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Nvidia will invest $5 billion in Intel, co-develop new server and PC chips

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Intel once considered buying Nvidia outright, but its fortunes have shifted.

New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Unlike most prompt injections, ShadowLeak executes on OpenAI’s cloud-based infrastructure.

Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

In nuclear era, it has proven cheaper to build offensive weapons than play defense.

Some dogs can classify their toys by function

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Come for the science. Stay for the adorable pics of happy pupsters with their favorite toys.

Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display is the company’s first big step from VR to AR

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

The see-through display is a big downgrade from last year’s “Orion” prototype demo.

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Scientists build micromotors smaller than a human hair

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Using laser light instead of traditional mechanics, researchers have built micro-gears that can spin, shift direction, and even power tiny machines. These breakthroughs could soon lead to revolutionary medical tools working at the scale of cells.

Why Alaska’s salmon streams are suddenly bleeding orange

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The shift, eerily similar to mine pollution but entirely natural, threatens fish, ecosystems, and communities that depend on them—with no way to stop the process once it starts.

America is throwing away the minerals that could power its future

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

America already mines all the critical minerals it needs for energy, defense, and technology, but most are being wasted as mine tailings. Researchers discovered that minerals like cobalt, germanium, and rare earths are discarded in massive amounts, even though recovering just a fraction could eliminate U.S. dependence on imports.

Tiny protein pairs may hold the secret to life’s origin

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein fragments called dipeptides. By analyzing billions of dipeptide sequences across thousands of species, the researchers revealed that these molecular pairs trace the earliest steps in the origin of life.

Doctors warn of a stealth opioid 20x more potent than fentanyl

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Nitazenes, a powerful and largely hidden class of synthetic opioids, are quickly becoming a deadly factor in the overdose crisis. Over 20 times stronger than fentanyl, these drugs often go undetected on routine drug tests, making overdoses harder to diagnose and reverse. Cases from Tennessee reveal a disturbing pattern of fatalities, with nitazenes frequently mixed into counterfeit pills alongside fentanyl and methamphetamine.

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First insect-bearing amber found in South America gives clues to forest life 112 million years ago

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Flies, beetles, wasps, and other creatures from the Cretaceous reveal ecosystems details of the Gondwanan supercontinent

Smart dogs have a humanlike knack for naming new objects

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

In games with toys, “gifted” dogs can extend names to new objects with the same purpose as known ones

USDA funding delays under Trump compromise agricultural research

Published: 2025-09-18 Read More

Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated

Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students

Published: 2025-09-17 Read More

After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines

NIH promises to create conflict-of-interest database for scientists, but offers few details

Published: 2025-09-17 Read More

Proposed system would mirror Open Payments program for tracking industry payments to doctors