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The pain of being left out is something most of us have felt at some point in our lives, but new research suggests that the impact of exclusion isn’t just about the act itself—it’s also about who is doing the…
Welcome to Edition 7.09 of the Rocket Report! When will SpaceX launch the next test flight of Starship? It certainly doesn’t look to be imminent, with SpaceX ground teams in Texas feverishly working to beef up the launch pad in…
Hurricanes don’t swirl ferociously just at Earth’s surface. The ionosphere — an upper layer of the atmosphere charged by solar radiation — also contains cyclones. Scientists sometimes refer to these as “space hurricanes.” The first was seen three years ago.…
Researchers have developed a new method to improve the accuracy and transparency of automated anomaly detection systems deployed in critical infrastructure.
A recent study published in Injury Epidemiology uncovers a troubling sentiment: a small yet notable segment of the U.S. population believes that a new civil war is necessary to “set things right.” This belief was more commonly found among certain…
Researchers have uncovered a bronze battering ram off the coast of Sicily. The weapon would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates between Rome and Carthage.
Recent research published in NeuroImage suggests that dream-like episodes might be more common during fainting than previously thought. By carefully monitoring brain activity in a group of healthy volunteers during induced fainting episodes, researchers discovered that certain slow-frequency brain waves,…
Analysis of samples from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean suggest that marine microbes could be a promising new source of antibiotics.
The Hatch Restore 2 with one of its lighting options on. [credit: Scharon Harding ] To say “I’m not a morning person” would be an understatement. Not only is it hard for me to be useful in the first hour…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) The rise in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been one of the darkest Internet trends, but after years of covering CSAM cases, I’ve found that few of those arrested show deep technical…
