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Thousands of scientists who work for California began a rolling three-day strike Wednesday—the first walkout by a state civil service union.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

This week, we covered developments about a record-breaking black hole, the continued plight of polar bears, ChatGPT trying to learn intuition and more. Don’t worry if you missed those stories. We’ve got you covered here.This […]

An exceptionally rare blue diamond went under the hammer in Geneva Tuesday, selling for more than $40 million, making it one of the most expensive diamonds ever sold at auction, Christie’s said.This article is brought […]

A rapid rise in the number of academic articles being published could undermine public trust in science, warns an international study posted to the arXiv preprint server.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Good morrow and a cheerful week’s end to you. This week, we reported on notable developments in the lack of starfish body development. Physicists used a new method to revisit the planetary collision that likely […]

The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S. research base.This article is brought to you by […]

If you had been in London on September 2, 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you were and who you were with. This was the day the Great Fire began, sweeping across the […]

This week, we reported on LIGO upgrades, parasitic fungi and a new analysis of Curiosity rover data. Also, did you know that viruses also attack bacteria? But at that scale, it’s a lot less like […]

Visitors lined up Saturday to tour the southern New Mexico site where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in what officials believe could be a record turnout amid ongoing fanfare surrounding Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster […]

This week, we reported on the totality of the universe. We reported on some other subjects, as well, but since they’re obviously encompassed by that first thing, enough said.This article is brought to you by […]