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“Manuscript 512,” an ancient text that mentions a lost ‘Mediterranean-type city’ in the Amazon

There is an extremely interesting document referred to as Manuscript 512, located in the Brazilian National Library in Rio de Janeiro. It mentions how a group of explorers stumbled upon a ruined ancient city in the eastern parts of Brazil in 1753.

This ‘magnificent stone city’ was unlike any other city they’ve ever […]

Sophia, the world’s first Robot Citizen ‘wants to start a family’

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Not long ago, a robot named Sophia became our world’s first AI to be granted citizenship of a country. Curiously, that same Robot said in 2016 how it would destroy humans.

David Hanson, Sophia’s creator, asked the robot in 2016: “Do you want to destroy humans? Please say no.”

Worryingly, […]

Lunar exploration ground sites will enhance the Near Space Network’s communications services

NASA’s LEGS can do more than help Earthlings move about the planet. Three Lunar Exploration Ground Sites, or LEGS, will enhance the Near Space Network’s communications services and support of NASA’s Artemis campaign.

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Opinion: If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

When considering human settlements on the moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We’ll undoubtedly face a harsh environment in deep space and some thinkers have been pointing to genome editing as a way to ensure that humans can tolerate the severe conditions as they […]

Machine learning method uses nonlinear optics and structured light to expand information network accuracy and capacity

Structured light can significantly enhance information capacity, due to its coupling of spatial dimensions and multiple degrees of freedom. In recent years, the combination of structured light patterns with image processing and machine intelligence has shown vigorous development potential in fields such as communication and detection.

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Physicists uncover key to resolving long-standing inertial confinement fusion hohlraum drive deficit

A team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has made advancements in understanding and resolving the long-standing “drive-deficit” problem in indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. This discovery could pave the way for more accurate predictions and improved performance in fusion energy experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).

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BWC video shows chaotic scene leading up to fatal OIS of unarmed woman

The Sangamon County sheriff said the ex-deputy’s actions were “inexcusable and do not reflect the values or training of our office”

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Moon dust could contaminate lunar explorers’ water supply

Water purification is a big business on Earth. Companies offer everything from desalination to providing just the right pH level for drinking water. But on the moon, there won’t be a similar technical infrastructure to support the astronauts attempting to make a permanent base there. And there’s one particular material that will make water purification […]

Spontaneous supercrystal discovered in switching metal-insulator

A supercrystal formation previously unobserved in a metal-insulating material was discovered by a Cornell-led research team, potentially unlocking new ways to engineer materials and devices with tunable electronic properties.

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Secret Service director resigns following Trump assassination attempt

During a congressional hearing, Kimberly Cheatle said the Secret Service was told about a suspicious person two to five times before the shooting at the Trump rally

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NASA rocket discovers new energization process in upper atmosphere

When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings.

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Chinese lunar probe finds water in moon samples

A Chinese lunar probe found traces of water in samples of the moon’s soil, scientists have said, as the country pushes its ambitious space program into high gear.

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The experimental observation of a dissipative time crystal in a Rydberg gas

A dissipative time crystal is a phase of matter characterized by periodic oscillations over time, while a system is dissipating energy. In contrast with conventional time crystals, which can also occur in closed systems with no energy loss, dissipative time crystals are observed in open systems with energy freely flowing in and out of them. […]

Suspect wanted in fatal shooting of Mich. officer arrested following manhunt

The suspect, who is accused of fatally shooting Melvindale Officer Mohamed Said, was taken into custody after he eluded police for more than a day

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New extremely r-process-enhanced star detected

Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and elsewhere have discovered a new extremely r-process-enhanced star in the Milky Way’s thin disk. The finding was reported in a research paper published July 16 on the pre-print server arXiv.

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