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Do you ever just need something to fidget with? The Mobi Umbilic Torus is that something. Inspired by the Mobius Strip of mathematics, this little item has a unique shape. So when you’re thinking long and hard about yo...

(Association for Computing Machinery) ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Barbara Simons the recipient of the 2019 ACM Policy Award for long-standing, high-impact leadership as ACM President and fou...

At the top of Everest, where the ground juts up toward space, the highest-altitude weather stations are now taking stock of our changing planet.

(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) A research group at the MDC has discovered a protein that protects mature B lymphocytes from stress-induced cell death. It also helps immune cell...

When NASA's new Perseverance Martian rover launches in a little over a month it will have a small robotic stow-away on board. Ingenuity is a small helicopter, with a fuselage about the size of a softball and two extendin...

HASC Chairman Adam Smith: . "I want to make sure there's competition." SpaceNews.com

The launch of NASA's next Mars rover mission has been delayed to no earlier than July 30 because of a launch vehicle processing issue, the latest in a series of slips that have now used up nearly half of the available la...

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ESA's Gaia space observatory is an ambitious mission to construct a three-dimensional map of our galaxy by making high-precision measurements of over one billion stars. However, on its journey to map distant suns, Gaia i...

Scientists have created a novel microbiome-based diagnostic tool that, with the accuracy of the best physicians, quickly and inexpensively identifies liver fibrosis and cirrhosis over 90 percent of the time in human pati...

Problems with brain folding are linked with neurological conditions like autism, anorexia and schizophrenia, but there are currently no ways to detect, prevent or treat misfolding. New research offers genetic insights in...

The Raspberry Pi opened up a whole new world of DIY projects but it has ironically been more difficult to actually produce a “normal” RPi-powered computer that doesn’t look like a Frankensteined contraption. There ...

NASA has delayed the launch of its Mars rover Perseverance again, this time to no earlier than July 30, due to rocket preparation delays.

The leadership styles of Donald Trump and Jacinda Ardern are dramatically different, but our evolutionary history explains both - and why our preferences have changed

Democrats in Congress are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to support a coronavirus relief package that'll bring the U.S. closer to a clean energy economy. There's never been a bet...

Predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity, gravitational waves are ripples in space-time generated by certain movements of massive objects. They are important to study because they allow us to detect events in...

The drop in carbon emissions due to coronavirus lockdowns won't last. But as we rebuild, we have a unique opportunity to make the structural changes required to hit net-zero targets, says Corinne Le Quéré

(SUNY Downstate Health Science University) Hispanic adults vary widely in their reported trust of health information sources, suggesting that information tailored to specific ethnic subgroups and targeted by age group ma...

Goldman Sachs' chief economist has said that a national face mask mandate could not only benefit public health, it could even go so far as to save the economy. He made the claim in a note to clients Monday, arguing for a...

NASA has announced its latest batch of small business grants, providing more than 300 businesses a total of $51 million in crucial early-stage funding. These “phase I” projects receive up to $125,000 to help bring ne...

There's good news for people with Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation may not increase the risk of developing dementia.

Today we’re taking a peek at what you need to know about the next update for WhatsApp for multiple platforms. This update adds new Animated Stickers, upgrades QR codes, and adds Dark Mode for WhatsApp web and desktop p...