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An aerospace engineer explains why it’s so hard to tell just how fast an airplane is really moving.
In an engineering course at UC Davis, students learn all the nuances that go into brewing ‘a truly excellent cup of coffee.’
India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur,…
You probably won’t be targeted by spyware, but if you are, odds are you won’t know about it. The latest spyware slips…
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Deep brain stimulation can help some people with treatment-resistant depression feel better, but it can be unclear whether…
Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
Art and science may seem like opposites, but throughout history the disciplines have fed off each other − and still do…
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Buyers and sellers alike use this system to not get caught.
One way to prevent the destruction wrought by a devastating earthquake – like the one that hit Morocco in September 2023…
A book-length thought experiment uses math to investigate some of life’s big questions.
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A pediatric urologist explains how the bladder and the brain communicate to wake you up when you need to ‘go’ – and…
Months after a military officer made sensational claims about unexplained objects in the skies, NASA released a report loosely…
Despite decades of starts and stops, new treatments and key genetic discoveries are giving researchers great hope for slowing…