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Scientists claim artificial general intelligence is already here
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Leading scientists claim that the fabled “general-purpose AI” is already here – we simply fail to notice because we are...
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CATL Naxtra sodium-ion batteries are set for passenger cars
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For years, sodium-ion batteries were regarded as having only limited potential to replace conventional lithium-ion units. CATL, the Chinese battery...
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The Corolla Skirt Is Replacing the Denim Skirt for Spring 2026
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Coats are being unbuttoned, boot collections are shrinking, and fashion insiders are putting away their weighty winter trousers. From the...
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J1218/1219+1035 Reveals a Rare Triple Active Galaxy Merger
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Around 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, an enormous event is playing out across the cosmos. At this location, three galaxies...
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NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission Faces a Bureaucratic End
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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It appears that NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has met a bureaucratic end. The project was intended to be the...
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Why Mindfulness Means Different Things to Scientists
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Over the last 20 years, mindfulness has grown enormously in popularity worldwide. It is now a familiar feature of everyday...
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Why glacier surges are becoming more unpredictable as the climate warms
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Standing before a glacier advancing towards you is an experience that is hard to forget: immense towers of ice crack...
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Black Friday: Amazon offers an incredible price on the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Amazon is offering an exceptional Black Friday price on the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro. This smartwatch is the brand’s bestseller...
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DinoTracker: AI reveals ancient dinosaur tracks and bird-like feet
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Researchers in Tübingen, Manchester and Berlin have created an artificial intelligence system that automatically analyses fossil dinosaur tracks. The software...
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Soviet K-222: The Nuclear Submarine That Broke the Speed Record
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Built at extraordinary speed and kept under tight secrecy, the Soviet K-222 shocked Western navies in the early 1970s. It...
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ACEA calls for European Commission 90% CO₂ emissions target for 2035 to be reviewed
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The European Commission’s decision to change the 2035 CO₂ emissions-reduction target from 100% to 90% should be reconsidered, according to...
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US and Japan Agree to Quadruple SM-3 Block IIA Production
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The United States and Japan have recently agreed to quadruple production of the SM-3 IIA, the most advanced anti-aircraft missile...
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The Eclipse of the Century: Six Minutes of Daylight Darkness
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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There is something profoundly unsettling about the moment when the Sun seems to be switched off. Anyone who has experienced...
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How China Is Quietly Drawing New Borders in the South China Sea
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Just before sunrise in the South China Sea, the water can seem deserted: a narrow grey band at the horizon,...
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Diabetes Breakthroughs: A Historic Turning Point in 2026
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a grey Tuesday morning at a busy diabetes clinic in Chicago, a nurse bends over a young man’s arm...
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Operation Windlord: US Air Force C-17 Transports Ward250 Nuclear Microreactor
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In an unprecedented recent event, and as part of United States efforts to achieve energy self-sufficiency for military units, a...
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Argentine Air Force personnel continue F-16 training in the United States under Peace Condor
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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As the Argentine Air Force (FAA) reaches a series of milestones in bringing the F-16 AM/BM Fighting Falcon into service,...
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Why a Weaker Polar Circulation Makes Winter Less Predictable
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The earliest warning did not arrive with a cinematic blizzard. It appeared instead as an unremarkable chart on a researcher's...
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Jupiter and Saturn: 12 New Moons Reshape the Solar System
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Around the two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, a total of twelve previously unknown moons have been identified. These objects...
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US Navy tests Patriot missile defence on USS Montgomery
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The United States, particularly the US Navy, has been testing an idea that until recently seemed more suited to a...
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How Land Use Policies Can Reverse Long-Term Decline
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Not traffic or machinery, but the hum of insects: so thick it seems to crackle through the air. A decade...
