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No candy for ferrets, but the FWS is giving peanut butter with the vaccine to prairie dogs, the main prey of ferrets.

Ghostbusters advisor James Maxwell explains the science of bustin'. There's a new proton pack in town. During the development of the new Ghostbusters film, released today, science advisor James Maxwell took on the questi...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Humans Hiding Behind the Chatbots Ellen Huet | Bloomberg "The company [X.ai] advertises Amy as an AI personal assistant who can 'magically schedule meetings'...But the system isn't yet ready ...

AR headsets help workers by letting them tap into skills they don't have, visually guiding them to solve physical problems using expertise from people who aren't there

Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, according to a study of 26,000 people worldwide. This should influence the develop...

Scientists are learning how cells make the decision to become T cells.

Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go--a new GPS-based augmented reality game--are being realized across the nation. According to one expert, this quest to "catch 'em all" is great news for public...

Working memory can be thought of as short-term memory, temporarily holding ideas and recent events in the mind for quick recall. Working memory often declines with age; it may also be susceptible to interactions between ...

Energy drinks combined with alcohol (AmEDs) were once available for purchase as a premixed beverage, until 2010 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined that the combination was unsafe. However, the populari...