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  1. Tech

    Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes  

    A technique from astronomy could help detect deepfakes by spotting unrealistic reflections in the eyes of AI-generated images.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

    Curved teeth could grip fragile shoulder tendons without tearing, making rotator-cuff repairs stronger and more likely to last. 

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  3. Tech

    Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?

    A controversial study suggests that ancient people might have used one to hoist the stones used to assemble into King Djoser’s pyramid.

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  4. Climate

    Stashing more CO2 in the ocean could slow climate change

    More research is needed on ways to safely remove some CO2 from the water to make room for more — such as by seaweed farming and iron fertilization.

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  5. Tech

    Robotics might someday give us an extra hand

    We could control a bonus limb with the movements of our diaphragm.

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  6. Tech

    Lasers help put the cork on spilled oil

    Treating cork with lasers made the material able to quickly sponge up oil while repelling water, scientists in China and Israel found.

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  7. Tech

    Laser-based tech can identify illegal elephant ivory

    Most elephant ivory is illegal to sell. Ivory from extinct mammoths isn’t. They look similar, but lasers can tell the difference to help catch poachers.

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  8. Tech

    Where are the flying cars? 

    Flying cars are a common sci-fi trope, and engineers have the technology to make them. So where are they?

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  9. Materials Science

    Scientists Say: Superconductor

    At cold enough temperatures, these materials can conduct electricity with no resistance.

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