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Dec 11 • 6 months ago

No sterile neutrinos after all, say MicroBooNE physicists

There's a less than 5 percent chance that earlier anomalies can be explained by fourth neutrino "flavor." ...

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Dec 11 • 6 months ago

Ars Live: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda

Join us Tuesday, December 16, at 2 pm ET to hear from leaders who resigned in protest. ...

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Dec 11 • 6 months ago

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it's past time to send new missions. ...

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Dec 10 • 6 months ago

This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires

We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.) ...

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Dec 10 • 6 months ago

Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

Latest results from a recently discovered ancient Roman construction site confirm earlier findings. ...

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Dec 09 • 6 months ago

Brazil weakens Amazon protections days after COP30

Backed by powerful corporations, nations are giving public false choices: Environmental protection or economic growth. ...

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Dec 09 • 6 months ago

Court: “Because Trump said to” may not be a legally valid defense

The "arbitrary and capricious" standard strikes down another administration action. ...

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Dec 07 • 6 months ago

Why is my dog like this? Current DNA tests won’t explain it to you.

Dog behavior is a lot more complicated than any one gene variant. ...

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Dec 06 • 6 months ago

A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge

The port will revolutionize global trade, but it’s sparking destructive rainforest routes. ...

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Dec 06 • 6 months ago

Rocket Report: Blunder at Baikonur; do launchers really need rocket engines?

The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship. ...

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Dec 06 • 6 months ago

New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region

Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming. ...

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Dec 05 • 6 months ago

Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis

They're quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them. ...

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