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Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion

Ace, an autonomous robot powered by AI, cutting-edge sensors and an extremely dexterous arm with eight joints, has played...

We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?

“This is Poppy,” says Howard Greenwood, proudly showing me his prize cow. In truth, though, “cow” is charming nuclear...

Suicide deaths in U.S. teens and young adults fell after 988 launch

The 988 Lifeline appears to be making a difference for teens and young adults in crisis.Since 988 replaced the ten digit lifeline in the United States, the suicide mortality of those aged 15 to 34 was 11 percent lower...

North East lobular breast cancer patients call for more funding

Two women from Barnard Castle and Guisborough say lobular breast cancer needs further research. Source link

Fermat’s Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret

Did you know the number 26 is rather special? It is the only number that sits directly between a...

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how...

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs – NASA Science

Beyond the border of Washington, D.C., numerous suburbs spread across Virginia and Maryland. Many are accessible from the Capital Beltway (I-495), the highway that encircles Washington. An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this photo of the beltway’s...

Artemis II Mission Milestones: An Image and Video Recap – NASA

On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, splashed down...

If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready

It was roughly a year after the earliest cases of covid-19 before the first vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus...

Two MIT alumnae named 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Mitali Chowdhury ’24 and Christina Kim ’24 have been selected as 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars. The highly...
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Bolivia: Anti-government demonstrators and police clash

Protesters have been calling for the president to resign after weeks-long unrest. Source link
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