Science
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Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by…
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Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a…
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Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from…
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Why does pain last longer for women? Immune cells may be the culprit
Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain…
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‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you
When a human says an event is “probable” or “likely,” people generally have a shared, if fuzzy, understanding of what…
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1 protein to rule them all – why crowning the protein that makes jellyfish glow green as a model can help scientists streamline biology
Fruit flies, mice, zebra fish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology…
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What is Bluetooth and how does it work?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
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Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare
When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even…
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Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate
It’s 5:45 p.m. and you’ve just arrived home after a long day at work. You’d like nothing more than a…
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Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works
Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in…
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Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful
People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging.…
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Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why
For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve…
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Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the…
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Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry
At the Winter Olympics, skiers, bobsledders, speedskaters and many other athletes all have to master one critical moment: when to…
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Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks
When the Federal Aviation Administration closed the airport in El Paso, Texas, and the airspace around it on Feb. 10,…
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