U.S. astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a “sprite” blazing to life above an intense thunderstorm — and she did this while orbiting…
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AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands
Aigen’s solar-powered autonomous robots aim to take the chemicals and toil out of industrial weeding. Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused…
Nuclear comeback? Japan’s plans to restart reactors hit resistance
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Fourteen years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is restarting its nuclear reactors – and two wind-blown near-deserted fishing villages on the northern…
Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed
Archaeologists have recovered twenty-two stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also known as the Lighthouse of Pharos, the Lighthouse of…
Chatbots are on the rise, but customers still trust human agents more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Customers contact companies regularly to purchase products and services, inquire about orders, make payments and request returns. Until recently, the most common way for customers to…
Blurry Beginnings Shape Brain’s Visual Pathways
Summary: New research reveals how early-life blurry, low-color vision may help shape the brain’s visual pathways into specialized systems. Using computational models trained on low-quality images followed by high-quality ones,…
Why we need to take concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy more seriously
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian…
Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue
Despite brief oases, Mars was likely doomed to be a desert planet, a new study suggests. Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our…
A ‘Golden Handle’ will appear on the moon on July 5. Here’s how to see it
Saturday night presents a perfect opportunity to spot a “Golden Handle” shining brightly on the moon’s surface. It is a fleeting sight that appears when sunlight catches the peaks of…
Police in Brazil arrest a suspect over $100M banking hack
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Police in Brazil arrested a suspect in connection with a cyberattack that diverted more than 540 million Brazilian reais (about $100 million) from the country’s banking…
