Technology & Innovation
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Planet collisions make for spectacular, heart‑pounding movie moments, the kind that send shockwaves across a theater. But how often do events that dramatic actually unfold in the real universe?
For centuries, the deep sea remained elusive. Without a means to breath underwater or endure crushing pressures, scientists and explorers relied upon crude methods to survey the bottom of the sea—from the deck of a ship they dropped trawls and . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.
Standard testing can miss some tumors, which are later diagnosed and called interval cancers. They’re often more aggressive than screening-detected disease
The new form, called Ice XXI, appeared at room temperature in the lab, and it may have a similar density to ice on distant moons in our solar system
Using artificial intelligence, DinoTracker can accurately classify dinosaur tracks around 90 percent of the time
The patient is faring well nearly three years later, thanks to the life-saving device
People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.


