Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An external study of Twitter in 2022 estimated that between a third and two thirds of accounts on the social media site were bots. And many…
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New algorithms could enhance autonomous spacecraft safety
A close approach to a model comet in the Caltech Autonomous Robotics and Control Lab. This robotic spacecraft simulator mimics a space environment by floating on a low friction cushion…
Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses in mushrooms
Credit: Cornell University Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials—and sometimes, a little fungus. In creating a pair of new robots, Cornell researchers have cultivated an unlikely…
Alemannic chamber grave discovered in Gerstetten
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council have discovered an Alemannic chamber grave in Gerstetten, Germany. The Alemanni (meaning “all men”), were a confederation…
In a first, these bats were found to have toes that glow
You’ve heard of jazz hands? Well, these bats have glow toes. When ultraviolet light shines onto the Mexican free-tailed bat’s extraordinarily hairy toes, they light up like a Christmas tree.…
Gender Nonconformity in Play Linked to ASD and Behavioral Problems
Summary: A new study reveals that gender nonconforming play behavior in 7-year-olds is associated with increased behavioral difficulties, including autistic traits in girls and peer relationship issues in boys. Researchers…
Quantum optical phenomenon in the brain challenges conventional view of amyloid in Alzheimer’s
Structure of a single human amyloid subunit and its distinctive parallel β-sheet structure. (A) The structure of a human amyloid subunit (PDB entry 6MST) in cartoon/ribbon from a top-down view…
Remote seamounts in the southeast Pacific may be home to 20 new species
Some 1,400 kilometers off the coast of Chile, rare deep-sea creatures drift along a garden of sponges and corals that grow along the flanks of a 3,100-meter-tall undersea mountain. A…
Ethiopia says mega-dam doubles electricity output
Ethiopia first began generating electricity from its mega-dam in February 2022. Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two…
UK doctors urge government to act over ‘vaping epidemic’
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Leading UK doctors urged the government Wednesday to pass legislation to tackle “a vaping epidemic,” in particular among young people, by banning disposable e-cigarettes and all…
