Science

Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen’s sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms

Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks star in The Miniature WifePeacock Miniature people have been a staple of science fiction and…

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Something just hit the Moon and left a bright new scar

I'll admit something surprising. Even after years of stargazing, tracking planets, and scanning deep sky objects through a telescope, I…

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Scientists say we’ve been wrong about what makes sprinters fast

A new international study is calling into question long-standing assumptions about what makes elite sprinters so fast. The findings offer…

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Scientists map the brain’s hidden wiring using RNA barcodes in major breakthrough

Researchers have developed a powerful new way to map how brain cells connect by tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes." Using…

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This diet could slash cholera infections by up to 100x

Cholera, a dangerous bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment, may be significantly reduced through…

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Scientists say 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain

Researchers at the University of California San Diego report that a weeklong program combining meditation and other mind-body techniques can…

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Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined. It circles…

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Study of 1,700 languages reveals surprising hidden patterns

Despite the enormous variety of languages spoken around the world, certain grammatical patterns keep showing up. A new study finds…

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AI breakthrough cuts energy use by 100x while boosting accuracy

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of electricity in the United States. According to the International Energy Agency, AI systems…

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Scientists trap light in a layer 1,000x thinner than hair

Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, working with teams from the Łódź University of Technology,…

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