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July 12, 2026, 01:18 PM - 5 min read
Technology can recognise patterns. People provide empathy, trust and clinical judgement. The future of mental health care may likely depend on combining the strengths of both.
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July 10, 2026, 01:59 PM - 7 min read
Cloning is still tricky, and it continues to raise questions about safety, regulation and whether some applications should be pursued at all.
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July 9, 2026, 01:29 PM - 6 min read
Their appeal is easy to understand. They are always available, highly customisable and offer a steady sense of being heard, desired and understood — at a time when loneliness and social disconnection are on the rise.
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July 8, 2026, 09:49 PM - 3 min read
The breakthrough provides the first detailed genetic blueprint of the crop, creating an important resource for researchers working on crop improvement, molecular breeding and functional genomics.
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July 8, 2026, 01:30 PM - 6 min read
Surface drones can be dispersed and operated across wide areas. But in a maritime environment they need a floating platform to operate from. The same goes for aerial drones. Neither can replace a Type 83’s large, portable missile magazines, command facilities, or defence of a carrier fleet. The Common Combat Vessel will provide some hybrid capabilities.
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July 7, 2026, 01:07 PM - 5 min read
People close to the epicentre may get little warning or none at all, because the earthquake waves arrive before the alert can be processed and sent. This is sometimes called the blind zone. It is not a design flaw. It is a physical limit.
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July 6, 2026, 01:59 PM - 6 min read
In short, no. There is no way to artificially produce the massive densities. The densest everyday material is many millions of times less dense than what is needed to produce a tiny black hole.
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July 1, 2026, 12:32 PM - 6 min read
Gravitational waves offer an entirely independent way to measure the expansion of the universe. These large ripples in the fabric of space-time are produced when extremely dense objects, such as black holes, collide.
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June 23, 2026, 12:44 PM - 7 min read
Genuine happiness relies on authentic interpersonal connections, but AI is disrupting traditional ideas of friendship and relationships. Replacing these with AI-driven interactions risks eroding well-being and community.
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June 22, 2026, 12:55 PM - 8 min read
The United States has more than 624,000 highway bridges. About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
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June 21, 2026, 02:59 PM - 6 min read
The pyramid may not have been intentionally designed for resilience in an earthquake. But its survival is not an accident, either.
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June 18, 2026, 02:58 PM - 8 min read
There is a vast difference between launching satellites and operating an industrial-scale computing infrastructure in orbit. Space is unforgiving. Radiation damages electronics. The electronics generate enormous amounts of heat, and getting rid of that heat is surprisingly difficult in space.
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