What’s the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
Yams and sweet potatoes are often confused, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably in the U.S. However, they’re two different crops. So what sets
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Ancient Greek rings may have been forged with iron from meteorites
Chemical analysis of Bronze Age iron objects indicate that Greek nobles may have indulged in signet rings made with precious metal from the sky.
AI may respond differently to bosses and subordinates
In simulated conversations, social hierarchy can sway AI agents, making lower-status systems more likely to follow harmful requests.
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but
Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle
In a laboratory 2 kilometers underground, a crane lowers Matt Depatie, a detector technologist, through a hatch into a white-walled cavern filled with about 7,000
New recyclable yarn is as stretchy as spandex and could help tackle fashion’s plastic waste problem
Your favorite stretchy workout clothes may be much easier to recycle one day, thanks to a new type of elastic yarn that is as strong
NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky ‘Big Bang’ maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
Scientists are preparing for an interstellar rescue of humanity’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, after fixing up its twin from billions of miles away. According
AI found a weakness in one of the world’s most studied encryption systems — is your data under threat?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped uncover new weaknesses in two cryptographic systems, including a simplified version of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) that underpins much
Bacterial ‘postbiotic’ may help preserve fertility in the aging uterus, preliminary research suggests
Bolstering a type of bacteria that lives in the uterus may help counter age-related changes that can make it harder to get pregnant, a new
Where to buy last-minute solar eclipse glasses and viewing gear before August 12
Even though August 12’s solar eclipse won’t be much to look at for observers in the U.S., it’ll be even less impressive if you can’t
Uberaba Geopark: A time capsule from the Late Cretaceous period nestled in Brazil’s tropical savanna
QUICK FACTS Name: Uberaba Geopark (also known as “Terra dos Gigantes,” or “Land of the Giants”) Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil Coordinates: -19.71, -47.96 Why it’s
AI may respond differently to bosses and subordinate
In simulated conversations, social hierarchy can sway AI agents, making lower-status systems more likely to follow harmful requests.
Here’s what the first mRNA flu vaccine could mean for flu season
Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna’s mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at preventing infection, data show.
Most-detailed-ever view of the sun’s surface revealed in new images from the world’s largest solar telescope
New images captured by the world’s most powerful solar telescope have revealed something that was hiding in plain sight on the sun for 150 years: