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Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
Scientists recreated cosmic rays in a massive underground particle collider.
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Massive objects bend light around them, a quirk that opens up unique opportunities for astronomical surveys.
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Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.
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The settlement calls for changes to Meta’s platforms but does not change the company’s surveillance-based business model
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A person with Tourette syndrome who holds back their tics may look fine, but keeping these involuntary urges contained can…
Making broadband affordable and training people how to best use it are also key to saving time.
A massive solar flare could seriously disrupt life on Earth – but new NASA missions and others in development will help…
Radio spectrum is a critical but limited resource, but advances in technology are making it possible to share.
60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations”…
Tiny geolocators measure light levels and atmospheric pressure to reveal the migrations of small songbirds – including…
A new study shows what microbes and odors on human skin appeal to different species of mosquitoes.
Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.