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• Image: Hubble gets in on a galactic gathering

  30-05-2016 12:53
  
  Nearly as deep as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which contains approximately 10,000 galaxies, this incredible image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals thousands of colorful galaxies in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). This vibrant view of the early universe was captured as part of the Frontier Fields campaign, which aims to investigate galaxy clusters in more detail than ever before, and to explore some of the most distant galaxies in the universe.
  
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• This robot exists solely to bounce ping-pong balls

  20-10-2026 18:05 via popsci.com
  
  In a world where tech leaders are racing to build autonomous machines that can do almost anything, one hobbyist is going the complete opposite route: an over-engineered  robot that does exactly one thing and one thing only. T-Kuhn’s Hexa-Bouncer only bounces a ping-pong ball, but looks like it’s capable of far more. The six-armed, metal machine was first designed  in a simulated environment and then brought to life with a CNC milling machine. Custom-built joints let it
  
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• For the first time, artificial intelligence is a top 10 fear in the U.S.

  20-10-2026 18:05 via popsci.com
  
  It’s official—artificial intelligence is one of the top 10 fears in the United States. Well, it’s technically two of the top 10 fears, according to the 12th annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears.First conducted in 2014, the recurring questionnaire tracks yearly anxiety trends that often range from everyday concerns to existential terrors. This year, 61.1 percent of over 1,200 respondents once again cited “corrupt government officials” as their biggest f
  
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• New comet accidentally discovered by space telescope

  20-10-2026 17:15 via popsci.com
  
  Launched in 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope observes some of the most distant regions of the visible universe for signs of dark matter and dark energy. But even while focused on the “big picture,” Euclid’s onboard equipment is surprising astronomers by capturing tiny photobombers like errant comets.Its recent portraits of one specific dusty space rock are especially impressive, however. Euclid spotted a never-before-seen comet sailing throug
  
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• Bat Beauty Contest returns October 24

  20-10-2026 16:30 via popsci.com
  
  With Alaska’s fat bears done packing on their winter weight and spooky season in full swing, it’s time to turn our collective animal-loving attention to a smaller mammal—bats. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BOEM) annual Bat Beauty Contest returns on October 24 and promises “plenty of batty puns.”Beginning Saturday, October 24, BOEM will post photos of the competitors to their Facebook and Instagram accounts and ask you to vote for the best-looking one. All o
  
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• The mysterious dancing plague that killed people in 1518

  20-10-2026 14:59 via popsci.com
  
  In the summer of 1518, people in Strasbourg couldn’t seem to stop dancing—some even danced themselves to death.It all started with one woman, who stepped into the street and began moving uncontrollably. Soon, dozens of other residents followed suit, overcome with the inexplicable urge to hop, jerk, and sway. Within weeks, the outbreak had spread throughout the city, leaving officials, physicians, and religious leaders scrambling to figure out what was happening—and, more import
  
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• Researchers Discover What Reading for Pleasure May Be Doing to Your Brain

  20-10-2026 02:37 via scitechdaily.com
  Reading for pleasure may offer surprising benefits for the brain, with research linking the habit to better mental health, stronger cognitive abilities, and a lower risk of dementia. Reading for pleasure may do far more than provide entertainment. A scientific review published in Psychological Medicine links the habit to better mental health, stronger cognitive abilities, [...]
  
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• Scientists Restore Memory in Mice With Alzheimer’s by Boosting a Single Brain Protein

  20-10-2026 01:26 via scitechdaily.com
  Boosting a protein restored brain rhythms and improved memory in mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease, pointing to a potential treatment strategy focused on how brain cells coordinate. The brain relies on rapid electrical rhythms called gamma oscillations when focusing on a task, learning a skill, or retrieving a memory. These rhythms cycle 30 to 90 times [...]
  
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• Reddit Users Are Experimenting With an Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug. AI Found Something Surprising

  20-10-2026 00:15 via scitechdaily.com
  An AI analysis of nearly 150,000 Reddit posts and comments offers the first systematic look at symptoms people attribute to gray-market retatrutide, showing how social media could guide drug safety research. People are buying unapproved versions of retatrutide, a next-generation GLP-1 weight-loss drug, and sharing their experiences on Reddit before the drug has received approval [...]
  
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• Scientist tattoos himself with disappearing ink

  19-10-2026 21:57 via popsci.com
  
  Tattoos are pretty permanent decisions, and laser removal is often described as more painful than actually getting them in the first place. But what about a design that can only be seen when you want to see it? Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder are working on a new type of tattoo ink to answer that question. Their dye is specifically concocted to physically alter depending on exposure to visible or ultraviolet (UV) light.The team described their invention in a study published earli
  
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• NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unveils a Spectacular New View of Mars at Dawn

  19-10-2026 21:41 via scitechdaily.com
  Curiosity’s latest panorama sharpens the view of a Martian rock layer that looks out of place and may have formed from ancient volcanic ash. A band of wind-carved cliffs stretches roughly 10 miles (16 kilometers) across the northwestern reaches of Mount Sharp on Mars, and NASA’s Curiosity rover is climbing toward it. A newly released [...]
  
