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Last updated: Sep 26, 2026Fat Bear Week, Round 2 results: Bucky Dent, Backpack, 132, and 910 triumph
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The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever
Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
Virtual green spaces and classical music reduce blood pressure in hospital
Watching a river flow via a virtual-reality headset while listening to classical music seems to…
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon…
Rocks from Pompeii suburb tells a story of destruction—that could help us today
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Space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut
Helen Sharman officially opened the John Dulcamara Space Flight Museum at Grizedale Observatory.
Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails
Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa…
DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals
Experts working on database that could identify particular breeds involved in crimes, or rule out…
Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?
The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but…
Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool
The AI company Anthropic has announced that its Claude large language model has discovered a…
Frogs wear bacterial suits of armor to fight off deadly fungus
Chytridiomycosis has driven at least 90 frog species into extinction. The post Frogs wear bacterial…
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI…
Africa must shape AI, not simply consume it
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There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of…
Original ‘Star Trek’ USS Enterprise heads to MIT after resurfacing on eBay
The 11-inch model was lost for 45 years. The post Original ‘Star Trek’ USS Enterprise…
Sea spider with hairy feet, three lips, and red eyes found in Canada
The team also found a new species covered in parasites. The post Sea spider with…
Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very best
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI
Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on…
Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it?
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Swimmer made of quantum light breaks Newton’s third law
According to Newton’s third law, all actions are paired with reciprocal reactions. But breaking this…
The reason your face looks wrong in photos
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Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signal
Following the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have already come up…
We may finally have a way to rate a quantum computer’s usefulness
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How better ways of screening drugs could soon lead to thousands fewer animal tests
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Unexpected hints of dark matter should breathe life into particle physics
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Yes, scientists really built a “tickle robot.” Here’s why.
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Bracelet-shaped robot just keeps jumping
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Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter
The mysterious material has eluded scientists for nearly a century.
Featured Books
Africa's Journey to Industry 4.0: A Guide to Thriving in a Disrupted World
The future is being written. Will your voice be part of it? From the first …
Black Women Scientists & Inventors Vol 2
Celebrating twenty groundbreaking Black women whose scientific brilliance continues to shape our world. This powerful …
Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook 1
Building Confidence Through Discovery, Problem Solving, and Real-World Learning. Blacks in Mathematics & Science: Workbook …
Black Scientists & Inventors Book 2
Inspire. Educate. Celebrate Innovation. The second book in the Black Scientists and Inventors series continues …
Featured Scientists
Automotive Engineering
Panamanian inventor of a patented parking mirror for automobiles, issued in 1941
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Medicine
First African American psychiatrist in the United States, selected by Alois Alzheimer himself to conduct early research on Alzheimer's disease …
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Materials Science
Malian-affiliated co-inventor of a patented tire tread design at Michelin
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