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Water is ubiquitous on Earth--about 70 percent of Earth's surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface, and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 ...

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say.

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Concussions affect aperiodic brain activity, a key signal often dismissed as "background noise," which plays a role in brain excitability and cognitive function. High school football players who experienced concussions s...

A new AI algorithm inspired by the genome's ability to compress vast information offers insights into brain function and potential tech applications. Researchers found that this algorithm performs tasks like image recogn...

Great apes track events involving agents and patients, like humans, suggesting shared cognitive mechanisms. When watching video clips, apes alternated their gaze between agents (e.g., a cat) and patients (e.g., a mouse),...

Sonar images released in January 2024 were proposed as the final resting place of the famous aviator's missing aircraft. But further inspection has revealed a simpler explanation.

Children begin creating novel determiner-noun combinations, like "a dog" or "the house," at around 30 months, reveals a new study combining behavioral observations and computational modeling. By analyzing utterances from...

A new framework integrates psychology and economics to show how memorable experiences influence long-term decision-making. Their model separates the immediate utility of consumption from the lasting "remembered utility" ...

Accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans that don't fit current climate models can now be explained by quantum physics, according to an Australian scientist.

It's hard to tell when you're catching some rays at the beach, but light packs a punch. Not only does a beam of light carry energy, it can also carry momentum. This includes linear momentum, which is what makes a speedin...

A new reconstruction of a woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial reveals a young-but-sickly woman whom villagers feared so much they buried her under a blade and padlock.

Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to "gibberish" output

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Researchers have discovered a way to recycle the tiny particles used to create supraparticle lasers, a technology that precisely controls light at a very small scale. The breakthrough could help manage these valuable mat...

Thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into electricity, are valuable tools for capturing waste heat and turning it into usable electricity. These materials are especially useful in industries and vehicles where en...

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About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our evolutionary history.

Over the past several decades, researchers have been getting better and better at manipulating tiny particles with acoustic waves. Dubbed "acoustic tweezers," the technology started with the simplistic trapping of partic...

Radiative heat transfer is one of the most critical energy transfer mechanisms in nature. However, traditional blackbody radiation, due to its inherent characteristics, such as its non-directional, incoherent, broad-spec...