Science

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JAXA and Toy Company Tomy Built a Moon Rover That Transforms Like a Ball

The LEV-2 rover arrived on the lunar surface in a sphere shape, then deployed off-center wheels to move through powdery soil.

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Measles Likely Back in the US as Outbreak Passes One-Year Mark

Experts from Boston Children's Hospital say an official assessment of the country's elimination status is scheduled for November.

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Great White Sharks Still Swim Mediterranean But Face Extinction Risk

A 2020 genetic study found the Mediterranean population has been isolated for roughly 3.2 million years, making it one of the most distinct on Earth.

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KPMG Pulls AI Benefits Report After Investigators Find Fake Citations

GPTZero found that only five of 45 citations in the report accurately pointed to real sources.

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Solar Geoengineering Could Protect Oceans From Heat Waves, Study Finds

A Michigan State University study found that injecting particles into the stratosphere could shield up to 75 percent of oceans, but would leave the rest still at risk.

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SpaceX Goes Public at $1.8 Trillion, Declaring Itself an AI Company

Shares opened at $135 and closed at $160.95 on the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, making Elon Musk a trillionaire on paper.

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Dying Stars May Hold the Key to Unlocking Mysteries of the Universe

Scientists are developing tools to detect gravitational waves from core-collapse supernovae, explosions that last only a few seconds but release enough energy to forge most elements in the periodic table.

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Antarctic Surface Melt Could Increase Tenfold by 2100, Study Warns

Researchers found that 1.58 million square kilometers of previously unaffected Antarctic land could experience melting under high-emissions scenarios.

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University of Texas Jacket Pulls Drinking Water Directly From Air

A textile-based jacket developed at UT Austin produced up to 900 milliliters of drinkable water per day in testing, depending on humidity.

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Ancient Grape Seeds From Tuscany Rewrite Early Wine History

DNA from 80 seeds recovered from 2,000-year-old wells in Italy's Chianti region shows the area was once dominated by white grapes, not red.

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Third-Grade Activity Levels Predict Academic Success Into Adulthood

A new study tracked 747 children from birth to age 26 and found that impulsive behavior in third grade linked to fewer years of completed education.

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Philosophers Argue Consciousness Can Exist in Non-Biological Life Forms

A working paper from UC Riverside researchers estimates that at least 1,000 behaviorally sophisticated extraterrestrial civilizations have existed in the cosmos, making non-Earth-based consciousness statistically plausible.

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