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Extreme Cold

Antarctica’s extreme cold spells defy global trends

Antarctica experienced unusual extreme cold events in 2023, despite it being a year of record-breaking global temperatures. A study published in the scientific journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences highlights the

NASA deorbit

SpaceX awarded NASA contract to deorbit ISS

NASA has selected SpaceX to safely deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of its operational life. The contract, valued at up to $843 million, tasks the California-based

Atomic Clock

UCLA scientists achieve atomic clock milestone

Scientists at UCLA have achieved a significant milestone in nuclear spectroscopy that could lead to the development of the most accurate atomic clocks ever made. The breakthrough involves using lasers

Brain's Boost

Mechanism for brain’s energy boost found

Researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that detects when it needs an energy boost. The study, led by UCL scientists, found that star-shaped cells called astrocytes play

Vulnerabilities Exploits

ChatGPT 4 exploits 87% of vulnerabilities

A recent study by cybersecurity researchers Richard Fang, Rohan Bindu, Akul Gupta, and Daniel Kang has revealed the offensive capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in exploiting known

Tropical Shift

Tropical rains expected to shift northward

The world is no stranger to the consequences of climate change, but an impending northward shift in tropical rains could have profound implications for agriculture and economies around the equator.

Io's Lava

Juno spacecraft reveals Io’s vast lava lakes

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured infrared images of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing that its entire surface is covered in lava lakes. Io is the most volcanically active world in our