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Mutual aid and self-sufficiency are key to life near USSR's contaminated nuclear test zone in Kazakhstan - Magdalena Stawkowski, University of South Carolina
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How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin -- Matthew Cordes, University of Arizona1 hour ago
AI is reengineering drug discovery by speeding up testing and scanning petabytes of data for connections between diseases -- Jeffrey Skolnick, Georgia Institute of Technology and Benjamin P. Brown, Vanderbilt University1 day ago
About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign – new imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies -- Quing Zhu, Washington University in St. Louis1 day ago
How Iranian hackers pose a threat to US critical infrastructure -- William Akoto, American University School of International Service2 days ago
Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn't – change about warfare -- Dennis Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology6 days ago
Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition -- Craig Fehrman, Indiana University6 days ago
How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them -- John Femiani, Miami University6 days ago
'Project Hail Mary' demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University7 days ago
Artemis II's long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon -- Emily A. Margolis, Smithsonian Institution7 days ago
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long-term lunar presence -- Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi9 days ago
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From Artemis II to 'Project Hail Mary', spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous -- Scott Solomon, Rice University6 days ago
Why is the US going back round the Moon with Artemis II? A space policy expert explains -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation12 days ago
'Project Hail Mary' explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth -- Mary Magnuson, The Conversation19 days ago
The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight -- Michael Carrafiello, Miami University22 days ago
While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers studying them face stigma -- Darrell Evans, Purdue University26 days ago
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Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst9 days ago
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube addictive in lawsuit poised to reshape social media – platform design meets product liability -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst13 days ago
How AI English and human English differ – and how to decide when to use artificial language -- Laura Aull, University of Michigan19 days ago
Constant technology changes throw seniors a curve – and add to caregivers' load -- Debaleena Chattopadhyay, University of Illinois Chicago26 days ago
Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economy -- Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University28 days ago
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Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats -- Nitin Sanket, Worcester Polytechnic Institute11 days ago
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how -- Jacob A Tennessen, Harvard University12 days ago
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon's early chemistry -- Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College12 days ago
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves -- Anne McNeil, University of Michigan and Madeline Clough, University of Michigan13 days ago
Drones paired with AI could help search-and-rescue teams find missing persons faster -- Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University15 days ago
How dolphins communicate – new discoveries from a long-term study in Sarasota, Florida -- Laela Sayigh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution16 days ago
You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research -- Logan S. James, The University of Texas at Austin; McGill University16 days ago
Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets -- David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology19 days ago
Why do basketball players miss shots they've made a thousand times before? Neuroscience has an answer -- David Van den Heever, Mississippi State University12 days ago
Irrational decision or helpful evolutionary adaptation? A philosopher on the rationality wars behind 'nudge' policy -- Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, Wake Forest University; University of North Carolina – Greensboro14 days ago
Making good choices when life gets messy – practical wisdom relies on human judgment, not rules -- Tim Hulsey, University of Tennessee29 days ago
Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action -- Catherine A. Sanderson, Amherst College1 month ago
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Are multiverses real? An astrophysicist explains why it depends on how you define 'real' -- Zachary Slepian, University of Florida9 days ago
Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he's lucky to be alive -- Perry Samson, University of Michigan16 days ago
What was the very first plant in the world? -- Erin Potter, Binghamton University, State University of New York23 days ago
Why do mountaintops stay snowy? -- Allie Mazurek, Colorado State University28 days ago
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Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease- and age-related memory loss -- Elizabeth Riley, Cornell University13 days ago
