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John Timmer

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Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA
Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.
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Manufacturing qubits that can move
It's hard to mix electronic manufacturing and flexible geometry.
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Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids
Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid.
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Professional school grads from diverse classes get higher salaries
Study authors say courts should reconsider rulings in light of this new evidence.
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Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.
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Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch
Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared.
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New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies
Added layers of review singling out renewable energy have little legal basis.
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Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"
The Energy Information Agency says we've entered the Age of Electricity.
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OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM
GPT-Rosalind is an LLM trained on biology workflows, available in closed access.
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First look: Also's upcoming e-bike disconnects the pedals and wheels
The company bets that software can create a distinct—and better—riding experience.
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New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
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Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too
Improved gene editing process reactivates the fetal version of a hemoglobin gene.
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Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
Congress rejected huge cuts to science in 2026, but Trump is trying again.
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New fossil deposits show complex animal groups predating the Cambrian
Collection of fossils includes Ediacaran, Cambrian species, suggesting a transition.
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Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity
And solar power accounted for about three quarters of the renewables.
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Black hole mergers put limits on star-destroying supernovae
Pair instability supernovae create a "mass gap" in black holes.
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Getting formal about quantum mechanics' lack of causality
A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters.
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Trump staffs science and technology panel with non-scientists
Appointee list is in keeping with the administration's hostility toward science.
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Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk
Too much hardware was allowed to disconnect right at the edge of normal conditions.
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US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US
Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.
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We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?
This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries.
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Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets
Verdict, while not a complete loss, could still cost him billions.
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Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running
Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.
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Trump's plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit
Suit: The National Center for Atmospheric Research is to be terminated for no rational reason.
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National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
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Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.
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NIH director launches "Scientific Freedom" lectures with non-scientist
First speaker minimizes climate change, COVID risks—and is a lab leak proponent.
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Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule
A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today's hardware.
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Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation
With no enforcement and questionable economics, it may not make a difference.
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TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant
Plant won't be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
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