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• Unexpected Evidence of Life Found in 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Rocks Using AI

  18-11-2025 22:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how researchers traced chemical evidence of early life in ancient rocks and found signs of photosynthesis nearly a billion years earlier than expected.
  
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• Bizarre Origins of Kissing Trace Back 21 Million Years to Apes — And Possibly Neanderthals

  18-11-2025 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how scientists traced kissing back 21 million years using primate behavior, evolutionary modeling, and clues from Neanderthals.
  
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• 40,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth RNA Offers Insight to Megafauna's Final Moments

  18-11-2025 21:25 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Scientists have collected ancient RNA from mammoth samples up to 52,000 years old. Learn how they can use that RNA to indicate what happened to the mammoth as it took its last breaths.
  
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• Bernie Sanders says that the robots — and the zillionaires — are coming

  18-11-2025 20:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders explains why he thinks artificial intelligence poses profound risks for American workers and society at large.
  
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• Amazon to Start Selling Used Ford Vehicles Online

  18-11-2025 20:21 via today.com
  Shoppers will soon be able to buy used Ford vehicles on Amazon. The two companies announced the new program on Monday that would allow Ford dealers to sell pre-owned vehicles via Amazon’s website. Through the program, customers will be able to secure financing, start paperwork, and even schedule vehicle pick up times for their purchases.
  
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• Just 2 Cigarettes a Day May Raise Heart Failure Risk by 50%

  18-11-2025 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers studying over 300,000 adults found that even light smoking—just two to five cigarettes a day—dramatically boosts the risk of heart disease and death. The benefits of quitting are significant, especially in the first decade, but some excess risk remains for decades. Cutting back helps far less than quitting fully. Low-Intensity Smoking Still Raises Major [...]
  
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• Over 100,000 Unlikely Spider Species in a Cave Built the Largest Web in the World

  18-11-2025 19:05 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders usually don’t live together.
  
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• Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost 2,000-Year-Old Crop in the Canary Islands

  18-11-2025 18:48 via scitechdaily.com
  Ancient lentils preserved in volcanic silos link modern Canarian crops to 2,000-year-old North African origins. Lentils cultivated in the Canary Islands today have roots that extend nearly 2,000 years into the past. This finding comes from the first-ever genetic study of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University of Las Palmas [...]
  
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• Insurance companies are trying to avoid big payouts by making AI safer

  18-11-2025 18:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A centuries-old industry that once made cars and buildings safer hopes it can do the same for artificial intelligence
  
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• Evolution Is Not Neutral: New Study Challenges 60-Year Biology Theory

  18-11-2025 18:13 via scitechdaily.com
  New research challenges the long-standing idea that most fixed genetic mutations are neutral. For many years, scientists studying evolution have believed that most genetic changes influencing how genes and proteins evolve are essentially neutral. These mutations were thought to be neither harmful nor helpful, allowing them to pass through natural selection without much notice. A [...]
  
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• Stock market wobbles as tech sells off

  18-11-2025 18:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The seemingly sturdy U.S. stock market has begun to wobble as tech stocks, crypto and major indexes fall.
  
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• Underwater Robot “Lassie” Finds Thousands of Icefish Nests Beneath Antarctic Ice

  18-11-2025 17:38 via scitechdaily.com
  When the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf, it exposed a hidden world beneath the Antarctic ice. Using underwater robots, scientists found thousands of organized fish nests stretching across the seafloor like a vast city. The discovery highlights Antarctica’s surprising biodiversity and the urgent need to safeguard its fragile habitats. Hidden [...]
  
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• Lab-Grown Milk: ‘Real Milk’ Without Cows?

  18-11-2025 17:26 via technocracy.news
  Remilk is an Israeli startup whose board of directors already includes executives from Danone, Pepsico, and Nestle, among the largest food companies in the world. Its website claims the Remilk is “identical to its traditional counterpart!”, but it’s not: let the deception begin. They are out to “save our planet” by “working around the clock to make sure choosing our products over old-fashioned dairy is a no-brainer.” ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Sta
  
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• Scientists Grow a Tiny Human “Blood Factory” in the Lab

  18-11-2025 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have engineered the first fully human-made bone marrow system, recreating the complex mix of cells, vessels, and nerves that normally live deep within our bones. This breakthrough lets researchers study how blood is formed, and how it fails in diseases like cancer, without depending so heavily on animal models. By building a realistic “blood [...]
  
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• Google’s Gemini 3 Is Here: A Special Early Look

  18-11-2025 17:00 via nytimes.com
  Maybe more than other model releases, this one seems to have the attention of Google’s competitors. Will it put the company at the top of the A.I. leaderboard?
  
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• Venice’s newest marvel is a wild, acrobatic dolphin. His refusal to leave puts him in danger

  18-11-2025 15:13
  Mimmo, a bottlenose dolphin, has been delighting tourists in Venice with his acrobatic flips for months
  
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• Brazil releases draft text and letter to accelerate COP30 climate negotiations

  18-11-2025 15:13
  Brazil is ramping up efforts at the U.N. climate conference with a direct letter to nations and a draft text released Tuesday
  
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• Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil

  18-11-2025 15:13
  Artificial intelligence is being cast as both a hero and a villain at the U.N. climate talks in Brazil
  
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• FuZE3 Hits Gigapascal Plasma in Fusion Energy Milestone

  18-11-2025 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Zap Energy’s FuZE-3 device has reached giga-pascal-level plasma pressures thanks to a novel design that independently tunes acceleration and compression. These early results suggest rapid progress toward fusion conditions once thought achievable only with massive, expensive systems. Record-Breaking Plasma Pressures in FuZE-3 Operating the Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3, known as FuZE-3, Zap Energy has produced [...]
  