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• Scientists Create “Super Ice” That’s 10 Times Stronger and Rivals Concrete in Strength

  19-10-2026 21:06 via scitechdaily.com
  A new form of reinforced ice could offer an unconventional building material for extreme polar environments, although questions about its long-term durability remain. Scientists have developed a new form of ice that approaches the compressive strength of conventional concrete while resisting the sudden fractures that make ordinary ice so brittle. Known as BioPykrete, the material [...]
  
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• Roman child’s grave contains coin to pay afterlife entry fee

  19-10-2026 20:48 via popsci.com
  
  Not far from the Black Sea, a child’s grave uncovered in present-day Bulgaria has provided archaeologists a somber look at Roman funerary practices. Flagged in the city of Stara Zagora during a site survey for a new apartment complex and parking garage project, the burial contained stunningly preserved gold earrings as well as a single, small coin known as an antoninianus. But while the currency’s age is traceable to within a year of its minting, the bronze piece may also represent a
  
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• Scientists Turn Ordinary Plastic Into Billions of Tiny Diamonds Using Powerful Lasers

  19-10-2026 20:31 via scitechdaily.com
  Diamonds recovered from plastic contain roughly 3,000 atoms each and could be modified with other elements for future use in medical imaging. Powerful lasers can turn plastic into tiny diamonds, but recovering the crystals means catching them as they shoot out at speeds comparable to a meteorite impact. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and [...]
  
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• Patrick: Colts could contact Manning about GM job - NBC Sports

  19-10-2026 19:03 via news.google.com
  Patrick: Colts could contact Manning about GM job  NBC SportsColts fire GM Chris Ballard after home loss to Titans, cite 'necessary' change  ESPNWhat Chris Ballard firing means for Shane Steichen's immediate future with Colts  Yahoo SportsChris Ballard’s Firing Marks Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s First Real Chance to Reshape the Colts  Sports IllustratedDan Dakich shares his unfiltered reaction to Colts firing of GM Chris Ballard: 'This is seven years
  
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• How to watch Japan’s mission to Mars

  19-10-2026 18:27 via popsci.com
  
  Japan launches a ground-breaking mission to the Mars moon Phobos today, and you can watch live.
  The JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission aims to collect samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, and deliver it back to Earth for analysis. If successful, the samples could help solve long-standing mysteries about Mars’ moons, including their origin.In 1877, US astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos and its smaller sibling, Deimos.
  
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• New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game - The Guardian

  19-10-2026 18:23 via news.google.com
  
  New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game  The GuardianDA’s Office to review deadly crash at Wichita soccer game this week  KSN-TV2 dead, 11 injured after woman in truck drives through soccer game in Wichita, Kansas: Police  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosNo charges filed against driver who killed 2, injured 10 at Stryker Sports Complex, police say  KAKEDriver who plowed through a youth soccer game
  
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• Milan luxury shops close for fear of further unrest, govt prepares new crackdown - Reuters

  19-10-2026 18:23 via news.google.com
  Milan luxury shops close for fear of further unrest, govt prepares new crackdown  ReutersMeloni convenes security meeting after riots in Italy  PoliticoRioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosItaly Set to Tighten Rules As Milan Luxury Shops Lock Up Early  Bloomberg.comMeloni condemns ‘gangs of thugs’ after protests turned violent across Italy  Fox N
  
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• Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support says court filing - BBC

  19-10-2026 18:22 via news.google.com
  
  Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support says court filing  BBCOpenAI bugging suspect's conduct could pose danger to U.S. national security, feds warn  CNBCHow a foreign government helped accused Saudi spy's family flee US after OpenAI bug scandal  Fox NewsEx-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, US prosecutors say  ReutersUS prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case  Fina
  
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• What you didn't see at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - USA Today

  19-10-2026 18:20 via news.google.com
  What you didn't see at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show  USA TodayVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 runway: The best model moments  Page SixVictoria’s Secret Straddles the Line Between Past and Present  The Business of FashionVictoria’s Secret Stock Rises as Fashion Show Signals a Return to Its Roots  Barron's5 details you might have missed at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show  Yahoo
  
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• Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz says Elizabeth Holmes looks like "a broken woman" in documentary - CBS News

