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Book scanning robot
Robots

This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour

By Andrew Paul

Medieval manuscripts like the Cotton MS Vitellius C III highlight uses for herbs that reflect modern-day wellness trends. Image Credit: The British Library.
Social Media

Dark Age detoxes sometimes resembled TikTok health trends

By Andrew Paul

This artist’s concept visualizes a kilonova – an explosion that happens when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole collide and merge. When these collisions happen, a fraction of the resulting debris is ejected as jets, which move near the speed of light. The remaining debris produces hot, glowing, neutron-rich clouds that forge heavy elements, like gold and platinum. Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every few days, to identify kilonovae. Roman’s extensive data will help astronomers better identify how often these events occur, how much energy they give off, and how near or far they are.
Technology

NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope aims to discover 100,000 cosmic explosions

By Andrew Paul

A grey tabby cat with green eyes is lying on its side atop two concrete blocks. The cat has its head tilted and one paw raised near its face, appearing relaxed and content. In the background, there is green grass and plants slightly out of focus.
Social Media

Why do cats love concrete slabs? A vet explains.

By Laura Baisas

a robot rolling through subway
AI

Robots in China are riding the subway to make 7-Eleven deliveries

By Mack DeGeurin

Illustration scroll for The Tale of Genji from Medieval Japan
Internet

College students digitized 795 poems from the world’s oldest novel

By Andrew Paul

A young girl sitting on a plane holds her hears in pain.
Aviation

Why do our ears pop on a plane? An audiologist explains.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Six Tesla electric cars burn on the trailer of the moving lorry carrying them after one of them catches on fire due to unknown reasons in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 06, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Gencebay Gur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Electric Vehicles

New lithium batteries have built-in fire extinguishers

By Andrew Paul

a person holds a turtle with piercing eyes
Drones

World’s largest known turtle nesting site found in the Amazon

By Laura Baisas

Pitcher throwing cricket ball towards batter with catcher in background
Engineering

What’s the safest helmet?

By Andrew Paul

hand holding aluminum ion trap for atomic clock
Engineering

World’s most accurate clock requires a 2-mile laser beam

By Andrew Paul

Forensic science specialist work at a war crime scene investigation
Technology

When blood hits clothes, physics takes over

By Andrew Paul

an esim card
Security

How to make sure your eSIM doesn’t get hacked

By David Nield

an hdmi outlet
Technology

HDMI 2.2 is coming. Do you need to upgrade?

By David Nield

Two wheel DIY Fiat Panda fit between two regular sized cars
Social Media

Man cuts Fiat down to 19.7-inch, mind-bending ride

By Andrew Paul

Solar panel station in Australian outback in front of mountains
AI

Indigenous calendars could make solar power more efficient

By Andrew Paul

plastic coyotes on robots
Army

US Army deploys plastic coyotes attached to mini four-wheelers

By Mack DeGeurin

Images of prehistoric multitool made from cave lion bone
Technology

Neanderthals made a ‘Swiss Army knife’ from cave lion bone

By Andrew Paul

General Phil Sheridan Memorial Civil War Statue Sheridan Circle Embassy Row Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC. Bronze statue dedicated in 1908; sculptor is Gutzon Borglum. Public monument owned by the National Park Service. Statue depicts Sheridan riding his horse Rienzi to rally his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864.
Army

The US Army is selling their horses

By Andrew Paul

Shipwreck bow covered in sea life underwater
Navy

Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales

By Andrew Paul