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Google’s PaLM-E robot selecting a bag of rice snacksRobotics at Google/TU Berlin A robot from Google has achieved a level…
Macaques using stones to crack open nutsLydia V. Luncz By using stones to break open nuts, monkeys accidentally create sharp-edged…
Following in the footsteps of the Neptune image released in 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning…
The copper fishing hook recently unearthed at a site near Ashkelon in Israel. (Image credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority)Shark…
Editor’s Note (3/21/23): The dangerous fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly in hospitals and other health care facilities, the Centers…
Cornell University researchers have developed a silent-speech recognition interface that uses acoustic-sensing and artificial intelligence to continuously recognize up to…
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Some 11.5 trillion ‘nurdles’ — or tiny plastic balls — end up in the ocean each year, according to UK…
Senegalese researchers have begun harvesting an experimental plot of homegrown wheat. With the whir of a mower, under a clear…
Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson presented their findings March 18 at the American Mathematical Society’s (AMS) Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting.…
Researchers found evidence that Earth was not completely frozen solid during the Marinoan ice age 635 million years ago. Shallow,…
Yanomami Indigenous territory of the Amazon rainforest is seen in the Brazilian state of Roraima in February 2023. Protected Indigenous…
Analysing changes to DNA in the blood can improve the ability to predict a person’s risk of developing type 2…
As the climate changes, many species are expected to adjust where and how they live. Some are expected to seek…
Global emissions weighted by impact on ozone depletion and climate. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-023-01147-w. Nature Geoscience (2023). DOI:…
Across the U.S. Southeast and mid-Atlantic, cheery daffodils, brilliant forsythias and delicate pink-and-white cherry blossoms are blooming unseasonably early. Some…
Satellites can spot squid fishing vessels from their lightsShuttestock/Ccu.bat Squid fishing has rapidly increased in parts of the ocean with…
To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell University scientists have dusted off an…
The robot can melt into a puddleShutterstock/Igor Kovalchuk A stealthy little spy robot, small enough to remain undetected, is capable…
Proteins are the key players for virtually all molecular processes within the cell. To fulfil their diverse functions, they have…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By using precision gene engineering techniques, researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have been able…
A white peacock butterfly in South FloridaShutterstock/SoFlo Shots Feeding on an exotic weed rather than their usual diet of native…
Within decades, hundreds and perhaps thousands of average civilians will travel, live and work in space. Along with their space…
There is extensive research on how a fixed-position flap affects lift in the realm of fluid-structure interaction. However, taking the…
Dynamics of transcription factor enrichment during mitosis.(A) Heatmap showing the enrichment score of the 241 TFs along the pseudotime trajectory.…
For decades planetary scientists assumed Mars was dead. Geologically, that is. Smaller than Earth, the planet would have cooled faster…
Coastal cities worldwide are squeezed by two opposing forces: urban sprawl and the rising sea. This struggle is intensely visible…
Engineers at Duke University have produced the world’s first fully recyclable printed electronics that replace the use of chemicals with…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As a conservation biologist who…