Io Doesn't Have An Ocean Of Lava, Scientists Say 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 574
New Brain Technique Method Unveils Hidden Connections Behind Higher Order Functions 0 erronis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 9 663
This Post is Incomplete 8 mikelewis Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 840
After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years (maybe not) 2 eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 523
Pluto's Small Moons Are Unlike Any Other 17 Judi Lynn Dec 2024 Dec 2024 43 2529
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