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Astrophysics

Jellyfish Galaxies Are Feeding Supermassive

Black Holes

Jellyfish Galaxies Are

Feeding Supermassive Black

Holes

History

Antimony Poisoning — Not Lead — May Have Contributed to the Roman Empire’s Fall

Analysis of a 2,000-year-old Roman pipe fragment from Pompeii revealed traces of antimony, a chemical that’s even more toxic than lead.

Ancient Algae Blooms May Explain the Rise of Animals on Earth

Here's Why Some People Experience Auditory Hallucinations

Mobile Moss Structures Can Filter Our Dirty City Air

Cassini Enters Final Phase of Its 13-Year-Long Orbit of Saturn

Health

Outdoor Light at Night May Increase Breast Cancer Risk by Up to 14 Percent

Energy

Next-Gen Geothermal Could Unlock Vast Energy Supplies Just Below Earth’s Surface

Climate

Geoengineering to Cool the Planet Risks Doing More Harm Than Good

VR

Standing in the Flames of a Prescribed Burn

Standing in the Flames of

a Prescribed Burn

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VR

Riding Shotgun in a Fighter Jet

Grab a g-suit and experience what it’s like to fly in a jet aircraft

VR

Diving Underwater With Elusive Devil Rays

Devil rays are mysterious sea creatures that are rarely seen in the wild. With their population dwindling, biologists are racing to learn more about these rays before they disappear.

VR

This Could Be the Death of Urban Astronomy

City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories.

Tech

Lasers Are Great, But Diamond Superlasers Are

Better, Here's Why

Lasers Are Great, But

Diamond Superlasers Are

Better, Here's Why

Health

Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill

Energy

Declassified Nuclear Films Prove We Were Wrong About Their Explosive Power

Space

We're Still Not Saying It's Aliens, But Tabby's Star Is Getting Weirder

Biotech

Life-Extending Discovery Renews Debate Over Aging as a ‘Disease’

Mind

Epilepsy Linked to Intense Religious and Spiritual Experiences, Like Seeing God

Astronomy

Black Hole Found Choking on Massive Meal of Stardust

Materials

3D Printing With Bacteria Promises Revolutionary New Materials

Gadgets

Avegant Light Field Puts Augmented Reality in the Palm of Your Hand

Artificial Intelligence

Artificially Intelligent Investors Rack Up Massive Returns in Stock Market Study

Space

3D Printing in Space Moves One Step Closer to

Deployment

3D Printing in Space Moves

One Step Closer to

Deployment

Latest In Space

Space

How to Wash Your Hair in Outer Space

Astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates how a resident aboard the International Space Station maintains clean hygiene in microgravity.

Astronomy

Here’s How to Enjoy the Total Eclipse Even If You’re Not Directly in Its Path

Everyone in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico will be able to catch at least some of the effects of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

Exploration

NASA Has Big Plans for AI on Mars and Beyond

Artificial intelligence already aids the agency’s research on Earth and the Red Planet, but scientists see great potential in expanding the role of AI, especially in deep space.

Earth

Lab-Grown Mosquitoes Are Being Released by

the Millions, Here's What You Need to Know

Lab-Grown Mosquitoes Are

Being Released by the

Millions, Here's What You

Need to Know

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Artificial Intelligence

How Mozart Might Have Played Metallica, According to Artificial Intelligence

This system applies subtle stylistic techniques gleaned from a musician's work to samples of another artist, suggesting how one musician would likely have played another's music.

Tech

Weaponizing Sound: How a ‘Silent’ Sonic Weapon Might Work

How might a secret acoustic weapon cause hearing loss without any of the people involved noticing a painful audible sound?

Climate

Los Angeles Tests Cooling Pavement Paint to Combat Climate Change

Normal black asphalt absorbs 80 to 95 percent of sunlight, but painting road surfaces grey reflects the sun's rays, helping to cool urban temperatures.

Energy

Mexico City Company Turns Prickly Pear Cactus

Waste Into Energy

Mexico City Company Turns

Prickly Pear Cactus Waste

Into Energy

Latest In Earth

Animals

Giant Larvaceans Sweep Up and Poop Out Plastic Waste in the Oceans

The plankton species appears responsible for transferring plastic pollution from near the surface of the ocean to the sea floor, but it remains unclear if that’s a positive or negative mechanism.

Animals

Raptor-Like Vegetarian Dinosaur Links Carnivores and Herbivores

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi is an odd mix of features and could be the common ancestor of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs, uniting these two seemingly disparate groups.

Climate

To Convince Climate Deniers, Try Fewer Charts and More Empathy

University of Kansas sociologist Jacob Lipsman is researching attitudes about climate change along the Louisiana coast, where sea level rise is altering the landscape and residents distrust government regulation.

Mind

Cheap Wine Tastes Better When You’re Told

It’s Expensive

Cheap Wine Tastes Better

When You’re Told It’s

Expensive

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