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ChatGPT and its ilk give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock…
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental…
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A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing…
Educating mock jurors about what kinds of statements are appropriate − or not − led to more critical assessments of…
Sea glass, while an eye-catching treasure and a multimillion-dollar industry, exists because of decades of improper waste…
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body…
How do all the different pieces of digital technology you use every day – weather apps, online banking, games and so on…
From breast implants to prosthetic knees, implants can trigger a foreign body response that results in your body rejecting…
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition…
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…
AI poses a variety of ethical conundrums, but the NASA teams working on Mars rovers exemplify an ethic of care and human-robot…
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.