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Got money questions? How to get chatbots to give you accurate answers -- Pawan Jain, University of Michigan Flint37 minutes ago
Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others -- Azadeh Nasuhidehnavi, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Wesley Kufel, Binghamton University, State University of New York37 minutes ago
Flocking together – how a birding hobby may boost your mental health and build community -- Jennifer G. Andrews, Morehouse College23 hours ago
Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US -- Sarah Tomlinson, Colorado State University1 day ago
Jimothy the raccoon survived against the odds, a testament to sophisticated brains and devoted mothers -- Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond5 days ago
New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share -- Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa5 days ago
Why are some animals considered 'pests'? It comes down to culture and convenience -- Elan Abrell, Wesleyan University6 days ago
New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory -- Steve Strauss, Oregon State University7 days ago
Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida7 days ago
What is open-source AI? A software engineering researcher explains -- Jeffrey Young, Georgia Institute of Technology6 days ago
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Building a long-term base on the Moon will require extensive planning – a planetary geologist describes the considerations that go into it -- Clive Neal, University of Notre Dame14 days ago
What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects -- Mary Ogborn, Penn State1 month ago
NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion -- Margaret Landis, Arizona State University1 month ago
Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky -- Adam Lark, Hamilton College1 month ago
Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved -- Sven Bilén, Penn State and Wangda Zuo, Penn State1 month ago
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Legally or not, the US government is controlling global access to the world's most powerful AI -- João Marinotti, Indiana University8 days ago
Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media -- Matthew Pittman, University of Tennessee12 days ago
World Cup propels surveillance to new heights -- Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State27 days ago
Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment -- Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State29 days ago
What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia's volunteers -- Ryan McGrady, UMass Amherst1 month ago
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Bees of many species contain tiny magnetic particles – suggesting they may have an innate magnetic compass for navigation -- Laura Russo, University of Tennessee12 days ago
Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis16 days ago
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions -- Tara Deans, Georgia Institute of Technology20 days ago
Cacti spines, snake fangs, snail love darts – oh my! How function drives the evolution of nature's puncture tools -- Philip Anderson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign20 days ago
Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here's how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence -- Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University21 days ago
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity -- Jenny Whilde, University of Florida21 days ago
The drawer problem: Why so many of us can't let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it -- Eric Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Payam Saeedi, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Stacey Watson, University of Waterloo1 month ago
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated 'structurally deficient' -- Alex Krasnok, Florida International University1 month ago
A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University15 days ago
Kids learn to bully from adults' threats, manipulation and criticism – a child psychologist explains how parents can model better tactics -- Angela J. Narayan, University of Denver1 month ago
Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that's bad news for patience -- Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University1 month ago
Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely -- Melissa Maffeo, Wake Forest University2 months ago
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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun? -- Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences15 days ago
Why are our fingers different lengths? -- Steven Lautzenheiser, University of Tennessee21 days ago
Can you make a black hole in a laboratory? -- Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State University1 month ago
Why do baseball players put a black mark under their eyes? -- Adam Annaccone, University of Texas at Arlington1 month ago
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More testosterone won't make a better soldier or a tougher man – aggression and strength drive T levels, not the other way around -- Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond7 days ago
Many cancer survivors have impairments that make using mobile devices and websites difficult -- Rachel F. Adler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Devorah Kletenik, Brooklyn College8 days ago
Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture -- Gabriel E. Hales, Michigan State University9 days ago