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Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions
Two or more satellites could communicate and manoeuvre around one another using magnetic fields, although getting the technique to work at scale in space might...
Space & Astronomy
Technology
This detached hand robot has a thing for skittering on its fingertips
The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.
Robotics
Space & Astronomy
The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert
It is impossible to get rid of anxiety because it exists to help us, says cognitive psychotherapist Owen O'Kane. Instead, he suggests three ways to...
Neuroscience
Webb reveals Helix Nebula in glistening detail
Image: Helix Nebula (NIRCam image)
Space & Astronomy
Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools
The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.
Neuroscience
A College Dedicated to Fighting Cancel Culture Is Failing for the Funniest Possible Reason
In 2021, a crew of self-described free speech martyrs announced they were founding a university to save American higher education from the scourge of cancel...
Engineering
Software
The Quest to Build a Radio Telescope That Can Hear the Cosmic Dark Ages
Isolation dictates where we go to see into the far reaches of the universe. The Atacama Desert of Chile, the summit of Mauna Kea in...
Technology
Energy
‘In Botanical Time’ explores the ways Earth’s oldest plants cheat death
Author Christopher Woods unpacks the science behind ancient plants’ longevity in a new book.
A robot bat sheds new light on how they hunt in darkness
Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use echolocation to hunt for food....
Robotics
Engineering
As Microsoft Stuffs Windows With AI, New Update Prevents Users From Turning Off Their PCs
Microsoft is hellbent on stuffing Windows 11 with AI — and many feel that this is coming at the expense of the operating system’s usability....
Technology
Software
Press release - Parliament to fast-track support loan for Ukraine
Following the decision to apply its so-called “urgency procedure”, MEPs will vote on a proposal for a €90 billion support loan to Ukraine at an...
European Affairs
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Press release - Parliament to fast-track support loan for Ukraine
Following the decision to apply its so-called “urgency procedure”, MEPs will vote on a proposal for a €90 billion support loan to Ukraine at an...
European Affairs
Cybersecurity
'Aha' Moments Seem to Come Out of Nowhere. How Does the Brain Create These Sudden Bursts of Insight?
Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost memory
Neuroscience
Press release - EU competitiveness: MEPs propose new legal framework for innovative companies
A single set of pan European harmonised rules should deepen the single market and boost cross-border investment.Committee on Legal Affairs Source : © European Union,...
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Press release - EU competitiveness: MEPs propose new legal framework for innovative companies
A single set of pan European harmonised rules should deepen the single market and boost cross-border investment.Committee on Legal Affairs Source : © European Union,...
European Affairs
Cybersecurity
Press release - Critical medicines: EU measures to boost competitiveness and tackle shortages
On Tuesday, Parliament adopted proposals to enhance the availability and supply of essential medicines in the EU.Committee on Public Health Source : © European Union,...
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Health
Mars once had a vast sea the size of the Arctic Ocean
Spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet have helped researchers map out an ancient coastline that surrounded a large ocean billions of years ago
Space & Astronomy
Experts Concerned That AI Progress Could Be Speeding Toward a Sudden Wall
Is the AI industry racing towards a point where the tech’s progress stalls out or slows to a crawl? Many experts, including one of the...
Technology
Software
Press release - MEPs debate Cyprus Presidency priorities with President Nikos Christodoulides
On Tuesday, Nikos Christodoulides set out Cyprus’s approach for an “Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, against the backdrop of an array of global challenges....
European Affairs
World News
He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again
Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”
Biology
The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal
Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. With dugong fatalities increasing, Pop works alongside...
Robotics
Climate & Environment
Sunscreens made from ground-up wood reach an SPF of over 180
Concerns around common sunscreen chemicals have prompted the search for natural alternatives, with lignin from wood being one of the most promising candidates
Chemistry
Biology
Press release - EP TODAY
Tuesday 20 January Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
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