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Waymo Finds a Way Around US Restrictions Targeting Chinese Cars

Waymo confirms to WIRED that its planned...

Honor Magic 7 Pro Review: Refined Flagship

Honor’s latest flagship phone is a refined...

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Fire at world’s largest battery facility is a clean energy setback

A fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing battery storage facility in California destroyed thousands of lithium batteries – and a significant amount of the state's clean energy storage capacity

Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes

A flying robot the size of a postage stamp can hover for up to...

2024 may have been the rainiest – as well as hottest – year on record

Global average precipitation in 2024 may have broken the previous record set in 1998,...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn’t over yet

Now that the US Supreme Court has decided that a law banning TikTok is...

World’s first AI chatbot has finally been resurrected after decades

ELIZA is famous as a rudimentary artificial intelligence and the first ever chatbot, but...

Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?

Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with potentially catastrophic consequences

Red Note and Lemon8 are not the TikTok refuges you are looking for

The Chinese social media apps Red Note and Lemon8 have become popular alternatives for TikTok users ahead of a US government ban on TikTok....

Golden oyster mushrooms may stave off signs of ageing

Middle-aged mice fed golden oyster mushrooms had healthier hearts, suggesting an antioxidant in the fungi protects against the effects of ageing

Astronomers baffled by bizarre ‘zombie star’ that shouldn’t exist

A newly discovered neutron star is behaving so strangely that it may alter our understanding of the dense remains left behind when stellar objects...

A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people

Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach that could help with...

US has imported billions of wild animals in the past 20 years

From 2000 to 2022, the US legally imported almost 30,000 different species of plants and animals, from songbirds to reptiles

AI could assemble a record-breaking quantum computer out of cold atoms

A huge number of ultracold atoms have been corralled into a grid that could form the basis of the next largest quantum computer

Can a new class of wearable tech actively boost your mental health?

A range of brainwave-reading devices and other gadgets aim to monitor our nervous systems and intervene to improve our well-being. Do they work?

SpaceX is launching Blue Ghost and Resilience landers to the moon

Two companies, Firefly Aerospace and ispace, are aiming to make the second and third successful private landings on the moon - and both are...

Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam

A marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat from trawling...

Meta allowed pornographic ads that break its content moderation rules

Last year, Meta allowed thousands of paid ads containing sexually explicit imagery on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram

Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?

Volcanoes have been proposed as the reason for the extinction of the Neanderthals and the hobbits of Indonesia, but the end of those species...

Intricate ancient tattoos revealed by shining lasers on mummies

The tattoos of 1200-year-old mummies from Peru can now be seen in exquisite detail, showing fine markings that may have been made with cactus...

Mars may have a solid inner core like Earth does

A new analysis of marsquakes measured by NASA’s InSight lander indicates Mars has a solid inner core – but other researchers say the evidence...
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