Columbus, Ohio — When you imagine a robot, slithery snakes and huggable koalas may not come to mind. But innovative teens have been using “soft” robotics to create such bio-inspired…
Interstellar medium (noun, “IN-ter-STEH-ler MEE-dee-um”) The interstellar medium is the gas, dust and radiation filling the space between stars within a galaxy. Interstellar space refers to the regions between stars.…
For people who squint trying to read a road sign or the writing on a whiteboard at the front of a classroom, here’s some good news. There are effective ways…
Columbus, Ohio — Viruses can be scary, and COVID-19 reminded us why. “We can prevent viral diseases quite well by vaccination,” says Adam Kovalčík, 19. But once someone is infected,…
Keeping the International Space Station clean is a high priority for NASA. Air filters, weekly wipe-downs and vacuuming are a must. Still, astronauts there often develop health problems. These include…
Columbus, Ohio — Is this text AI-generated? That question crops up a lot these days. Computer software to flag AI-generated text exists. But most programs share one crucial weakness, says…
In the beginning, Earth was a hot and lonely planet. It also lacked water. Then, after hundreds of millions of years, the planet cooled, oceans formed — and life emerged.…
A beach day on early Mars would not have been a pleasant getaway. A new look at the Red Planet has turned up a possible ancient coastline in its northern…
We may not often see it, but all plants are on the move. Plants move in slow motion as they grow. Their roots sense gravity to stretch down into soil.…