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Dark patterns on the web are designed to manipulate you – why aren't they all illegal? -- Gregory M. Dickinson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Institute for Humane Studies17 hours ago
What are those orange balls on some power lines? -- Rui Bo, Missouri University of Science and Technology17 hours ago
Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask -- Marco A. Janssen, Arizona State University; Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Parvathy Prem, Johns Hopkins University3 days ago
A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado's prized peaches -- Jane Stewart, Colorado State University and David Sterle, Colorado State University17 hours ago
You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows -- Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology3 days ago
Most people don't know what they don't know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner -- Tommy Blanchard, Tufts University4 days ago
Astrophysicists use 'space archaeology' to trace the history of a spiral galaxy -- Lisa Kewley, Smithsonian Institution4 days ago
Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant -- Matthew Ray, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Reese Hufnagel, University of Wisconsin-Stout5 days ago
You can change your emotions – but it's a 2-step process that takes some effort -- Christian Waugh, Wake Forest University6 days ago
Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story -- Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College6 days ago
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Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe-inspiring – for astronauts seeing one from space, the scene was even more grand -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University18 days ago
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years -- Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College20 days ago
Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission -- Christye Sisson, Rochester Institute of Technology1 month ago
Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey – and update some classic Apollo images -- Jennifer Levasseur, Smithsonian Institution1 month ago
Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne's 19th-century novel -- Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Illinois Wesleyan University1 month ago
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Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing -- Ji Y. Son, California State University, Los Angeles and Alice Xu, University of California, Los Angeles5 days ago
How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions -- Maria Lungu, University of Virginia and Steven L. Johnson, University of Virginia6 days ago
Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to the Epstein files – and presenting their views as data analysis -- Matthew N. Hannah, University of Wisconsin-Madison10 days ago
Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations -- Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh10 days ago
White House wants to vet powerful AI models for risks − a computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult -- Ahmed Hamza, University of Colorado Boulder13 days ago
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Teens aren't as disengaged as you may think: What adults get wrong about adolescents' civic contributions -- Kimia Shirzad, Penn State and Jen Agans, Penn State10 days ago
Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history -- Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution13 days ago
Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they're useful only for researchers, not consumers -- Idan Shalev, Penn State and Abner Apsley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign6 days ago
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain -- Gary Skuse, Rochester Institute of Technology and Sherry Dadgar, George Washington University20 days ago
Umbilical cord blood may hold clues for a child's risk of developing Type 1 diabetes -- Angelica P. Ahrens, University of Florida; Eric W. Triplett, University of Florida, and Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping University25 days ago
Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it -- Phil Starks, Tufts University27 days ago
It's a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all babies are born to connect -- Lise Eliot, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science27 days ago
Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever – what this research could mean for future clocks -- Eric R. Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrei Derevianko, University of Nevada, Reno1 month ago
How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation -- Paulina Maxim, Georgia Institute of Technology7 days ago
Photographic memory is a myth – here's what research really says about remembering -- Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston12 days ago
Why do basketball players miss shots they've made a thousand times before? Neuroscience has an answer -- David Van den Heever, Mississippi State University1 month ago
Irrational decision or helpful evolutionary adaptation? A philosopher on the rationality wars behind 'nudge' policy -- Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, Wake Forest University; University of North Carolina – Greensboro1 month ago
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Why did Tyrannosaurus rex have such short arms? -- Sarah Sheffield, Binghamton University, State University of New York7 days ago
Why do you have to wear a helmet when you're skateboarding? -- Christian Franck, University of Wisconsin-Madison14 days ago
Why is water wet? -- Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington21 days ago
Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined? -- Greg Eghigian, Penn State28 days ago
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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived -- Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University6 days ago