Robotics

Famous Star Hasn’t Formed Planets, and We Don’t Know Why

The nearby star Vega, featured in the 1997 movie Contact, appears to have a smoo...

Trump’s Energy Pick, a Fracking Executive, Could Stymie...

Chris Wright, CEO of a fracking services company and Trump’s nominee to lead the...

Enjoy Holiday Food without the Anxiety

Food anxiety can peak during the holidays. Here’s how to manage it and enjoy you...

Some Counties Voted for Trump and Approved Climate and ...

Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space,...

Drought across the U.S., H5N1 in Canada and Uranus Data...

A serious bird flu infection in Canada, a troubling projection of future plastic...

Climate Change Is Altering Animals' Colors

Lizards in France have grown lighter in color and so are many insects and birds ...

The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmi...

In 1974 we beamed a radio transmission into space that changed the way we think ...

Fun Facts about Teeth across the Animal Kingdom

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more ...

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Arecibo Message

On the 50th anniversary of the “Arecibo message,” we present a reflection on hum...

Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resol...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a los...

What’s the Roundest Object in the Universe?

Finding a perfect sphere is actually pretty difficult

Curly-Tailed Cats Communicate with an ‘Accent’

A genetic mutation makes some cats’ tail curl over their back, giving them somet...

What Bird Flu in Wastewater Means for California and Be...

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angele...

What RFK, Jr.’s Health Cabinet Position under Trump Mig...

Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical ...

This ‘Human Computer’ Created a System for Measuring Va...

Visual artist Anna Von Mertens looks to astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt and he...

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expe...

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