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As wildfire smoke becomes a frequent summer hazard across large parts of the US, knowing the risk at the neighborhood scale…
New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.
It takes a supercomputer weeks to output the properties of one stellar binary. A new study shows AI can do it in a fraction…
Imagination is a fundamental tool for everyday life. Unsurprisingly, many kids harness it during athletic play, conjuring…
Microbes hidden deep in ocean volcanoes could resemble life on other planets or moons.
As more countries look to space, experts argue that it’s worth asking why we want to go at all, and who should lead the…
Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments…
A nuclear engineer explains how the International Atomic Energy Agency monitors peaceful nuclear programs, and why it’s…
Democrats and Republicans alike have concerns about AI and want to see the rapidly developing technology regulated to protect…
Replication research can take the temperature on how accurate science in a given field is, but research replication is easier…
It might seem like an obvious move to deploy drones to help look for flood victims, but floods pose unique challenges that…
Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading…
Peer review is an important step after a researcher has carried out a scientific study but before it gets published by a…
Some mushrooms are sturdier than others, but it isn’t necessarily because of their chemistry – it’s how the filaments…
Researchers stitched together hundreds of images from the Very Large Telescope to form a breathtaking photo of a nearby…
Two geophysicists and an archaeologist teamed up to connect space weather 41,000 years ago to human behaviors that might…
FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps.
As flash floods ravage areas like the Texas Hill Country, research shows that technology alone cannot save lives during…
As more satellites are launched into orbit, space agencies are looking at how to predict space weather events that could…