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#wired.com. #Nov.14.2025 The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived. A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.

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#theguardian.com. #Nov.13.2025 Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches rocket carrying twin Nasa spacecraft to Mars. A huge New Glenn rocket successfully took off to place two spacecraft in orbit for a later boost to the red planet

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#theguardian.com. #Nov.13.2025 Stunning aurora australis lights up sky above New Zealand and Australia after ‘cannibal’ solar storm. The geomagnetic storm, caused by powerful bursts of energy from the sun, also postponed the launch of two Mars-bound Nasa spacecraft in the US

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#aljazeera.com. #Nov.12.2025 Solar storms to hit Earth, triggering northern lights: What we know. The United States weather agency has issued a G4 geomagnetic storm watch alert, implying severe storms expected.

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#wired.com. #Nov.10.2025 If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go. A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.

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#wired.com. #Nov.10.2025 The Mysterious Math Behind the Brazilian Butt Lift. For years, plastic surgeons thought the proportions of a beautiful buttocks should follow the Fibonacci sequence. Now, people are looking for a more Kardashian shape.

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#bbc.com. #Nov.10.2025 Do UN climate talks have a point any more?. The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

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#bbc.com. #Nov.07.2025 Obituary: James Watson. James Watson, the godfather of DNA who discovered the "secrets of life" has died aged 97.

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#wired.com. #Nov.05.2025 Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here. New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner.

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#wired.com. #Nov.04.2025 A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia. Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic.

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#wired.com. #Mar.29.2025 US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court. After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings.

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#wired.com. #Mar.28.2025 This Crazy Instrument Lets Us Hear How Dinosaurs Might Have Sounded. Using 3D models of ancient skulls, Dinosaur Choir gets us closer than ever to understanding the noises that dinosaurs made.

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#wired.com. #Mar.28.2025 Sperm Stem Cells Were Used for the First Time in an Attempt to Restore Fertility. In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that were collected from testicular tissue when he was a child.

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#nytimes.com. #Mar.28.2025 The 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse: When, Where and How to Watch. March 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse: Where and How to Watch

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#theguardian.com. #Mar.27.2025 Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airport. Kseniya Petrova was returning to the US from a trip to France when officials revoked her visa and detained her

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#aljazeera.com. #Mar.26.2025 Why are users of 23andMe being urged to delete their data?. Genetic testing company’s bankruptcy proceedings could result in auction of the genetic data of 15 million users.

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#wired.com. #Mar.25.2025 Databricks Has a Trick That Lets AI Models Improve Themselves. Using several recent innovations, the company Databricks will let customers boost the IQ of their AI models even if they don’t have squeaky clean data.

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#wired.com. #Mar.25.2025 Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data. The team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology publishes measurement data crucial for advanced research in areas like astrophysics, nuclear fusion, and semiconductors.

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#techcrunch.com. #Mar.25.2025 Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestone | TechCrunch. Commonwealth Fusion Systems marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component of its Sparc demonstration reactor.

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#wired.com. #Mar.24.2025 How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe. DNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is unknown. Here’s what that means for your genetic data.

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#wired.com. #Mar.24.2025 The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling. As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, students and researchers are left to figure out what's next.

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