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Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance

In late November, in a quiet corner of Devon, England, workers began adding a secret, light brown...

A new hunt for an Earth analog begins

Mićo Tatalović is a science journalist from Rijeka, Croatia, who lives and works in London. He...

Polar plunges aren’t just for the daring

On January 1, some hardy souls will greet the new year not by nursing a champagne hangover...

This giant microbe organizes its DNA in a surprising way

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

How to Watch the Final Meteor Shower of 2025

If you want to get into stargazing in 2025, you still have the chance: there’s one final...

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Science Corporation, the brain-computer interface startup founded in 2021 by former Neuralink president Max Hodak, is launching...

A quantum trick helps trim bloated AI models

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

New Head of Trump’s Cancer Panel Questioned Links Between Vaccines and Cancer

An epidemiologist who has speculated about whether there is a connection between Covid-19 vaccines and “turbo cancer”...

Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now...

How to levitate objects sans magic

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a...

Dark matter ‘nuggets’ could explain the Milky Way’s mysterious glow

A puzzling ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the destruction of nuggets of...

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

The giant confinement building encapsulating the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that exploded nearly 40 years ago is smooth...
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