ZAQS.ORG

Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets - David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology

22 hours ago

Gender conformity starts young – and boys and girls fall in line in different ways -- Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond and Andrea Vial, New York University Abu Dhabi

2 hours ago

Researchers develop biodegradable, plant-based packaging from natural fibers – new research -- J. Carson Meredith, Georgia Institute of Technology

22 hours ago

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential -- Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

2 days ago

The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight -- Michael Carrafiello, Miami University

2 days ago

Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from a decades-old book into the Sahara Desert -- Paul C. Sereno, University of Chicago

3 days ago

What was the very first plant in the world? -- Erin Potter, Binghamton University, State University of New York

3 days ago

While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers studying them face stigma -- Darrell Evans, Purdue University

6 days ago

When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews -- Anna Raymaker, Georgia Institute of Technology

3 days ago

Jesse Jackson's misdiagnosis of Parkinson's is common – new genetic discovery could lead to treatment for this deadly disease -- Jose Abisambra, University of Florida

6 days ago

Constant technology changes throw seniors a curve – and add to caregivers' load -- Debaleena Chattopadhyay, University of Illinois Chicago

6 days ago

Latest Science and Technology articles

1 year ago

Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies -- Simone Dichiara, Penn State and Eleonora Troja, University of Rome Tor Vergata

9 days ago

Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons? -- Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

13 days ago

With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program -- Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota

14 days ago

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands -- Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Johns Hopkins University

16 days ago

Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research -- Rachael Seidler, University of Florida and Tianyi (Erik) Wang, University of Florida

1 month ago

More articles about space

1 year ago

Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economy -- Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University

9 days ago

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst

10 days ago

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated? -- R. Alexander Bentley, University of Tennessee

20 days ago

'Probably' doesn't mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you -- Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California

23 days ago

Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare -- Justin Pelletier, Rochester Institute of Technology

23 days ago

More articles about artificial intelligence

1 year ago

AI doesn't 'see' the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes -- Arryn Robbins, University of Richmond; Eben W. Daggett, New Mexico State University, and Michael Hout, New Mexico State University

8 days ago

Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies -- Claudio Villanueva, University of California, Los Angeles

8 days ago

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ -- Phil Starks, Tufts University and Lilia Goncharova, Tufts University

9 days ago

Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people's exposure to pollutants like 'forever chemicals' -- Yaw Edu Essandoh, Indiana University

10 days ago

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer -- Sagar Lekhak, Rochester Institute of Technology

14 days ago

I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness -- Eric Horstick, West Virginia University

15 days ago

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood -- Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University

20 days ago

Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats' surprising hunting strategy -- Leonie Baier, Naturalis Biodiversity Center

17 days ago

Making good choices when life gets messy – practical wisdom relies on human judgment, not rules -- Tim Hulsey, University of Tennessee

9 days ago

Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action -- Catherine A. Sanderson, Amherst College

16 days ago

Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry -- Eric Yttri, Carnegie Mellon University

1 month ago

A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form -- Thomas Morgan, Arizona State University

1 month ago

More articles about psychology

1 year ago

Why do mountaintops stay snowy? -- Allie Mazurek, Colorado State University

8 days ago

Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition's ancient roots -- Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina

17 days ago

What is Bluetooth and how does it work? -- Shreyas Sen, Purdue University

24 days ago

How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology -- Greg Edwards, Missouri University of Science and Technology

1 month ago

More Curious Kids articles

11 months ago

Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones -- Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder

7 days ago

US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn't lessen the need for human judgment in war -- Jon R. Lindsay, Georgia Institute of Technology

7 days ago