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Mysterious crown-like features on Venus may finally have an explanation

September 30, 2025
The mystery behind Venus’ giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae, may finally have an explanation: A “glass ceiling” in Venus’ mantle is trapping heat and driving slow, shifting currents that might lead to the formation of the crown-like surface features, scientists propose in a new study. “On Venus, there is a pattern that is telling us…
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Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed

September 30, 2025
Manny Medina, previously best-known as the founder of sales automation startup Outreach ($4.4 billion valuation), has wowed investors with his young startup, Paid. Paid just closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million seed round led by Lightspeed. With the €10 million pre-seed round it raised in March, London-based Paid has already raised $33.3 million and hasn’t even hit its Series A yet. A…
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Puffin bathed in golden light wins Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest 2025

September 30, 2025
Sixteen-year-old Anwen from South Wales, in the United Kingdom, won a bunch of Canon photo kit and got her photo printed on the front cover of The Week Junior Science+Nature magazine. Her capture, titled Golden Hour, shows a puffin bathed in golden light, its beak brimming with sand eels. “I had been dreaming of a photo of a puffin during golden hour ever since I started wildlife…
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How CATL is changing EV battery tech in Europe [Video]

September 30, 2025
Electric vehicles have come a long way, but let’s be real—they still have their hangups: “range anxiety,” long charging times, and questions about safety and sustainability. But what if all those worries could be put to rest? At IAA Mobility in Munich, CATL, one of the world’s biggest battery makers, unveiled a new technology that could revolutionize EVs. Shenxing Pro: Go Far, Last Long…
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