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A new deep learning algorithm is able to detect how well a STEM student understands a concept based on their brain activity.

ROBOTICS This Freaky Robotic Fish Is Powered by ‘Blood’ George Dvorsky | Gizmodo “In an effort to create more autonomous, life-like robots, scientists have developed a soft robotic lionfish with a multi-functional ...

Saturn is well known as the planet with rings, but it's hardly the only one. As it turns out, rings around planets aren't all that rare, and at least a few of the planets in our solar system have them. Uranus is one of t...

If successful, The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 will be a milestone in spaceflight, the first craft to raise its orbit around the planet using just the power of sunlight.

One of Facebook's most prominent critics is now sounding the alarm about the social network's cryptocurrency plans. Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, who made waves earlier this year when he called for the breakup of the ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Lena River Delta, the largest delta in the Arctic....

If you're hoping to immerse yourself in video games now that summer has officially reached the northern hemisphere, you're in luck. Games Done Quick is kicking off its annual summer charity livestream (below) on June 23r...

More than 5 million cancer survivors in the United States experience chronic pain, almost twice the rate in the general population, according to a new study.

Many Walmart customers have likely noticed the appearance of cameras with small displays on the company’s self-checkout registers over the last couple years. In a recent statement, the retailer confirmed that hundreds ...

For centuries, rice farmers in Asia have used ducks as a natural alternative to pesticides. While paddling around in flooded paddy fields, ducks tear up weeds and snack on insects, with their manure even acting as additi...

A ransomware haul, a border security leak, and more of the week's top security news.

Democrat Geoffrey Starks says the US government should replace risky Chinese telecommunications gear and fund rural carriers as part of the effort.

As we reported two days ago, Microsoft this week released an updated version of its Outlook app for Android that patches a severe remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-1105) that impacted over 100 million users. ...

Just a day after going live, the Dota Underlords beta is off to a great start. According to stats from SteamDB, as of Friday night it had over 84,000 players at once -- higher than Valve's troubled Dota 2 spinoff Artifac...

Fifty-five pages of texts between Fox News host Sean Hannity and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort make their way online.

New research finds that adolescents who see themselves as puny and who exercise to gain weight may be at risk of so-called muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors.

An Indian satellite propulsion startup with eventual plans to also build a small launch vehicle has raised $3 million from a group of venture capital investors. SpaceNews.com

The Mate X could be out in the next three months.

With the weekend upon us it might seem like a lovely time to make yourself a tasty treat. If you've got a box of brownie mix in your pantry -- and you happen to live in Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Mi...

Following the custom of well-known retailers that went under as a result of leveraged investments and business moving online, Toys R Us is reportedly close to a comeback. According to Bloomberg, a former executive is pit...

Sandmarc has launched an anamorphic lens for the iPhone, enabling mobile users to capture ultra-wide videos with a classic cinematic look, including a lens flare effect akin to what viewers see in movies. The lens is des...

The Elon Musk-flavored Galaxy Note phablet looks to be a fan-made render.