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Research & Development investment is driving growth in quantum computing and the space industry, leading to innovation that is out of this world.

Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails

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A dolphin soars through the air as it falls prey to a killer whale near Big Sur, California.

Josh McInnes et al. Plos ONE, 2024 (CC-BY SA 4.0)

Adorable 'panda skeleton' sea squirt identified as new species

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Researchers came upon a social media post that led them to the discovery of a new species of sea squirt.  

The US slides down the happiest rankings — because so many young people are not OK

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  • The latest World Happiness Report puts in the US in 23rd position on its happiness ranking.
  • The US dropped out of the top 20 for the first time since the report was first published in 2012.
  • The report found that young Americans are driving the decline in happiness. 

It seems the kids in America are not all right.

Lithuania has been ranked the happiest country in the world for young people, data shows

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Balloons over Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

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Finland has been crowned the happiest country in the world for the 7th year running. See the top 20.

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Helsinki, Finland.

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All aboard the moon train: DARPA is trying to figure out how to build a lunar railroad

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An artist's illustration of what mining on the moon might look like.

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See 15 animals in amazing X-ray vision

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OVert's CT scans reveal a myriad of information about the anatomy of thousands of specimens, offering insight into how these animals lived and reproduced.

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A Bill Gates company is about to start building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming

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A rendering of TerraPower's nuclear power plant design.

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An AI-generated rat with a giant penis highlights a growing crisis of fake science that's plaguing the publishing business

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This AI-generated figure from a scientific paper seems... off. (Green annotations were added by Business Insider.)

Guo et al., 2024; Frontiers in Cell Developmental Biology; Business Insider

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