Pierce’s disease still plagues California wine country
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World record speeds for two Olympics events have fallen over time. We can go faster
Ready, set, go break a record. As elite athletes compete for top accolades in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,
A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the first time in our galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery could help solve
How powdered rock could help slow climate change
On a banana plantation in rural Australia, a second-generation farming family spreads crushed volcanic rock between rows of ripening fruit.
This python-inspired device could make rotator cuff surgeries more effective
Each year, 2 million people in the United States suffer from rotator cuff injuries — but only 600,000 get surgical
A Dune-inspired spacesuit turns astronaut pee into drinking water
In the science-fiction series Dune, the desert-dwelling Fremen of the arid planet Arrakis recycle their body’s moisture using specially designed
A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physicsÂ
Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new
Why this year’s climate conditions helped Hurricane Beryl smash records
Hurricane Beryl, the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane in 2024, began roaring across the Caribbean in late June, wreaking devastation on
Psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks
 Inside your skull, your brain hums along with its own unique pattern of activity, a neural fingerprint that’s yours
Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth
A chemical element that’s not even in H2O — sulfur — is the reason Earth first got its water, a