Volunteer diver finds 1,000-year-old canoe at the bottom of a Wisconsin lake
During a litter clean-up in Pewaukee Lake, a diver discovered a canoe carved from an oak trunk by Indigenous peoples about a thousand years ago.
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MIT astronomers catch a star slowly “feeding” on a brown dwarf
For the first time, a low-mass star has been observed absorbing matter from another low-mass object, in a system about 300 light years from Earth.
MIT launches initiative to strengthen science and maths education across the country
The MIT for America programme aims to bring maths tutoring, artificial intelligence training and hands-on learning to schools and colleges across the United States.
Masai Russell breaks the 100m hurdles world record in Zurich
The American Olympic champion ran 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League, taking three hundredths off the previous world record.
Biologist who got thousands of divers restoring corals in Florida wins award
Kylie Smith, co-founder of the organisation I.CARE, has been honoured by NOAA for involving the community in restoring the coral reefs of the Florida Keys.
MIT class project leads to US-approved device for tremors
A wristband that uses vibration to reduce tremors, born from a student project at MIT, has received FDA clearance for adults with essential tremor.
NASA makes all of Artemis II’s lunar science data available to the world
More than 800 gigabytes, including more than 11,000 images and videos of the Moon, are now accessible to scientists and the public.
George Lucas’s museum opens in Los Angeles, celebrating the art of storytelling
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has opened to the public with more than 1300 works, from Norman Rockwell illustrations to a rare Frida Kahlo, in a project nearly two decades in the making.
New material makes hydrogen from water and light without expensive metals
Researchers at Oregon State University have created a material that could help make green hydrogen cheaper.
Plant “armour” triples strawberry yields
A fabric invented in the United States protects strawberry plants from insects and increased harvests by up to 3.56 times.