CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.
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Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife…
The concept of a personality may sound like it’s set in stone. But personality is really much more flexible − and you…
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Healthy smartphone use depends as much on the way you use it as how much you use it. The key is paying attention to your…
The tilt of the Earth and your distance from the equator are just 2 reasons why summer’s not year-round.
Modern North American porcupines are at least twice the size of their southern cousins and have stronger jaws. But how long…
Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment…
The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining…
Smartphones may be indispensable to modern life, but they’re also perfect tools for spying on their owners. Anyone looking…
Some materials react and generate potentially helpful particles when exposed to light. Analytical AI can help scientists…
Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.
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Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure?…
Plants don’t just grow straight up. They can move in loopy and zigzagging ways to get more sunshine. And studying these…
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they…
On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow…
The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments…
Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.