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The unlikely story of how a pastry AI came to be used to detect cancer

The journey of this particular AI was as unexpected as it gets.

New "tractor beam on a chip" can manipulate cells using beams of light

Researchers develop integrated optical phased array tweezers with the potential to revolutionize biological research.

Most People Are Unhappy With Their Internet Provider, But It’s Getting Better

For many years, internet service providers (ISPs) have struggled with a public relations problem: their customers are generally unhappy. Whether it’s inconsistent speeds, limited choices in rural areas, or frustrating customer service, dissatisfaction has been a hallmark of the industry. The most recent report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) confirms people are still […]

This 6,000-year-old Megalith in Spain Predates Stonehenge and the Pyramids And It's Still Standing —Here’s How It Was Made

The best of modern buildings can last for a couple of years at most, then how some ancient structures have survived for thousands of years?

Scientists Discover Missing Link Between Insects in Amazing Amber Fossil Dating Back 40 Million Years

This ancient insect is the missing link between two living gnat species.

These lucid dreamers controlled a virtual Cybertruck in their sleep

This is just the beginning.

Some old books have a toxic secret: they're bad for your health

Never judge a book by its cover because the cover might be poisonous.

New study says China uses 80% artificial sand. Here's why that's a big deal

No need to disturb water bodies for sand. We can manufacture it using rocks or mining waste — China is already doing it.

This AI will let you listen to one person and mute everyone else in a crowd

When you pair this AI with noise-canceling headphones, it allows you to listen to only the person you want to talk to in a crowd.

This Robot Dentist Just Performed Its First Procedure on a Human—Here’s What You Need to Know

The robot dentist can fix your cavities in 15 minutes. But would you trust it?

Could a Bronze Age technology help us store renewable energy?

Firebricks could act as better batteries for renewable energy.

This fungus that turns caterpillars into zombies is more expensive than gold. And it might go extinct because of it

Yartsa gunbu, or the 'Viagra of the Himalayas', is more expensive than gold. However, it is facing extinction due to overharvesting.

Engineers create truly green hydrogen gas using only seawater, soda cans, and caffeine

Most hydrogen is not green, but this one is. Plus, it can be produced on a moving vessel.

A simple trick could cut down global food waste by half: Just look at the “cold chains”

Optimizing the global refrigerated supply chain can help us save a lot of food, feed millions of hungry people, and protect our climate.

This air taxi flew 523 miles on liquid hydrogen with no emissions

With water as its only byproduct, this hydrogen-powered air taxi may change domestic air-travel.

This invisible mask removes 99.8% of germs from the air

Respiratory diseases are on the rise among industrial workers, and regular masks just don't cut it.

Discovering new anti-aging secrets from the world's longest-living vertebrate

Greenland sharks could hold the secret to better cardiovascular health.

SuperAnimal: An AI model that anyone can use to understand animal behavior

Animals can't talk or express their feelings but an AI can help us understand their behavior.

Finally, green concrete? New mixture sequesters CO2 while producing strong, durable concrete

New method captures CO2 while enhancing concrete strength.

Why More Girls Are Experiencing Early Periods and Irregular Cycles Than Ever in the U.S.

Early and irregular periods shouldn't be ignored. They could be a warning signs of something bad in the future.

Honeybees can smell lung cancer on your breath

Bees are so good they can not only detect lung cancer but also distinguish between different types.

Wild chimpanzees use medicinal plants to treat ailments

Their knowledge of specific plants with medicinal properties is stunning.

A painless microneedle patch reverses hair loss in mice. Can it work in humans?

A high-tech targeted treatment may reverse hair loss due to alopecia.

Can this futuristic fabric make climate heating more bearable?

We absolutely need this on those hot summer days.

The future of clothing: wear it and then dissolve it into gelatin

You can just make and destroy new clothes on and on and on without adding to pollution.

African king made Voodoo funerary huts using human blood

King Ghezo may have used the blood of his enemies as a construction material.

Oldest known words have survived 15,000 years. They include "mother", "not" and "to spit"

These 23 words link modern and extinct languages. You would have been understood if you used them 15,000 years ago.

Meet the Syndrome That Makes You Drunk Without Drinking: The Mysterious Case of Auto-Brewery Syndrome

For patients with Auto-Brewery Syndrome, a simple lunch can result in unintended intoxication

Using AI for breast cancer screenings can help both patients and radiologists

Breast cancer screenings are taking a toll on radiologists. Here is how AI can reduce their workload and help patients.

This Velcro-like Antibiotic Could Be the Key to Defeating Superbugs

New study reveals how an antibiotic can trap pathogenic bacteria like velcro.

Japan just built the world's first wooden satellite and it's a pretty big deal

Wood isn't the first material that comes to mind for building satellites. But it may be just what we need.

These AI headphones let you listen to a single person in a crowd or noisy area

With these headphones, all it takes is a brief glance at the desired speaker to isolate their voice.

A 1901 Map of the Undersea Cables that Shaped Global Communication

The Atlantic really looks like a pond, doesn't it?

Tattoo ink may cause blood cancer. Inked people have a 21% higher risk of lymphoma

Did you know tattooed people have a 21 percent higher chance of developing lymphoma?

We finally know why male anglerfish evolved into sex parasites

Sexual parasitism is wild. Here is how it works for anglerfish.

This prosthetic robot gives people an extra thumb and it's what we didn't know we needed

The thumbs we normally have are pretty useful. But what if we had another?

We need to make electric cars noisier. Otherwise, they can be dangerous to pedestrians

Electric cars may be twice as likely to hit pedestrians because they're harder to hear. But it may not just be the cars themselves.

The South Pole is entirely powered by diesel. This energy system could cut its use by 95%

The proposed hybrid energy system could make Antarctica largely diesel-free while saving money in the long-run.

How a lizard tail inspired a new building system that sheds parts to escape catastrophic collapse

How a trick used by lizards can help us make safer buildings.

The green quest to revive and reinvent a traditional Japanese material

Researchers have created a version of washi that is not only stronger, but also completely biodegradable.

Making cement and bricks out of the gemstone olivine could cut CO2 emissions by 11 percent

Cement and clay bricks could be replaced with olivine-based alternatives.

Scientists make transparent, fireproof glass-like material out of bamboo

Researchers develop a novel transparent bamboo with flame-retardant properties.

The Maya blessed their ballcourts using chili peppers and hallucinogenic plants. But why?

“We think of ballcourts today as a place of entertainment. It wasn’t that way for the ancient Maya,” researchers said.

Meet Mammoth, the world’s largest vacuum that now sucks thousands of tons of carbon out of the air

We'll need many more such Mammoths if we're serious about climate change.

Scientists just cloned two endangered ferrets using frozen cells from 1988

North America's rarest mammal is facing the threat of extinction. Can these cloned animals save this species?

Your watch is terrible at counting calories. Thermal cameras may help

The calorie burn estimates on your smartwatch have near 40% error. Thermal cameras may be the solution.

History books are wrong about British industrialization. It started way earlier

The British Industrial Revolution didn't begin in the 1760s, it had started way back in the 1600s but even historians didn't know about it.

Researchers grow futuristic bacteria-based leather that dyes itself

It's plastic-free and vegan — and more sustainable than current alternatives.

This implantable battery powers itself exclusively with the body's own oxygen

The output is still very low, but for the first time we have something than can harness oxygen to power medical devices indefinitely.

Is python meat a sssustainable alternative to industrial meat from farm animals?

Pythons can provide large volumes of high-protein meat, and with a lower carbon footprint. So, would you like to try some?