Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological…
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Manta rays inspire faster swimming robots and better water filters
This robot can also dive and come back to the surface. Faster flapping results in…
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Evolution journal editors resign en masse
Over the holiday weekend, all but one member of the editorial board of Elsevier's Journal…
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Frogfish reveals how it evolved the “fishing rod” on its head
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides…
Ten cool science stories we almost missed
For their study, Yudkin et al. compiled a dataset of nearly 370,000 AITA posts, along…
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A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon,…
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When does your brain think something is worth the wait?
Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just…
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After 60 years of spaceflight patches, here are some of our favorites
As such, there is a rich tradition of space mission patches to draw on, and…
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The physics of ugly Christmas sweaters
In 2018, a team of French physicists developed a rudimentary mathematical model to describe the…
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Could microwaved grapes be used for quantum sensing?
The microwaved grape trick also shows their promise as alternative microwave resonators for quantum sensing…