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School kids show NASA how life-saving EpiPens become poison guns in space

NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.

This swimming pool in the UK is heated by a data center

Data centers account for 1% to 2% of global energy use.

Floating solar panels could provide the world with the extra electricity it needs

It has a lot of potential and brings benefits beyond just electricity.

AI humiliated the world's Go champions. Now humans are making a comeback

Go players have become increasingly creative and more competitive in the wake of AI.

OpenAI just released GPT-4, which can now understand images. Here's what you need to know

The new iteration can perform at "human level" on various professional and academic benchmarks.

This is probably the best way to spot bacteria in a fluid

AI-assisted Raman spectroscopy is great at identifying bacteria and it's way better than just regular Raman spectroscopy.

Single-molecule switch is a million times faster than a transistor

The ultrafast electron switch could theoretically enable computations orders of magnitude faster than currently possible with classical transistors.

Scientists map an insect’s brain for the first time – and it’s just incredible

It's the most accurate image of an insect brain we've ever had.

Meet ARTEMIS, the world’s fastest humanoid robot that trains to play soccer

It maintains stability even when violently shoved or disturbed.

Can we reverse hearing loss? Yes we can, here is how it works

We are closer than ever to reversing hearing loss in humans, here is all the proof you need.

Scientists make quantum spectrometers a million times more sensitive

Exploring nature just got a serious boost.

NoFap toxicity: anti-masturbation online communities linked to depression, anxiety, and even suicide

Many anti-masturbation communities trigger mental health problems rather than alleviate them, as they claim.

The first humans in Europe mastered bow-and-arrow technology 54,000 years ago

In 2022 we detailed the discovery of 1,500 stone points in France’s Madrin cave. Experiments now show that they could were used as arrowheads, pushing back evidence of archery in Eurasia by 40,000 years.

Macaques may have entered the Stone Age, but something's weird

There are surprising similarities to the tools made by humans.

"Lift" not "Lyft" -- alternative spellings perceived as insincere and disliked by consumers

The cringe is real and consumers aren't buying it.

Out of thin air. This enzyme can turn hydrogen in the atmosphere to energy

It could be used to power small electronics someday, the researchers said

New drug breaks ground in battle against primary bone cancer

It could help increase survival rates, especially in children.

Step aside California. Texas is moving fast in expanding solar and wind power

Cheaper renewables are taking over fossil fuels across the state

NASA's Curiosity rover snaps first-ever pictures of "sun rays" on Mars

The rover captured a stunning sunset at the start of a new cloud-imaging campaign

How much time has passed? Ask your heart -- but it may not know

Study finds the heart plays a key role in our sense of time passing

Depression and anxiety among school-aged children are at an all-time high -- and it all may be down to a lack of unsupervised playtime

‘All work, no independent play’ may be an important in children’s declining mental health

A virus spent over 48,000 years frozen in ice. Then, researchers revived it

Researchers want us to remember that as the planet heats up, a lot of viruses will awaken from the frozen land.

If there's still life on Mars, we'll probably never know with today's tech

State-of-the-art equipment can’t always identify life inhabiting the most Mars-like spot on Earth, leaving scientists wondering how to do better on the Red Planet.

Bumblebee culture? They show remarkable learning through social cues

Bumblebees watch and learn from more experienced peers.

Our plastic problem is only getting worse. At this rate, more than twice as much plastic will enter the oceans by 2040

Plastic ocean debris harms more than just animals.

Astronomers traced the origin of water in the Solar System before the Sun's formation

Researchers solved a key mystery of planet formation.

Kids with same-sex parents do just as well, or better, than those with straight parents

This myth has got to go.

Humans have been conducting a type of brain surgery for thousands of years

It's a very dangerous procedure.

UK allows 'emergency' use of banned bee-harming pesticide just days after EU tightens protections

We know this type of pesticide is harming the bees. So why do we keep using it?

This new app can measure trees much faster than manual methods

It uses LiDAR sensors that are incorporated into mobile phones.

Want to have better air in cities? Plant a mixture of trees

Not every tree works the same way.

Solar power and agriculture can work together to improve yield efficiency

The world needs to produce more food and also clean up its energy grids

Whale refugees: Whale behavior still impacted by human hunts from centuries ago

Whaling took quite a toll on the species.

Researchers make human neurons grow inside living rat brains

The human neurons may be altering the rats' behavior.

Sunflower sea stars could heal ocean "deserts"

Urchin barrens are becoming a common problem.

We need at least $1 trillion worth of offset to make the aviation industry carbon neutral

...and not even spending that much is guaranteed to work.

Fossil fuel companies donate millions to US universities

Universities have downplayed the negative impacts of fossil fuel emissions.

Japan recounted its islands and found 7,000 it didn't know it had

It doubles the total number of islands in the country

Bake Roman bread with this 2,000-year-old ancient recipe

In AD 79, a baker prepared a loaf in the Roman city of Pompeii.

Vikings fashion: they filed their teeth, had female warriors and loved bling

Famed as fierce warriors and skilled seafarers, Vikings developed their very own special fashion too. Anthropologists studying Viking skeletons have revealed that many of them filed and probably painted their teeth — and if that’s not impressive enough, they ironed their clothes with hot rocks, traveled with their spouses, and had complex social interactions. Vikings […]

Archaeologists discover secret tunnel inside the Great Pyramid of Giza

It could have been created to distribute the pyramid’s weight.

Keto and Paleo: the worst diets in both nutritional and environmental impact

Researchers compared the most popular diets’ nutritional quality and carbon footprint.

The whitest feathers in the world? Look no further than woodcocks

The feathers are even more reflective than those from snowy owls.

This firefighting robot could help human firefighters escape danger unscathed

If there is a fire emergency, here is a firefighter robot that will go in first. So that human firefighters face minimum risk.

SUVs now release more carbon emissions than most countries

Big cars are a big problem to the environment -- and we don't really need them.

Florida's iconic gopher tortoises face serious threat from disease outbreak

The gopher tortoise may be in big trouble if nothing is done fast.

We need more rules to avoid a space debris crisis

Space debris poses a serious threat to the future of exploration.

Crystals Track Magma Movement Beneath Iceland

Crystals from Fagradalsfjall’s eruption mark how mantle magma might have been moving years before geophysical indicators alerted scientists to unrest.

Does the moon need its own time zone? The new challenges of lunar exploration may demand it

A common lunar reference time will help keep dozens of upcoming Moon missions in sync.

Bland strawberries? Blame the pesticides

Pesticides may mess up plant's molecular mechanisms, impacting their flavor quality.

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