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• EU to assess whether Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses need extra scrutiny

  18-11-2025 14:02
  The European Union is considering stricter scrutiny for Amazon and Microsoft's cloud businesses
  
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• Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

  18-11-2025 13:44
  Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age
  
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• Future Moon Base? Robots Explore Lava Tubes As Shelter for Astronauts

  18-11-2025 13:39 via scitechdaily.com
  A research team from the Space Robotics Laboratory at the University of Malaga, involved in the project, is testing and validating three robots on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, Spain. Protecting astronauts and their equipment once they leave Earth’s magnetic cocoon is one of the central challenges of sustained lunar and Martian exploration. The lunar [...]
  
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• Mars Was Habitable for Far Longer Than We Thought, New Study Reveals

  18-11-2025 13:06 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have uncovered evidence that water once flowed beneath Martian sand dunes — suggesting that the Red Planet may have once had conditions capable of supporting life. Scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have identified new signs that water once moved beneath the Martian surface, suggesting the planet may [...]
  
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• This Red Dwarf Just Launched a Planet-Killing Blast Into Space

  18-11-2025 12:29 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers have, for the first time, confirmed a colossal coronal mass ejection from a distant star, a blast so powerful it could strip the atmosphere from any nearby planet. Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space observatory together with the LOFAR radio telescope have made a groundbreaking observation: they have clearly detected an explosive [...]
  
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• What does 'agentic' AI mean? Tech's newest buzzword is a mix of marketing fluff and real promise

  18-11-2025 12:17
  For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, “agentic AI” is the future
  
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• U.S. firm set to launch 200mph flying taxis in Dubai

  18-11-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It will work like any other ride-hailing app except that instead of a car, a battery-powered aircraft will swoop in and fly you.
  
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• MIT Ultrasonic Device Shakes Drinking Water Out of Thin Air

  18-11-2025 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  MIT engineers have developed an ultrasonic device that rapidly releases water from sorbent materials used in atmospheric harvesting. By shaking water molecules free instead of heating them, the system boosts efficiency dramatically. Powered by a small solar cell, it could run multiple cycles per day. The advance could make off-grid, air-powered drinking water systems far [...]
  
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• AI-generated evidence showing up in court alarms judges

  18-11-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.
  
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• AI-generated evidence is showing up in court. Judges say they're not ready.

  18-11-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.
  
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• This Inexpensive Anti-Inflammatory Pill Could Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

  18-11-2025 05:10 via scitechdaily.com
  A common gout drug may unexpectedly lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a major new review A commonly used and affordable medication for gout may help lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new Cochrane review. In this analysis, researchers evaluated the [...]
  
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• Reversing the Irreversible? First-in-Human Trial Shows Stem Cells May Restore Lost Vision in AMD Patients

  18-11-2025 04:30 via scitechdaily.com
  In a first-in-human phase 1/2a clinical trial, researchers used adult stem cells to help restore vision in people with age-related macular degeneration. In the United States, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) stands as one of the primary causes of permanent vision loss among adults aged 60 and older. The disease affects the macula, the central region [...]
  
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• Jeff Bezos reportedly creating AI startup 'Project Prometheus'

  18-11-2025 04:07 via nbcnews.com
  According to the New York Times, former Amazon chief and current Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos is launching an AI startup called “Project Prometheus” and will serve as its co-chief executive. NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn joins NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz to discuss Bezos' new project. 
  
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• Hypertension Wreaks Havoc on the Brain Before Blood Pressure Ever Rises

  18-11-2025 03:55 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study shows that hypertension quietly disrupts brain cells and blood-vessel integrity well before blood pressure spikes. Hypertension can begin harming blood vessels, brain cells and white matter long before a rise in blood pressure is detected, according to a new preclinical investigation from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. These early effects may help [...]
  
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• 'I am deeply ashamed': Larry Summers to step back from public commitments after new Epstein emails

  18-11-2025 03:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren had called for institutions affiliated with Summers, who served as treasury secretary during the Clinton administration, to sever ties with him.
  
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• Immigration arrests in Charlotte spark fears, lead businesses to close

  18-11-2025 02:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  After immigration officials arrested more than 130 people, some churches report being half empty, an after school program canceled activities and one U.S. citizen said he started carrying his passport.
  
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• Trump’s reversal on release of Epstein files

  18-11-2025 00:56 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump said he would sign a bill calling for the release of the DOJ’s files on Jeffrey Epstein and encouraged Republicans to vote for it. It’s a reversal from his previous opposition to the legislation. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson reports. 
  
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• Study Debunks Major Myth: AI’s Energy Usage Is Significantly Less Than Feared

  18-11-2025 00:24 via scitechdaily.com
  Energy consumption in the U.S. is changing how people perceive the environmental risks associated with AI. New research challenges the common assumption that artificial intelligence places a heavy burden on the climate. The findings indicate that current levels of AI use have only a small impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and could even support [...]
  
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• A 12,000-Year-Old Figurine Shows the Earliest Human–Animal Interaction Ever Found

  18-11-2025 00:10 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how archaeologists discovered a woman-and-goose carving that predates the Neolithic and offers new clues to ancient symbolism.
  
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