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Dinosaur teeth reveal prehistoric air quality was pretty awful:
Fossilized dinosaur teeth can reveal a lot more than just how these creatures ate and who they were related to – they can also tell us what the air was like in prehistoric times.
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05 August 2025.
Watch: Super agile, speedy robodog hauls heavy loads for hours:
Though robodogs are available for consumer purchase, most will be deployed to industry and research and maybe even security or rescue.
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06 August 2025.
RFK Jr. Ends Federal Contracts To Develop mRNA Vaccines:
One of the more frustrating parts of the RFK Jr.
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07 August 2025.
Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025:
Looking to level up your content creation game in 2025? You're in the right place! The digital landscape has evolved dramatically, and AI tools have become essential for creators who want to stay ahead of the curve.
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02 January 2025.
Inaugural CUNY Honors Connect cohort presents research:
This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31.
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05 August 2025.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians:
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeOne afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200.
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07 August 2025.
As influencers spread ‘toxic’ claims, what is the truth about sunscreen?:
Too much exposure to the sun has traditionally been seen as a danger.
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07 August 2025.
How to upgrade your deadbolt with a smart lock - and the one I recommend most:
The Nuki smart lock is packed with features, and it works with your existing deadbolt so you can still use a traditional key.
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07 August 2025.
Oceangate's Titan whistleblower: 'People were sold a lie':
A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.
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06 August 2025.
So long, study guides? The AI industry is going after students:
Students are increasingly using AI tools to help with — and do — their homework.
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06 August 2025.
Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas:
Large ocean animals can be protected throughout much of their lifecycle by huge Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), new research shows.
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07 August 2025.
OpenAI to Open-Source Some of the A.I. Systems Behind ChatGPT:
In a major shift, the company is “open sourcing” two A.
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07 August 2025.
CNN’s Elie Honig Says Possible Release Of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Testimony Would Be ‘Almost Unheard Of’ From DOJ:
By Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation | August 05, 2025
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Tuesday that the potential release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony by the Department of Justice (DOJ) would be “almost unheard of.
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07 August 2025.
NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon:
Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical challenges.
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07 August 2025.
Brazil aims to reduce dengue with modified mosquitoes:
For years, researchers have been trying to shut down a mosquito's ability to transmit certain diseases.
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31 July 2025.
Trump's ‘100% chip tariffs’ hit Japan's giants, but Samsung and TSMC rise on U.S. bets:
Asia semiconductor-related stocks traded mixed Thursday after U.
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07 August 2025.
Low Dose of Lithium Reverses Alzheimer's Symptoms In Mice:
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: People withAlzheimer's disease have lower levels of lithium in their brains, and giving lithium to mice with symptoms of the condition reverses cognitive decline.
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07 August 2025.
Georgia leads toward a nuclear future with its first operating reactor:
Georgia Power Co. announced one of its two new reactors reached self-sustaining nuclear fission on Monday.
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07 March 2023.
Huge study of ME/CFS reveals genetic 'hotspots' linked to the debilitating syndrome:
A large study of ME/CFS included more than 15,000 people and identified eight locations in the genome linked to the disease.
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06 August 2025.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
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