When I started building my home three years ago, I assumed smart bulbs were the obvious choice. They’re everywhere in marketing materials, they look cool, and swapping out regular bulbs or can lights seems like the easiest upgrade. Three years of using both Philips Hue smart bulbs and smart switches across my home has changed...
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NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported. While the...
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Long-term history of continental weathering and particle transport to the sea
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 36, September 2025. SignificanceContinental weathering delivers particles from the land to the sea. Released elements enrich ecosystems, while particles bury elements and organic matter, regulating ocean chemistry and atmospheric oxygen content. Here, we explore the long…Read whole article here
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New Marsupial Species Discovered in Australia
Named Bettongia haoucharae, the newly-discovered species of woylie is already likely extinct, says a team of researchers from Curtin University, the Western Australian Museum and Murdoch University. Bettongia haoucharae. Image credit: Nellie Pease. “Woylies are ecosystem engineers capable of turning over several tonnes of earth each year in search for their favorite mushroom treats,” said...
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Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants | Science
Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure raises LBD risk. …Read whole article here
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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
A white dwarf throws off shells of gas like a butterfly leaving a cocoon . Here the bright dot in the center of the image is the white dwarf surrounding by its cocoon of a nebula. (Image credit: H. Bond (STSci), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA via Wikimedia Commons) This article was originally published...
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Taylor Swift concerts do cause small earthquakes
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s a beautiful, clear night in July 2023 and over 70,000 people are packed into the open-air Lumen Field arena just south of downtown Seattle. They came decked in sparkles, glitter, and—naturally—handmade snake capes. Once inside, the lights go dark, a...
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NASA offers $155,000 to design moon tires
The final LTV design may—or may not—look like the current batch of terrestrial candidates. Credit: Felix and Paul Studios Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. With about two-and-a-half years to go until a planned crewed-mission to the moon, NASA is still deciding which company will receive a...
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Acting NASA Administrator Duffy Selects Exploration-Focused Associate Administrator
Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Wednesday named Amit Kshatriya as the new associate administrator of NASA, the agency’s top civil service role. A 20-year NASA veteran, Kshatriya was most recently the deputy in charge of the Moon to Mars Program in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington. In...
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Chemistry in Earth's Ancient Pools May Unlock the Mystery of Life's Origins
Life runs on proteins, large chains of amino acids that keep our bodies functioning. Yet for decades, scientists have wondered how they were first created to set biological life in motion 4 billion years ago. Based on a recent experiment that used simple chemistry, the answer may now be in our hands. A new study...