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Phoebus: keeping the smallest molecule in the Universe contained

Enabling & Support 16/10/2025 2301 views 23 likes In briefProgress is being made on the Phoebus project’s carbon fibre hydrogen tanks for a potential future application on Ariane 6 and spin-off industrial applicationsSmaller scale models have proven this world-first technology is...

Australia’s rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Australia's tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests are usually regarded as so-called "carbon sinks" as they absorb...

Active Luton given £13m to continue improving wellbeing

More than £13m has been given to a town's trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents.The money from Luton Rising, the Luton Borough Council company that owns London Luton Airport, has been given...

CDC scientist let go during shutdown says “it’s truly like an episode of ‘Squid Games'”

Washington — A scientist laid off by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said "the everyday American should be very concerned" by reductions in force amid the government shutdown.The scientist, one of hundreds...

Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth...

MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries

To help mitigate climate change, companies are using bioreactors to grow algae and other microorganisms that are...

Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education

MIT Music and Theater Arts fondly remembers the legacy of Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, who passed away...

These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source

A telltale hint was on the bee’s knees.An analysis of 127 fossil flowers, flower buds and bees from central Germany revealed pollen particles that precisely matched ancient flowers to their pollinators. The fossils date to around 24 million years...

Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks

High in the Argentinian Andes, a team of palaeontologists has found a small dinosaur fossil with the first hints...

The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality

It all started one summer lunchtime in 1992 on the terrace outside the CERN cafeteria. If you had happened...
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Gaza ceasefire: US says Hamas is planning ‘imminent’ attack on civilians

The US State Department says it has "credible reports" that Hamas is planning an "imminent" attack on civilians in...
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