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Supreme Court considers whether police can use Big Tech data to capture info from all cellphone users in a place and time - Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State

23 hours ago

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 University

9 hours ago

'A study showed...' isn't enough – scientific knowledge builds incrementally as researchers investigate and revisit questions -- Jeffrey A. Lee, Texas Tech University

9 hours ago

How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board's ousting resurrects an existential debate -- Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University and James Olds, George Mason University

9 hours ago

Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can't just change the locks -- Jonathan S. Weissman, Rochester Institute of Technology

1 day 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 University

2 days ago

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years -- Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College

2 days ago

Why is water wet? -- Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington

3 days ago

China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout -- Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University

3 days ago

What is black garlic? How heat and humidity turn a pungent ingredient mild and slightly sweet -- Mavra Javed, Michigan State University

6 days ago

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses -- Brian Jay Tang, University of Michigan and Kang G. Shin, University of Michigan

6 days ago

Latest Science and Technology articles

1 year ago

Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission -- Christye Sisson, Rochester Institute of Technology

17 days 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 Institution

19 days ago

Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne's 19th-century novel -- Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Illinois Wesleyan University

19 days ago

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun -- Patrick M. Shober, NASA

20 days ago

'Project Hail Mary' demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University

30 days ago

More articles about space

1 year ago

US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices -- Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State

9 days ago

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds -- Andras Molnar, University of Michigan

10 days ago

AIs have 'personalities' – here's how they affect you more deeply than you may realize -- Tamilla Triantoro, Quinnipiac University

17 days ago

How Iranian hackers pose a threat to US critical infrastructure -- William Akoto, American University School of International Service

24 days ago

Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst

1 month ago

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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 University

7 days ago

Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it -- Phil Starks, Tufts University

9 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 Science

9 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, Reno

15 days ago

How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin -- Matthew Cordes, University of Arizona

22 days ago

About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign – new imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies -- Quing Zhu, Washington University in St. Louis

24 days ago

Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats -- Nitin Sanket, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

1 month ago

How dolphins communicate – new discoveries from a long-term study in Sarasota, Florida -- Laela Sayigh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

1 month ago

Why do basketball players miss shots they've made a thousand times before? Neuroscience has an answer -- David Van den Heever, Mississippi State University

1 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 – Greensboro

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined? -- Greg Eghigian, Penn State

10 days ago

Are multiverses real? An astrophysicist explains why it depends on how you define 'real' -- Zachary Slepian, University of Florida

1 month ago

Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he's lucky to be alive -- Perry Samson, University of Michigan

1 month ago

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

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1 year ago

'Bouncing back' is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them -- Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut

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