New Strides Made on Deceptively Simple ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem
Picture a bizarre training exercise: A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every
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Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges
A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.
Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science
A researcher dives into the latest research on how the health of the gut microbiome can influence the aging process.
What to buy as a yoga beginner: Must-haves vs non-essentials
Here are our recommendations for the must-haves you need when you start yoga.
China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge
A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.
This week in science: Prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the PNW, and teens’ sleep
Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR’s Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less
Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds
Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming.
James Webb telescope pushed to its limits by new observations of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4
The “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations
The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel’s coast
A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.
Chinese EV maker claims it’s engineered the world’s first semi-solid-state EV battery with huge 620-mile range
The experimental manufacturing process could one day deliver a vehicle with a 1,000-plus mile range, researchers say.
NASA updates odds that ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon
The “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations
Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy
An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.
Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein’s relativity
The tiny bots follow patterns of light and “artificial space-time,” navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole.
A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.