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The brain of a tiny worm inspired a new type of AI

This is another in a year-long series of stories identifying how the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence is impacting our lives — and ways we can work to make those impacts as beneficial…

Scientists Say: Kugelblitz

Kugelblitz (noun, “KOO-ghull-blitz”) A kugelblitz is a black hole made of pure light. Such objects are only theoretical. Some laws of physics suggest they should be able to exist. Others…

Rain Bosworth studies how deaf kids experience the world

In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie watches a computer screen. Wherever she looks, an eye tracker follows. It records what she looks…

As Yellowstone’s supervolcano slumbers, another big danger lurks

Yellowstone National Park is known for its bubbling hot springs and steaming geysers. These hydrothermal wonders are powered by a massive cauldron of partly melted rock deep underground. It holds…

New system uses evaporation to greatly cool artificial turf

This is another in our series of stories identifying new technologies and actions that can slow climate change, reduce its impacts or help communities cope with a rapidly changing world. When Gijsbert Cirkel…

Let’s learn about orangutans

The word orangutan means “person of the forest” — a good name for a group of primates that spend most of their time in trees. These great apes have long…

Experiment: Making music with bottles

Objective: Determine the relationship between musical note frequency and air cavity volume when blowing over the top of a partly filled bottle Areas of science: Music Difficulty: Medium intermediate Time…

‘Percy’, NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover has bagged its first hint of ancient Martians. If they existed, these creatures were small. Very small. As in, microbes. “We’re not able to say that this…

Scientists Say: Magnetosphere

Magnetosphere, (noun, “mag-NET-tuh-sfear”) The magnetosphere is a planet-wide magnetic field. It protects Earth from high-energy particles from space, such as solar winds and cosmic rays. Other planets can have magnetospheres,…

Why don’t whales get cancer?

Abstract Every day, the cells in your body are super busy growing and dividing. When something goes wrong, mutations appear. Our immune system usually detects cells with mistakes and kills…
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