The Sciences

Ocean Drones Are Mapping the Seafloor Faster Than Ships

Crewless vessels with sonar are charting the deep at a fraction of…

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Drought-Resistant Crops Move From Lab Trials to Real Farms

A new generation of maize, sorghum and wheat varieties is holding yields…

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Seagrass Meadows and the Blue-Carbon Restoration Boom

Seagrass meadows store carbon, shelter fisheries and protect coasts, and restoration is…

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Fusion Energy’s Milestone Year: Private Money Meets Working Machines

Private fusion funding has passed nine billion dollars and pilot plants are…

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Thorizon and TNO Launch Molten Salt Reactor Materials Research

Molten salt reactors promise nuclear power that is safer by physics rather…

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Built to Fail? How Human Brain Evolution Traded Robustness for Brilliance

Our brains are evolution's masterpiece and its compromise. Scientists argue the same…

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Saturn Pulls Further Ahead: 128 Moons Added in One Survey

Saturn's confirmed moon total has risen to 274 after 128 new moons…

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SpaceX Launch Creates Stunning Jellyfish Cloud Over US East Coast

Early risers along the United States east coast were treated to an…

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Blaze Star Nova Expected to Explode After 80-Year Wait​

Blaze Star Will Explode Soon After 80 Years of Silence Blaze Star…

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