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No less important, to reach consensus, the EU ended up with a smaller post-Brexit European budget, and one that eliminates or reduces spending for some ambitious projects designed to prepare Europe for the future, such as research and climate transition, a fund to promote consensus on the 2030 carbon targets …

In context: Every substance we know is cuttable, even diamonds, until now. Engineers have developed a material they call “Proteus” and claim it is the first uncut material ever made. The compound is made of porous aluminum and ceramic, making it lighter than steel and yet will hold up to …

Report challenges providers’ security practices and rejects claims of being unregistered VPN services Seven virtual private network (VPN) providers who claim to keep no record of their users’ online activities recently left 1.2 terabytes of private user data exposed to anyone who comes looking. The data, found on a server …

After five years of looking into the deepest reaches of space, researchers have released what they call the “largest three-dimensional map of the universe.” No, you can’t see your house. The mind-blowing map is the result of an ongoing project called the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), an ambitious international …

In another timeline we have already seen Christopher Nolan’s Beginning. In all likelihood, we just spent the better part of a week discussing it, arguing about it, and trying to figure out exactly what it means. Nolan has generally spoken harshly about the film, revealing as little as possible about …