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The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

It used to be that when BMW would refit a factory to build a new car, the...

Why Pigeons at Rest Are at the Center of Complexity Theory

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.They say a bird in the hand is...

The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

I'm a huge fan of Star Wars. The first movie (no, not Episode 1) came out when...

Why Balcony Solar Panels Haven’t Taken Off in the US

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Raymond Ward wants to...

A gas cloud 5,500 times as massive as the sun lurks nearby

Astronomers have found a giant interstellar cloud surprisingly close to Earth. Lurking about 300 light-years from our...

Losing a key U.S. climate report would hurt future disaster prep

This year may already be on track to be the second hottest on record, after 2024....

A man let snakes bite him 202 times. His blood helped create a new antivenom

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

Playing this Minecraft game hints at how we learn in real life

Even in a blocky world with zombified piglin chicken jockeys, human ingenuity still stands out. A Minecraft...

The Climate Crisis Threatens Supply Chains. Manufacturers Hope AI Can Help

When clothing designers place an order at Katty Fashion’s factory in Iași, Romania, they expect a bespoke...

What Caused the European Power Outage?

The causes of the power outage that left millions in Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday...

The Dangerous Decline in Vaccination Rates

In the year 2000, measles were declared eliminated from the United States. But thanks to declining vaccination...

Cool water could protect sea stars from a mysterious disease

A mysterious disease that has plagued sea stars for more than a decade may have met its...
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