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Asteroid Bennu, from which NASA collected samples with OSIRIS-REx. (Image credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question,…

WASHINGTON — With the Trump administration declaring that immigration agents are now free to make arrests in places of worship, undeterred faith leaders in Southern California and beyond say they are prepared to aid and even shelter immigrants. “We have an executive order from God, not from politicians,” said Guillermo Torres, who…

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 5, February 2025. SignificanceThe Earth’s deep interior is inaccessible to humans and much of our knowledge of its composition and temperature is inferred from matching seismic observations with the elastic wave velocities of minerals. Here, we report the elastic wave…

Police said they seized 31 kilograms of fentanyl and its precursors, as well as 7,600 kilograms of chemicals used in fentanyl production. The estimated street value was calculated at $300 million. Get the latest from Jonny Wakefield straight to your inbox Published Jan 28, 2025  •  4 minute read A…

TAMPA, Fla. — California’s GITAI said Jan. 27 the robotics specialist has successfully demonstrated its first in-house developed satellite, a precursor to larger and more capable spacecraft for servicing and construction in space.  The company said the 20-kilogram, 16U-sized satellite passed all testing goals after launching on a SpaceX rideshare…

Senate GOP leaders’ push to split up President-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal priorities into two filibuster-proof budget packages has a bigger tactical disadvantage for House Republicans than commonly understood: They’d likely have to vote on two budget resolutions, never an easy task even with bigger majorities. A budget resolution is always…

The social media giant will now allow users to question the mental health of LGBTQ people and compare minorities to diseases. Meta is stripping its platforms of hate speech protections in the days leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration. Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev / Contributor / AFP via Getty Images Rights…

Honor is gearing up for its Magic 7 lineup release with the launch of the first phone, the Magic 7 Lite. With an insane battery capacity and AI-focused features, the Magic 7 Lite acts as a precursor for what’s to come. Honor is positioning the Magic 7 Lite as one…

Multimodality, hardware, and coding are among the most prominent artificial intelligence trends shaping the latter half of 2024. The first two areas may be familiar to many, given the strides made by various industry players. However, AI coding—virtually unheard of last year—has swiftly gained traction, emerging as a new narrative…

On Call The biggest days of the festive season may be behind us, but demand for tech support never stops. That's why each Friday, even this one, The Register shares stories of fixers forced to help flummoxed fools in On Call – the reader-contributed column that celebrates your successes. This…