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New AI algorithm is 10 million times faster at analyzing images of so-called "gravitational lenses" in space. That means that analysis which previously took months can now be carried out in a fraction a second. The post ...

Scientists have known for a while that big and small black holes exist. The largest, supermassive black holes, lurk at the center of galaxies, while small black holes result from the collapse of huge stars. But if there'...

People use their faces to communicate in subtle ways. A Facebook conversational bot trained on Skype chats had reactions indistinguishable from human ones

(University of Rhode Island) Research has shown that even when two different Phragmite lineages are grow side-by-side in the same ecosystem, the bacterial communities in the soil differ dramatically. It's a discovery tha...

(RAND Corporation) While many medical strategies have been shown helpful in treating opioid and alcohol abuse, the approaches are often most available in specialized treatment centers that are costly and limited in numbe...

(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL scientists show that the STING signaling pathway, which helps coordinate the innate immune system, causes cell death in T cells of the adaptive immune system. This 'killi...

This is probably going to shock no one, but it's still going to put off a lot of people. The 10th anniversary iPhone, whatever name it ends up with, is already expected to be the most expensive, non-limited edition, non-...

The havoc caused by Harvey​ is best explored through the eye of a drone, which can safely survey places no boat can go

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A new teardown of one of the latest Apple iPhone competitors, the Essential Phone, claims that the device is fundamentally disorganized inside, a sign of it being a first-generation product.

Unveiled last month, the Note 8 is the product of a newly cautious company. It’s easy to see how Samsung’s relentless push to include all the latest bells and whistles might have contributed to its predecessor’s pr...

There are so many things robots can do nowadays. They can shuttle products around a warehouse, make burgers and pizza, and teach each other new things. Most of the capabilities we've given robots are useful--but some are...

DJI was already the champion of the drone market before last year. But with the Mavic Pro, it managed to brings its high-grade technology and feature set to small, foldable drone that was far more affordable than anythin...

Some of the largest landmarks in Houston, historic NASA rockets, weathered Hurricane Harvey and are now accessible to the public one week after the storm flooded significant parts of the city.

Some big names have played at Apple's annual music festival in London over the last 10 years, but the Cupertino, California-based company has confirmed that last year's bash was its last. The post Apple brings the curtai...

The popular Beats By Dr. Dre Studio wireless headphones get a makeover and include Apple's W1 chip, for better Bluetooth connectivity and battery life.        

It seems North Korea has come very close to achieving what it’s always said it was after: a viable missile-borne thermonuclear deterrent --

This 3D printed construction is on an entirely new level of automation. The DFAB House in Zurich is designed and built entirely by an army of robots and 3D printers, each working on constructing individual rooms and floo...

The operators of YouTube-MP3.org, a popular website for turning the audio tracks of YouTube videos into MP3s, have agreed to shut down the site and hand over the domain to the RIAA. This predictable outcome comes after 1...

Sony is investing in Acutronic Robotics‘ Series A round, via its Sony Innovation Fund. Sony will also adopt Acutronic’s Hardware Robot Operating System (H-ROS), for use in its own robotics division, the company says....

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A sculpture of an unknown Egyptian pharaoh's head, found at the ancient city of Hazor in Israel, dates back around 4,300 years, to a time when Egyptians were building pyramids.