SPACE
NASA has announced that it is working on creating a time zone for the moon. Time moves differently on the moon due to its weaker gravity. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time on the Moon is slightly faster than on Earth. An Earth clock on the Moon would
NEWS
The U.S. government wanted a way to secretly access Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the app's founder, Pavel Durov. Durov, who started Telegram in 2013 and is still its CEO, shared this during an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Tuesday night. Born
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A person named Alex is the second individual to receive a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink. Alex lost control of his limbs due to a spinal injury, but now, thanks to the Neuralink implant, he can play the video game Counter-Strike 2. The surgery took place last
HEALTH
A U.S. government report found that children exposed to twice the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water might have lower IQs. This is the first time a federal agency has said there’s a connection—though they’re only "moderately confident" about it. The report was
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Russia has declared itself a "safe haven" for people from Western countries who want to escape "destructive neoliberal ideas." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree saying that Moscow will help foreign nationals apply for temporary residence in Russia without needing to meet the usual requirements,
SPACE
Scientists analyzing data from NASA's InSight Lander have discovered a possible underground reservoir on Mars, which could hold enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water. Geophysicists have found a huge hidden ocean beneath Mars' surface, and they believe it could potentially support life.
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The Secret Service blamed local police for not securing the rooftop from which gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump. They said it was outside their area of protection. Securing and patrolling the factory grounds of AGR International Inc., about 130 yards from where Trump was
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is being sued by Kansas, Idaho and three other thus far unnamed states for misleading Americans about its modRNA (mRNA) coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccines.” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading lawsuits that claim Pfizer broke state laws, including the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, by falsely saying its
SPACE
Scientists claim that at least seven stars in the Milky Way might have a super-advanced alien technology called a Dyson sphere. While the researchers can't be completely sure that these stars have intelligent civilizations, they will definitely interest scientists looking for extraterrestrial life. Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson first
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A Swedish think tank reported on Monday that the nine countries with nuclear weapons are updating and improving their arsenals. In 2023, these countries have become even more dependent on these weapons for their security. “We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since
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Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, says they will team up with China to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035. This reactor will provide power for a moon base that both countries plan to run together. In 2021, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and China'
KNOWLEDGE
In 2011, Dan Schechtman won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering quasicrystals. Unlike regular crystals, quasicrystals don't have a repeating pattern. Schechtman made quasicrystals in a lab in 1982, but no one had found them in nature until 2008. Now, scientists in Italy and the United States