  19-10-2026 18:12 via news.google.com
  Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz says Elizabeth Holmes looks like "a broken woman" in documentary  CBS News‘You Can See Everything’ becomes one of the biggest documentary releases in decades  CNNTheranos Whistleblower Alleges Elizabeth Holmes ‘Misled’ Nathan Fielder In Documentary Scene  ForbesBox Office: 'Street Fighter' $31M, 'You Can See Everything' $15M Milestone  DeadlineThe Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0&rsquo
  
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• Apple Announcing New Products Next Week: 'Pro and Tell' - MacRumors

  19-10-2026 18:05 via news.google.com
  
  Apple Announcing New Products Next Week: 'Pro and Tell'  MacRumorsApple Announces Oct. 28 Event for Touch-Screen MacBook Pro  Bloomberg.comApple to hold Oct. 28 event for touchscreen MacBook Pro  QuartzApple Is Set To Hold Another Product Event On October 28  EngadgetApple’s next-gen Macs could hit the shelves early in November  Digital Trends
  
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• Explainer: What's behind Egypt's move towards possible military involvement in Saudi-Yemen conflict? - Reuters

  19-10-2026 17:53 via news.google.com
  Explainer: What's behind Egypt's move towards possible military involvement in Saudi-Yemen conflict?  ReutersEgypt agrees to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against Houthis  PoliticoA powerful African military considers joining Pakistan and Turkey in defending Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi attacks  Business Insider AfricaEgypt’s Defense Chiefs Pledge to Support Saudi Arabia After Houthi Attacks  The New York TimesWhat help can Egypt offer S
  
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• Suburban women souring on Paxton could doom him in tight race - The Washington Post

  19-10-2026 17:37 via news.google.com
  Suburban women souring on Paxton could doom him in tight race  The Washington PostJames Talarico leading Ken Paxton in Senate race, other Dems in striking distance, UH poll shows  YahooKen Paxton Has Contested Tight Elections. Would He Do That for His Own?  The New York TimesHottest 2026 Midterm Races—Talarico Up 2 Points In Texas Senate Race In Latest Poll (Updated Daily)  ForbesLatino excitement for James Talarico could power Texas Senate upset&nbs
  
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• Deep-red districts are now House battlegrounds. These are the races to watch. - The Washington Post

  19-10-2026 17:31 via news.google.com
  
  Deep-red districts are now House battlegrounds. These are the races to watch.  The Washington PostThe 2026 midterms are 2 weeks away. Which party has a better chance of winning? Here's what the latest polls say.  YahooWhat you need to know about the 2026 US midterm elections  ReutersWhere the US midterm elections will be won and lost  BBCIs the blue wave real? Under-the-radar races that could hand Congress to Democrats  The Guardian
  
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• 3D-Printed Fake Meat and Fish Finally Hitting American Grocery Shelves

  19-10-2026 17:27 via technocracy.news
  
  This is Technocrat’s dream: to make food for the masses in a sterile factory without any animal protein. It has been years in the making (research and development), but it’s finally arrived – 3D-printed meat, fish, and chicken. Of course, the label doesn’t say that, because who in their right mind would eat it? Can you picture your child saying, “Oh look, Mommy, can we have 3D-printed steak for dinner?” Well, at least it’s not “soylent green,&rdquo
  
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• Scientists Turn a Cancer-Fueling Protein Into a Powerful New Weapon Against Tumors

  19-10-2026 17:21 via scitechdaily.com
  A protein that helps cancer grow could become an unlikely ally in treating it, with laboratory and mouse experiments showing that activating it in engineered immune cells curbs tumor growth. Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death in people under 50, and chemotherapy and newer immunotherapy drugs can fall short against its [...]
  
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• China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports - The Guardian

  19-10-2026 17:08 via news.google.com
  China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports  The GuardianChina’s Export Boom Masks Deep Economic Problems at Home  WSJChina's economy is better than expected — with one catch  AxiosStrong Exports Stabilize China’s Economic Growth in Official Statistics  The New York TimesChina’s Growth Rebounds to 4.5%, Puts Annual Target Within Reach  Bloomberg.com
  
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• Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June - CNN

  19-10-2026 17:04 via news.google.com
  
  Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June  CNNCNN’s Christiane Amanpour to depart from network after 43 years  NBC NewsAmanpour announces CNN departure after 43 years  The HillChristiane Amanpour announces she’s leaving CNN after 43 years  The GuardianChristiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June | CNN Business  CNN
  
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• This snake cartwheels to escape danger

  19-10-2026 17:00 via popsci.com
  
  Snakes will bite, rattle their tails, and even spit venom to escape danger. But of all the world’s species, southeast Asia’s dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) relies on an especially fascinating escape method. When threatened, the diminutive serpent rolls away like a speeding wheel.An adult dwarf reed snake typically measures less than 12 inches long, but its unique locomotive maneuvers allow it to retreat as fast one foot per second—about four times faster than it tra
  
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