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Peptides are the latest wellness fad. What are they, and are they safe?
Fonte: Live Science
An FDA advisory panel has recommended making six unapproved peptides more accessible through compounding pharmacies — but scientists warn that easier access doe…
Forget 'Halo' — the latest 'Futurama' episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)
Jeff Spry · Space.com
Ringed worlds seem to be a fertile source of science fiction material, whether it be in sci-fi master Larry Niven's circular alien constructs in his "Ringworld"…
MIT Technology Review
We still don’t know how people are really using AI
Eileen Guo · MIT Technology Review
AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using products like Claude and ChatGPT, but they only release the data they w…
Science Daily
The bacteria that make cheese taste so good may also benefit your gut
Fonte: Science Daily
Scientists studying three artisan British cheeses found that the microbes responsible for their distinctive flavors may also offer surprising benefits for gut h…
NASA
O Desafio de Aviação Estudantil da NASA foca na infraestrutura nacional
Bailey G. Light · NASA
A próxima competição Gateways to Blue Skies da NASA convida equipes universitárias a imaginarem novas maneiras inovadoras em que aeronaves poderiam inspecionar …
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Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
Olivia Maule · Live Science
Stone tools from a lakeside site in Saudi Arabia hint that Neanderthals were adapted to the arid Arabian interior, not just to cold places.…
NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement
Robert Z. Pearlman · Space.com
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and first female French spacewalker Sophie Adenot removed a failed antenna but ran out of time to install its replacement at the Inter…
MIT Technology Review
The role of the astronaut is in flux
Becky Ferreira · MIT Technology Review
When the four astronauts on board NASA’s Artemis II swung around the moon earlier this year, they set a new record for the farthest humans have ever ventured fr…
Science Daily
Einstein’s biggest “mistake” came back — and changed cosmology forever
Fonte: Science Daily
Einstein’s abandoned cosmological constant made a spectacular comeback when astronomers discovered that the universe’s expansion is accelerating. It now sits at…
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O B777 da NASA ganha uma nova camada de tinta
HQ Web Team · NASA
O Boeing 777 da NASA exibe uma nova pintura nesta foto de 11 de agosto de 2026. O B777 foi adquirido para substituir e ampliar as capacidades do NASA DC-8, que …
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'Beyond human intuition': AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine
Fonte: Live Science
Three new AI-designed chip components are just a few micrometers long and go beyond what human engineers have previously envisaged.…
Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal
Josh Dinner · Space.com
After Starship's test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Oce…
MIT Technology Review
AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all
Michelle Kim · MIT Technology Review
The AI industry’s boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve itself, with almost no need for human oversight. LLMs can already write code, generate …
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O Legado de Glenn da NASA forjado ao longo de décadas de pesquisa de voo
Heather Baeslack · NASA
Muitos dos avanços mais importantes da NASA em tecnologia aeroespacial que começaram no laboratório foram comprovados, finalmente, no céu. Por décadas, especial…
The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the race to save key Atlantic currents, study finds
Sascha Pare · Live Science
The rate of global warming, rather than the extra heat itself, could determine whether a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning C…
Watch SpaceX launch its 100th mission of the year tonight
Mike Wall · Space.com
SpaceX will launch its 100th mission of the year tonight (Aug. 18), and you can watch the action live.…
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Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty
Fonte: Science Daily
A magnetar’s colossal magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years ago, in which seemingly empty space alter…
NASA
APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus
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APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the …
Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
Fonte: Live Science
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered stunning bronze statuettes and a unique plate at the bottom of a ritual well associated with an ancient Etruscan goddess…
Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)
Chelsea Gohd · Space.com
The JCB Hydromax vehicle averaged more than 400 mph during two runs in Utah last week, becoming the fastest hydrogen-powered car in history.…
Science Daily
A therapy that “rewrites” childhood memories can ease fear of failure
Fonte: Science Daily
Childhood criticism can leave people carrying a fear of failure long into adulthood, but new research suggests those emotional patterns may be surprisingly flex…
NASA
Lala Batters Hawaii
Fonte: NASA
The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.…
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