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Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria

Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology a...

The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that’s actua...

Why Pigeons at Rest Are at the Center of Complexity Theory

Why Pigeons at Rest Are at the Center of Complexity Theory

When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement, and its inverse, have deep connections to m...

The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

Those epic battle scenes in space are awesome—and physically impossible. But hey, it’s more fun this way!

Why Balcony Solar Panels Haven’t Taken Off in the US

Why Balcony Solar Panels Haven’t Taken Off in the US

In countries like Germany, balcony-mounted solar panels are all the rage. But from breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’...

What Caused the European Power Outage?

What Caused the European Power Outage?

There’s still no official explanation for the blackout in Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France—but experts point to the m...

The Dangerous Decline in Vaccination Rates

The Dangerous Decline in Vaccination Rates

With measles on the rise, this episode of Uncanny Valley looks at RFK's role in the revival of the once-eliminated deadly illness....

2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

Long confined to the lab, humanoids finally appear ready to work in manufacturing. There are just a few hurdles to get them to mar...

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of i...

Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies

Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies

The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is noth...

States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Critics of the NRC say its red tape and lengthy authorization timelines stifle innovation, but handing some of its responsibilitie...

As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert

As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert

The border state of Chihuahua has recorded 713 confirmed cases, with its outbreak linked to the ongoing cluster of cases north of ...

Europe's Devastating Power Outage, in Photos

Europe's Devastating Power Outage, in Photos

A massive blackout hit Spain, Portugal, and southern France on Monday, causing disruptions to transportation, communications, and ...

Scientists Believe They’ve Witnessed ‘Planetary Suicide’ for the First Time

Scientists Believe They’ve Witnessed ‘Planetary Suicide’ for the First Time

New data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests a planet in a faraway solar system was consumed by a star by hurling itself ...

A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems

A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems

It’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new algori...

Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System

Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System

This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red Planet.

Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years

Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of in...

Japan Loses Top Creditor Status for First Time in 34 Years

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Japan Loses Top Creditor Status for First Time in 34 Years

ECB Rate-Cutting Cycle Is Probably Almost Finished, Muller S...

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ECB Rate-Cutting Cycle Is Probably Almost Finished, Muller Says

Swiss Inflation Turns Negative for First Time in Four Years

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Swiss Inflation Turns Negative for First Time in Four Years

ECB’s Stournaras Sees June Rate Cut and Then Pause: Kathimer...

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ECB’s Stournaras Sees June Rate Cut and Then Pause: Kathimerini

China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countr...

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China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countries

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