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Smile is a brand-new space mission currently in the making. It will study how Earth responds to the solar wind and solar storms.At the European Space Agency’s technical heart in the Netherlands, engineers have taken Smile through the final steps of testing and past its qualif…

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl volcano's interior

The post Why we need to treat freshwaters as a network appeared first on Freshwater Habitats Trust.

Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".

New features enable automatic cost optimization through intelligent storage tiering and simplified table replication across AWS Regions and accounts.

Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars can have atmospheres.

Recent research suggests that AI chatbots are not merely passive sources of election information; they can actively shape voter attitudes in measurable and durable ways.
The post AI Chatbots Are Reshaping Political Persuasion appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers

Take a jaunt through a jungle of strange neurons underlying your sense of touch, hundreds of millions of years of animal evolution and the dense neural networks of brains and AIs. The post The Year in Biology first appeared on Quanta Magazine

A Russian drone attack hit apartment buildings and the power grid in Odesa, Ukraine, injuring six people, including children

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday

A major breakthrough in battery science reveals why promising single-crystal lithium-ion batteries haven’t lived up to expectations. Researchers found that these batteries crack due to uneven internal reactions, not the grain-boundary damage seen in older designs. Even more surprising, materials tho…

Robbers used a large drill to break into a German savings bank's vault room and steal cash, gold and jewelry worth some €30 million ($35 million), police said Tuesday. While the criminals remained at large, hundreds of distressed bank customers massed outside the branch on Tuesday demanding informat…

Here in France, some ninety thousand police officers and gendarmes will be patrolling cities and towns across the country for the New Year's eve festivities. Story by Solange Mougin.

Dozens of NGOs expect to see their licenses to operate in Gaza revoked on January 1 for failing to comply with Israel’s new rules for the Palestinian territory. Their expulsion comes as Gazans face harsh winter conditions and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

An interview with MoffettNathanson's Michael Nathanson about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. and the Hollywood end game.

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide.

EVs are now operating from 65 post offices across the U.S., followed by years of public pressure and Earthjustice litigation.
The post Electric Postal Service Vehicles Deliver Holiday Cheer and Clean Air appeared first on Earthjustice.

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As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025.

With the November 2026 midterm elections front and center in the minds of White House politicos, the Trump administration has conveniently announced a $12 billion increase in ad hoc government payments to farmers.
The post Are Farm Level Production Costs Surging? Not So Much. appeared first on Ameri…

“Regrettably, I have a good friend whose brother robbed their mother of a significant amount of money before her death.”

BARCELONA – Go anywhere in the world, and an agricultural mess awaits. Even here in Catalonia, an autonomous self-governing region in northern Spain bordered by the Pyrenees mountain range and glorious Mediterranean beaches. Catalonia, it turns out, spent two generations developing industrial farm p…

A large elevation differential is a crucial feature of the proposed Carrizo Four Corners project. The project’s upper reservoir would be located near the top of the Carrizo Mountains, seen here on Navajo Nation land near Beclabito. Photo © Brett Walton/Circle of Blue
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Analysis shows obscure and barely used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of timeIf you have seen a news story declaring 2025’s chosen “word of the year” in recent weeks, you might be forgiven for asking yourself: what, another one?Depending on which dictionary you turn to, the …