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Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.
No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.
Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
Scientists studied active matter systems by racing worms through tubes – to unexpected results.
From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.
Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take a broad survey of space and use it to create a map of the universe.
Each day in the control room of the Curiosity rover is jam-packed with important scientific decisions, as a NASA project scientist describes.
Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.
Around 97% of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer die within five years. Researchers have figured out a way to target the mechanism that makes these tumors so deadly.
Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have made milk and dairy products a staple in global diets.
Terms that are direct analogs to sexual intercourse are widely used to describe connector ends, but the language is evolving away from those problematic words.
Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.
To understand what’s in the smoke you might be breathing, you have to look at where it’s been.
Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something has added protein doesn’t necessarily make it better.
Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy.
A long bath in brine is how deli meat gets its taste, texture and shelf life.