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An arc of galaxies stretching for 3.3 billion light years seems to contradict a core tenet…
Apple will let iPhone users keep iOS 14 after iOS 15 launches
The tech company will continue updating the old OS even after iOS 15 is released in…
Scientists Discover Exactly How COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Human Lungs
New structure shows how virus envelope protein hijacks cell-junction protein and promotes viral spread; findings could…
Photographer Sues Capcom for $12M for Using Her Photos in Video Games
A photographer is suing Capcom for copyright infringement, accusing the video game maker of using her…
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Outside of a test, there’s no way to gauge intelligence in one data-point. But if they…
Neural Networks Emulate Any Guitar Pedal For $120
It’s a well-established fact that a guitarist’s acumen can be accurately gauged by the size of…
Space Debris Has Hit And Damaged The International Space Station
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The best dark matter map to date raises questions about the universe | Engadget
Scientists have released the most precise map of dark matter to date, but it only serves…
A rogue killer drone ‘hunted down’ a human target without being instructed to, UN report says
The KARGU-2, a deadly attack drone, autonomously attacked a human during a conflict in Libya, according…
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Physicists Have Broken The Speed of Light With Pulses Inside Hot Plasma
Sailing through the smooth waters of vacuum, a photon of light moves at around 300 thousand…
An AI has disproved five mathematical conjectures with no human help
An artificial intelligence has disproved five mathematical conjectures, despite not being equipped with any information about…
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We sort-of take it for granted that there’s a supermassive black hole at the center of…
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Scientists Fired Tardigrades Out of a Gun to See if They Can Survive Space Impacts
We can now add “being fired out of a gun at high speeds” to the growing…
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An experiment in which 36 people were fitted with a robotic third thumb has demonstrated the…