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robot approaches bob-ross-looking artist in front of easel, with large landscape painting forming background
AI

5 surprising stats about AI-generated art’s takeover

In seconds, a computer may be able to generate pieces similar to what a human artist could spend hours working on.

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean
Ocean

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean

One day, they could be used in wastewater treatment plants or in food production facilities.

A capybara standing on a riverbank. Capybaras are semi-aquatic rodents that can weigh up to 174 pounds.
Wildlife

4 capybara facts you’ll love, and 1 you’d like to forget

It's the cabybara's world, we're just living in it.

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science
Science Fiction

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science

Science fiction does not need to include detailed science or outlandish premises to offer valuable ideas.

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market
Hybrid Cars

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market

The Revuelto has three electric motors and the lightest V12 of any Lamborghini ever made. We took it for a spin in Rome.

Man with cerebral palsy drinking from RoboCup
Engineering

College students invented an easy device for cerebral palsy patients to drink on their own

Two undergraduates worked alongside disability advocate Gary Lynn to create the open source 'RoboCup.'

Green fir trees in neat rows as seen from the air.
Land

Tree plantations try to offset our carbon pollution. Here’s the problem.

Viewing trees as industrial or climate assets isn't the full picture of their value.

a photo of a laptop with a Gmail inbox open
Tech Hacks

9 Gmail features to get you out of your inbox and back to work

Email can be a lot. But it doesn’t have to be.

A dove is released at noon from a window of the Nobel Peace Center following the announcement of the laureates of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo on October 6, 2023. The Nobel Peace Prize was on October 6 awarded to imprisoned rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, honored for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.
Science

Meet the 2023 Nobel Prize winners

This year’s Nobel laureates include the scientists behind mRNA vaccine technology and quantum dots, along with an Iranian human rights activist.

Many schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma
Medicine

Many schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma

About nine states require at least some K-12 schools to store naloxone on-site.

A drawer inside a cabinet, after someone has installed the drawer slides to hold it in place.
Life Skills

The fastest way to install drawer slides

A few minutes of planning might save you hours of struggling.

This climate crisis map shows how vulnerable your neighborhood is
Global Warming

This climate crisis map shows how vulnerable your neighborhood is

All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.

Blue bins of fish and other seafood caught near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan
Renewables

This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood

Is disposing water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean safe for marine life? Scientists say it's complicated.

The F-35 fighter jet is getting a stealthier air-to-surface missile
Air Force

The F-35 fighter jet is getting a stealthier air-to-surface missile

The new weapon will reportedly be stored internally by the F-35, meaning that the aircraft's stealth capability's aren't affected.

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island
Endangered Species

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island

There are three known wild contagious cancers in vertebrates, and Tasmanian devils have two of them. What does that mean for the endangered marsupials?

A movie still from 'Psycho,' showing the silhouette of a man holding a knife.
Science Fiction

How horror movie soundtracks prey on our fears

The best spine-chilling scores use several psychological and musical tricks to entertain.

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping
AI

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping

Four-legged robots have a tough time traipsing through heavy vegetation, but a new stride pattern could help.

Close up of Axiom Space Prada lunar spacesuit glove
Moons

Moon-bound Artemis III spacesuits have some functional luxury sewn in

NASA meets Prada.

A newly discovered sauropod dinosaur left behind some epic footprints
Evolution

A newly discovered sauropod dinosaur left behind some epic footprints

Garumbatitan morellensis' vertebrae alone were nearly 3 feet wide.

aurora supercomputer at Argonne
Engineering

The world’s most powerful computer could soon help the US build better nuclear reactors

Here’s how engineers will use it to model the complex physics inside the heart of a nuclear power plant.