Korean probe photographs crater left by a Falcon 9 rocket on the Moon — Read on El País — scienza
The impact of a Falcon 9 second stage on the Moon has been documented in images taken by a Korean lunar probe.
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Indigenous oral traditions as psychological infrastructure against modernisation — Read on Frontiers in Psychology
A conceptual study examines how indigenous oral traditions sustain psychological wellbeing under pressure from modernisation and cultural commercialisation.
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The surrealist drawing desk designed for Karl Lagerfeld in 1966 — Read on Core77
In 1966 sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne delivered Lagerfeld a sculptural, functional drawing desk, which he used for a decade.
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Polynesian lunar phases reveal clues to an ancient large-scale human migration — Read on Le Scienze
A study links Polynesian lunar calendars to traces of one of the most extensive migration routes in human history across the Pacific.
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A study explains the mystery of Neptune's inner moons — Read on Smithsonian Magazine
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Cougars reduce car-deer collisions in areas where they are present — Read on Nautilus
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A 200-year-old Gauss puzzle on the Cohen–Lenstra conjecture is solved — Read on Scientific American
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New 3D printing technique turns hydrogel particles into microfibres to regenerate muscle — Read on Nature — news
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Computational design meets Indian wicker craftsmanship — Read on Core77
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Hundreds of ancient earthworks discovered in south-western Amazonia — Read on Le Scienze
New surveys date many structures to around 1,800 years ago, the era of the Aquiry culture; there could be thousands more.
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LHC enters technical shutdown after Higgs boson discovery — Read on Le Scienze
The particle collider that revealed the Higgs boson is pausing for upgrades and will resume operation in four years.
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Two teams solve the same quantum cryptography problem using the same AI — Read on Le Scienze
An MIT PhD student and two California professors used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra to reach the same discovery independently and simultaneously, reopening debate over scientific credit.
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A computational model suggests an unknown branch in the human family tree — Read on Le Scienze
By analysing hundreds of modern genomes, the model points to a possible 'ghost lineage' of human ancestors shared by everyone.
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Rare images of the Sunda clouded leopard captured in Borneo — Read on Nautilus
Camera traps in Borneo's forest captured unusual images of the Sunda clouded leopard, an elusive species.
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Carnivorous nature of a plant Darwin suspected 150 years ago is confirmed — Read on New York Times — scienza
Scientists show that a plant species with sticky hairs digests insects, confirming a hypothesis Darwin put forward in 1875.
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Remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches survive three hours underwater — Read on Courrier International
A Singapore team fitted cyborg cockroaches with a waterproof suit, controlling them remotely for three hours underwater.
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What makes societies happy: a study of 97,000 people in 66 countries — Read on Phys.org
Analysing 97,220 responses across 66 countries, researchers identify five community factors linked to happier societies.
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Nscale to supply computing power to Oxford, UCL and Imperial for AI research — Read on Sifted
Nscale has signed a deal to provide computing infrastructure to three British universities for AI research.
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The Royal Mint turns old British phones into recycled gold jewellery — Read on Sciences et Avenir
At its Llantrisant plant, the Royal Mint extracts gold from used phone circuit boards to make jewellery.
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NASA shows cometary knots in the Helix Nebula — Read on NASA
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day: details of cometary knots in the Helix Nebula, about 650 light years away.
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AWS integrates vibe-coding startup Superblocks into private clouds — Read on TechCrunch
Superblocks can now be embedded in AWS customers' private clouds, decoupling apps from the underlying AI models.
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OpenAI says it has solved ten open mathematical problems with an AI model — Read on New Scientist
According to the company, OpenAI's Astra model solved ten mathematical problems that had remained open for years.
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Solar becomes Portugal's leading source of electricity for the first time — Read on REN | Redes Energéticas Nacionais
In the month analysed, solar outpaced all other sources in Portugal's electricity generation, according to grid operator REN.
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Webb spots possible newborn 'red dot' in the early universe — Read on Phys.org
JWST has identified over 300 'Little Red Dots' since 2024; a new one may be caught in an early stage of formation.
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A startup uses industrial waste to extract critical minerals from aluminium refuse — Read on TechCrunch
Fast Metals has developed a process that treats the billions of tonnes of caustic waste from aluminium production to recover critical minerals.
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Royal Theatre opens in Rabat, Zaha Hadid's last major project — Read on New York Times — arte
Rabat's Royal Theatre, with its complex curves, opens as a posthumous work by the celebrated architect.
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First possible exomoon found beyond the Solar System — Read on Sciences et Avenir
The Very Large Telescope observes a possible moon orbiting a brown dwarf that itself orbits a red dwarf star.
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Two thousand years ago, the world spoke tens of thousands of languages — Read on Courrier International
A study estimates a linguistic 'golden age' linked to agricultural settlement, followed by decline.
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Nepal's tiger population rises by 20% in four years — Read on © Prakash Mathema, AFP
Nepal's tiger count now stands at about 429, up by a fifth on the previous census.
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Ancient recipe resembling Coca-Cola found in a convent — Read on Rai News
San Marco pharmacy archive reveals an elixir with ingredients similar to the well-known drink, historians say.
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Millions of Chinese students use AI chatbots to choose universities and courses — Read on Rest of World
Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu and Tencent offer AI tools used by hundreds of millions of Chinese school leavers.
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Optical systems use repeated distance patterns to solve large optimisation problems — Read on Phys.org
Researchers show that repeated distance patterns allow optical systems to tackle large-scale optimisation problems.
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New test confirms Einstein's general relativity with high precision — Read on INFN
A new physics experiment has verified general relativity's predictions on gravity with high precision.
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Palm thought nearly extinct for a century rediscovered in Madagascar — Read on Mongabay
28 specimens of Ravenea latisecta found in four protected areas of the Andasibe-Mantadia region, after nearly 100 years without sightings.
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In Vietnam, technology helps rangers stop poaching — Read on Mongabay
At Pu Mat National Park, an anti-poaching unit set up in 2018 combines hi-tech tools with patrols to protect wildlife.
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The tropical garden hidden on an island in Brittany — Read on Courrier International
On the island of Batz, the Georges-Delaselle garden holds exotic plants brought by sailors from around the world.
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Two meteors light up New Zealand's skies — Read on The Guardian — scienza
Two large meteors were spotted within days over New Zealand's North and South Islands, with sonic booms heard on the ground.
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Study: human language was far more diverse two thousand years ago — Read on Le Scienze
Research suggests tens of thousands of distinct languages were spoken in a linguistic golden age, which later declined.
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40,000-year-old bird engravings reveal skills of early Europeans — Read on Nature — news
Newly discovered figurines suggest abilities that helped Homo sapiens expand across Ice Age Europe.
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Remote work linked to greater wellbeing and lower turnover in large study — Read on Frontiers in Psychology
Among 7,704 employees, wellbeing was higher for remote workers (4.22) than onsite staff (3.89); turnover stood at 7.8% vs 8.8%.
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