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The Week - Science

Air traffic control is coming to the moon - Under the radar - The world's first lunar airport has difficult logistics - Under the radar

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The Stokes-Navier equation OpenAI controversy -- In the Spotlight -- 'Historic' mathematical breakthrough by the tech company has been overshadowed by data privacy concerns of human researchers -- Will Barker, The Week UK

5 hours ago

Fog has bacteria that eat air pollution -- Under the radar -- The low-lying clouds hold a diverse microbiome -- Devika Rao, The Week US

3 days ago

Paraborgs: the cyborg cockroaches coming to the rescue -- Under the radar -- The insects can locate people and deploy injections -- Devika Rao, The Week US

6 days ago

Incredible edibles: Scientists turn plastic bottles into cookies -- Under the radar -- The pastry could be produced in remote locations -- Devika Rao, The Week US

12 days ago

'It's rare to meet a moment when the risks of a scientific breakthrough are so clear' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

13 days ago

NASA launches Roman telescope to probe cosmos -- Speed Read -- The $4.3 billion device is a repurposed spy satellite that will now be used for exploration -- Peter Weber, The Week US

14 days ago

200K barrels of radioactive waste are leaking in the Atlantic -- Under the radar -- Marine communities have formed among them -- Devika Rao, The Week US

14 days ago

'Object with no comparison': first black hole star discovered -- Under the radar -- The brightness of a star, with the energy of a black hole -- Devika Rao, The Week US

15 days ago

Orexins: the brain's Ozempic moment? -- The Explainer -- Drugs that mimic hormones involved with wakefulness, attention and motivation could transform narcolepsy treatment, and offer hope for depression and ADHD -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

20 days ago

'A further irony is that we live in an analytical, financialized age' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

25 days ago

The total solar eclipse could reveal more about the sun -- Under the radar -- There's a lot to learn -- Devika Rao, The Week US

1 month ago

Gene-edited dogs may prevent pet allergies -- The Explainer -- A pair of extra hypoallergenic dogs was created using CRISPR -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

1 month ago

UK solar eclipse: how to watch and what will happen -- The Explainer -- Certified glasses and pinhole projectors best way to watch Moon's partial transit of the Sun on Wednesday evening -- The Week UK

1 month ago

Scientists unveil first AI-designed virus -- Speed Read -- The Stanford scientists were able to create 16 new viruses -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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