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Smart Neanderthals Made Tools Using Glue, Study Finds
A trove of Neanderthal tools made between 120,000 and 40,000 years ago were forged with glue, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the objects. The research revealed the oldest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, according to an NYU release. The adhesive—composed of bitumen, an asphalt component that also occurs naturally…
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Not a Scene From Star Wars: This Is a Real Satellite Falling to Earth
Many Star Wars fans probably thought they were dreaming when the European Space Agency published images of what looked like a TIE starfighter in space. Alas, it wasn’t the Empire, but rather glimpses of a decades-old Earth observation satellite making its return home. The recent images of the satellite, known as the second European Remote…
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How to Watch Today’s Attempted Moon Landing Live
After an eight-day journey through space, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is ready to attempt a potentially historic landing on the surface of the Moon. Odysseus will try for a lunar touchdown on Thursday at 9:49 am near the Malapert A crater in the Moon’s South Pole region. Intuitive Machines will host a live stream of…
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Elon Musk Says Neuralink’s First Patient Can Move a Computer Mouse With Their Thoughts
The first human implanted with a Neuralink brain chip can control a computer mouse with their thoughts, Elon Musk claimed in an X Spaces event Monday. The anonymous patient has recovered fully, according to Musk, after having a Neuralink chip implanted into their brain just a few weeks ago. “Progress is good, patient seems to…