Biden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidency
admin The North Star of macroeconomic policy—the ideal point toward which fiscal and monetary measures are intended to take us—is an America where jobs are plentiful and prices rise by 2…
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Two million years ago, an encounter between the sun and something outside the solar system changed all life on Earth
New research from Boston University and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute suggests that the Sun passed through a large hydrogen cloud two million years ago, directly impacting its protective heliosphere and…
All the Wall Street talk of market moves from Thursday
(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Thursday’s analyst calls and Wall Street talks. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to see the latest posts.) A semiconductor maker and a tech…
Researchers accidentally discover that mixing water with a peptide results in self-assembled, self-healing glass
Cracking and self-healing of peptide glass. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07408-x A team of materials scientists from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, both in Israel, working…
Complexity science can transform 21st century research. Here’s how.
A new science is emerging that promises to become the defining field of the 21st century. More than a narrow specialization, it is not just a new field, but a…
California lawmakers break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear power plant operating
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The California Legislature signaled its intention Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer life for the state’s last nuclear power…
USC researchers prove that Earth’s core is slowing down
The inner core began to slow down around 2010, moving slower than the Earth’s surface. Credit: USC A new study provides clear evidence that Earth’s inner core began to slow…
NASA Telescope Spots ‘Cosmic Fireworks’ and Faint Echo from Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have spotted flashes and echoes coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). These “cosmic fireworks” and X-ray echoes can…
Bad news: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are warned of price increases
Foldable phones have always been among the most expensive smartphones, and if the latest rumors about the price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip…
Hubble telescope maps high-speed ‘extrusions’ from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for first time
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped, for the first time ever, the plasma “burps” of a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that resides relatively close to Earth. While supermassive…