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Scientists have finally gotten to the bottom of why astronauts struggle to poop in space, thanks to a new blood test. The findings also reveal an unexpected side effect of…
The dream of coming home to a spotless kitchen you didn’t have to clean yourself is edging closer to reality.We’re used to seeing robotic vacuums cleaning our floors — but…
It was Jackie H.’s big day — and her mind was racing. “Is this all going to play out the way I want?” the bride-to-be wondered. “Are things going to…
Last year, scientists achieved a historic first by providing a patient with the first-ever corneal implant made solely of human cells grown in the lab.Corneal transplants are used to treat…
A U.S. Army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they reenlist soon: four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game Grand Theft…
A cave in eastern Spain is revealing new clues about the ritual lives of Roman women, after archaeologists documented more than 120 Latin inscriptions — the highest number known anywhere…
NASA’s Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after a private mission failed to save the tumbling telescope.A rescue spacecraft named LINK, which was…
A viral op-ed from a UC Berkeley professor claiming she’s forced to teach underprepared college students middle-school math was revealed to be written with some help from artificial intelligence. Professor…
In 2010, researchers at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales began an investigation into a macabre question: What’s the upper temperature limit at which humans can survive?…
Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a “black hole star,” a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe’s “cosmic dawn.”If confirmed, the findings could…