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.
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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.
This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip
A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes.
Total Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse rises over New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3. A lunar
Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs?
With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time
9 ways people have modified their bodies since the dawn of time, from foot binding to castration
Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that different from us.
ZWO SeeStar S50 smart telescope review
Small, smart and beginner-friendly, the SeeStar S50 takes the hassle out of stargazing, delivering detailed nebula and galaxy shots at the tap of your screen.
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
Hawke Endurance ED 8×25 binocular review
Lightweight, portable and sharp, the Hawke Endurance ED 8×25 proves compact binoculars can deliver big views without weighing you down.
Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family’s mysterious missing-teeth condition
A doctor who had a genetic condition that prevents teeth from forming searched for the DNA mutation that had affected his family for over 150
A Titan collision may link Saturn’s tilt, its moon Hyperion and its rings
A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s inner moons into rings.
Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions
‘Truly extraordinary’: Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest ‘cosmic beacon’ we’ve ever seen
Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant “megamaser” to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward Earth from 8 billion light-years away and
‘Seeing how important agriculture was for daily livelihoods, and how uncertain and precarious agriculture had become in these times, it just made me feel very passionate about working on this issue’
How award-winning scientist Meha Jain is using satellite data to help India’s farmers adapt to climate change.