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Category: Science
Life’s ‘basic building blocks’ found in asteroid samples
New research finds an asteroid harboured water, salts and minerals, lending support to a theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space
When pleasure becomes pain: How substance use damages the body and brain
Sustained drug use profoundly impacts brain function and physical health, leading to irreversible damage and long-term health risks
Secret lab developing UK’s first quantum clock: defence ministry
Clock is so precise it will enable ‘scientists to measure time at an unprecedented scale’, boosting British military capabilities
Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition
Of the at least 2.5 million species of fungus thought to exist on Earth, scientists have described around six per cent. Compared with what we know about plants and animals, that’s nothing
Alberta eyes nuclear future as part of net-zero transition
Governments and tech companies are bullish on Small Modular Reactors as a way to pursue growth while minimizing emissions
Inside the ‘golden age’ of alien hunting at the Green Bank Telescope
The field is experiencing a renaissance and seeing an influx of graduates, bolstered by advances in AI and machine learning
Rare Viking treasures discovered in Denmark
A 22-year-old archeology student found a Viking bracelet using a metal detector
Australian science magazine slammed over AI-generated articles
A leading science magazine published AI-generated articles that experts say were incorrect or oversimplified
‘Ready to come out?’ Scientists reemerge after year ‘on Mars’
This mission is the first of three planned by NASA to test human performance in conditions that simulate the Red Planet
