According to an alternative model of how intelligent life emerges on planets like Earth, the existence of aliens—and human ...

An update of the convection code ASPECT enables full coupling of plume dynamics with buoyancy effects of transition zone ...

The MIT research team believes that the future of nuclear fusion depends on understanding the mysteries of plasma. Therefore, ...

Creating and sustaining fusion reactions—essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth—is extremely difficult, and ...

Dynabook and NEC revive optical drives in modern laptops, blending nostalgia with high-performance processors, high-res ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until now the ...

Earth's inner core may have changed shape, according to researchers studying unknown transformations deep within the planet.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

In brief: Alibaba has struck back at rival DeepSeek with the surprise release of its new Qwen 2.5-Max model. The Chinese e-commerce titan claims its latest artificial intelligence offering ...

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