Paleoanthropologists have thought that Homo habilis was the first stone-tool maker and meat-eater in our genus. But new…
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US farmers grow over 1 billion pounds of pumpkin each year.
A clay layer one-hundredth of an inch thick preserves the fleshy details of dinosaurs buried suddenly in east-central Wyoming.
This lens modeled on biological eyes could make it easier to give soft machines and bio-safe tools the ability to see.
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well…
While a recent executive order directed the Department of Commerce to elevate this office, budgetary actions threaten it.
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Astronauts generally can’t look out the window like you might in a car – a ‘virtual window’ could instead serve…
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A planetary scientist who has participated in analog missions describes their value for planning space exploration – and…
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult…
AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your…
Variability in traits and increased individuality in behaviors is something that can evolve in response to selection, definitely…
With the help of AI, doctors might be able to detect heart disease before it becomes audible to the human ear.
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.