Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite’s life, from hurtling space rock to Earth’s surface

An illustration of a space rock rocketing to Earth; when does it become a meteorite? (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Studying 75 meteorites falling to Earth, scientists have identified the seven stages a space rock goes through as it crashes through our atmosphere, each of which is determined by different physical processes. TheContinue Reading

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Israeli forces fire tear gas into one mosque after settlers set fire to and vandalise another., Israeli forces fire tear gas into one mosque after settlers set fire to and vandalise another. Israeli forces have fired tear gas into a mosque in the occupied West Bank, leaving worshippers inside strugglingContinue Reading

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The defence deal between the two countries fits into a larger shift in regional alliances amid the US-Israel war on Iran., On Monday, Greece and Israel signed a $3.5bn defence deal to build an integrated, multilayered defence network to protect Greek territory dubbed the Achilles Shield. The package brings togetherContinue Reading

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In a very low-key manner, Firefox 155 has arrived as the latest stable release for the popular privacy-focused web browser. While there are a range of refinements with this release, we will be focusing on two technical ones that change how Firefox handles webpage loading. Happy Eyeballs v3 and QUICContinue Reading

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Learning from the OpenAI-Hugging Face fiasco, as well as from recent revelations about its own model, Anthropic is revamping its security and alignment practices. The company has established controls that flag when a model attempts to break out of a sandbox or successfully accesses the live internet, cordoned off itsContinue Reading