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The U.S. space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year

Governments plan to pour $1.3 trillion into AI infrastructure by 2030 to invest in “sovereign AI,” with the premise being that countries should be in control of their own AI capabilities. The funds include financing for domestic data centers, locally

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A European spacecraft caught rare footage of three successive prominences popping off the sun

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A dive into how scientists are trying to understand what consciousness is and where it comes from

Children born to mothers who were exposed to smoke in southern California showed increased rates of autism, although the reason why is unclear

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines and antibody shots can keep young children out of the hospital

Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found

The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself