The effortless agility with which humans and animals move is an evolutionary marvel that no robot has yet been able to closely emulate. To help probe the mystery of how brains control and coordinate it all, Harvard neuroscientists have created a virtual rat with an artificial brain that can…
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For King and country? Europe’s young may not be willing to fight – POLITICO
Various reasons can be hazarded for this lack of patriotism: growing distrust of dissembling governments; fatigue and disgust with misconceived “forever wars” that have ended in defeat — and when it comes to America, the long-tail impact…
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Earth exposed to interstellar cloud millions of years ago, says study — Harvard Gazette
Call it the Milky Way mystery.
Evidence of a long-ago collision involving the Earth was there in the form of specific radioactive isotopes deposited across the Earth and Moon. There were, however, skeptics.
But now researchers have tracked the sun’s path through the Milky Way back to a…
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Damaged Su-57 Emphasises the Vulnerability of Russian Airbases Near Ukraine
It is unclear how much damage the Su-57 in question has sustained. The satellite photo appears to suggest that two relatively small explosions occurred within around 3–5 metres of the aircraft, which was parked on an outdoor concrete hardstand….
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Ukraine may store some F-16 warplanes in other countries to protect them from Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it’s set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said…
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How Does A Bacteria Become A Superbug? » ScienceABC
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Bacteria that have acquired resistance to antibiotics, also known as superbugs, are a serious concern for healthcare. They’re a product of overusing antibiotics, not only in humans, but also for livestock; the more that the bacteria is…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 832 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 832nd day, these are the main developments.
Here is the situation on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Fighting
- One person was killed and four injured in Russian bombardments near the town of Toretsk in the frontline eastern Donetsk…
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Ukraine’s Sudakov heads to Euro 2024 with dreams of soccer glory and a hometown behind enemy lines
Ukrainian soccer star Heorhiy Sudakov is on course to achieve his dream of becoming one of the best players in Europe. His dream of returning home seems more distant.
The 21-year-old Sudakov is one of the…
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Bringing back a long extinct bird — Harvard Gazette
Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, Harvard biologists have sequenced the genome of an extinct, flightless bird called the little bush moa, shedding light on an unknown corner of avian genetic history.
Published in Science Advances, the work is the first…
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Rebuilding communities through sports in war-torn Ukraine
Vatican News speaks with Larissa Yatsiuk about the work carried out in the social sports schools run by the NGO “Epicentr for Children” to help Ukrainian children recover from the trauma caused by the war waged by Russia in their country.
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