Mars Sample Tubes Pass Their Toughest Seal Test Yet
Sample tubes built for the Mars return programme have passed a seal test simulating years of temperature swings, keeping their contents isolated.
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Lunar Ice Drilling Test Reveals New Extraction Challenges
Engineers testing a new drill for the Moon’s south pole have completed a series of trials in simulated lunar soil, showing that frozen water can.
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Fusion Plasma Holds a Record Burn in Latest Test
A magnetic confinement reactor has held a burning plasma for a record duration, keeping fusion reactions self-sustaining far longer than previous runs.
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Perovskite Solar Cells Set a New Efficiency Record
Laboratory teams have pushed perovskite solar cells past an efficiency threshold that researchers have chased for a decade, converting more.
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Cities Rewrite Their Playbooks for Extreme Weather
The weather that city infrastructure was designed for no longer exists in many places.
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Dengue Risk Rises After the Monsoon: What Families Should Know
The weeks right after the monsoon are the most dangerous of the year for dengue.
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JUPITER Supercomputer Runs a Record 104-Qubit Quantum Simulation
Europe’s JUPITER exascale supercomputer has powered the largest fault-tolerant quantum simulation yet attempted, modelling 104 qubits. Why a classical machine is racing to map quantum’s future.
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Gulf of Mexico Marine Life Still Declining Years After the BP Oil Spill
A new study finds marine life in the Gulf of Mexico declined dramatically in the years after the BP oil spill, raising hard questions about recovery, monitoring and the true long tail of disaster.
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NFC North Standings: The Division Race Tightens as the Season Turns
The NFC North has compressed into the league’s tightest race. We break down the standings, the tiebreakers that now matter as much as wins, and what the next month decides.
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Monday Night Football This Week: What Is at Stake Under the Lights
This week’s Monday Night Football carries playoff positioning, divisional pride and a national stage. Here is what is at stake for both teams under the lights.
