While remarkable hydrothermal features, like bubbling hot springs and explosive geysers, are common at Yellowstone National Park, other events largely go unseen. In 2025, researchers saw the return of a unique event called the Norris Uplift…
Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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Where Does Conscious Experience Come From? We May Be Getting Closer to an Answer
The brain can be watched in action, but what actually causes conscious experience remains hard to test. Modern brain scans can track patterns of activity in real time, yet a basic question remains unanswered: which parts of the brain are…
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A Dead Galaxy From the Early Universe Succumbed to Starvation Due to its Own Black Hole
Scattered throughout the universe are colossal galaxies that appear to be dead, no longer capable of forming new stars. One of the oldest dead galaxies has just recently been surveyed, confirming that its death sentence was set by a black hole…
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Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would be taking a series of steps towards becoming a “good neighbor” in communities where it is building data centers—including promising to ask public utilities to set higher electricity rates for data…
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One Day, Your Skin Could Signal Inflammation by Glowing
Wearable health devices can track heart rate, movement, and sleep, but they only measure what happens at the surface of the body. Now, researchers in Japan have taken a different approach by turning living skin itself into a biological display…
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When Some Elephants Raid Farms, They Might Not Be After a Snack. They Could Be Looking for Medicinal Plants
A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut parasites, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge
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Archaeologists find largest-ever medieval ‘super ship’ longer than two school buses
Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever medieval “super ship” dating back to the…
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