Robotics

Can a Bad Night's Sleep Trigger a Migraine?

Scientists have found a feedback loop between poor sleep and migraine attacks, a...

The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate C...

Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today

'Modified' Gravity May Make Planet Nine Disappear

Strange patterns in the orbits of small objects in the outer solar system could ...

Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a T...

In many places around the world, groundwater is being pumped out faster than nat...

Spicy Food Probably Doesn't Cause Long-Term Harm

While spicy food can cause pain, it isn’t linked to higher mortality rates

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Spiked in Florida after Hur...

A recent study found that Hurricane Ian led to a spike in cases of vibriosis, a ...

Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030--Here's How

It’s possible for fossil-fuel demand to peak before the end of the decade, but e...

Earth's Latest 'Vital Signs' Show the Planet Is in Crisis

The overall picture of Earth’s health is grim, although there are bright spots: ...

All Natural Numbers Are Either Happy or Sad. Some Are N...

The number 1 is among the happiest numbers, 4 is sad, and both are narcissistic

To Understand Sex, We Need to Ask the Right Questions

The answer to the question of how many sexes exist differs depending on the context

Before Trump, before Agnew, Hate Mail Reveals Long-Simm...

While contempt for news organizations is intense in the wake of Trump, archived ...

Arctic Cyclones Are Getting Stronger, More Damaging

As the climate warms, Arctic cyclones are lasting longer and becoming stronger, ...

Why Settling Mars Is a Terrible Idea

The downsides of spacefaring, infiltrating Florida’s gator poachers, and more bo...

What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space

Researcher Debbie G. Senesky builds materials that can work on Venus

Mysterious Lightning 'Superbolts' Can Be 1,000 Times as...

Superbolts of lightning that are up to 1,000 times more intense than ordinary li...

Space Manufacturing is Not Science Fiction

A Stanford researcher is growing crystals on the International Space Station to ...

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