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Here’s how engineers will use it to model the complex physics inside the heart of a nuclear power plant....

Giraffes, leopards, elephants, and rhinoceroses all were more scared of human voices than lion roars.

I find it hard to believe that Popular Science would make such a mistake, but the author has reinforced the mistake by starting the article with “The dark side of the moon, despite its name, is a perfect vantage point for observing the universe.”...

The Basic HTML function was helpful for people dealing with a slow internet connection but wanted to read their email.

These chameleons of the sea can change color in milliseconds and their skin plays a huge role in helping them see.

Brazil’s pied tamarin monkeys use scent marking and vocal calls to communicate, but it’s getting more difficult for them to hear one another.

The article discusses the phenomenon of secondhand embarrassment, which is when people feel embarrassed on behalf of someone else. This feeling is linked to empathy and is a natural human response. The article explores what happens when a robot is involved in an awkward situation instead of a person. Research from Toyohashi...

The F-35 that was recently unaccounted for is not the first jet to require a search or recovery, as have drones and even nuclear weapons.

The CDC says the draft guidelines are not final. Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.

Researchers have found that anti-bird spikes are being co-opted for pro-bird purposes: They’re showing up as building materials in nests.

This drone is small, quiet, and highly maneuverable. Back in April, it even explored the collapsed parking garage in New York City.

Construction for the $132 million endeavor finally completed earlier this year, with official service starting on August 4.

A new wormy robot could help with jet engine inspections at GE Aerospace, according to an announcement this week. Sensiworm, short for “Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm,” is the newest outgrowth in GE’s line of worm robots, which includes a “giant earthworm” for tunneling and the “Pipeworm” for...

The mummified remains were found alongside preserved textiles, ceramic vessels, and other objects at the Huaca Pucllana monument.

Designed by researchers at Bangor University, Trisofuel could help provide energy not only on the moon and Mars, but both here on Earth.

Paleontologists are still on the hunt for a complete skeleton of one of these herbivorous European dinosaurs that went extinct in two waves.

Article on popular science: prompt injection attacks are a new risk associated with the interation if llms into other services. •prompt injection attacks imply the use of a prompt that bypass safety restrictions of a given ai / llm, which cannot differentiate between illicit instructions and inputs. •a proper prompt...

The shrimp-sized, strong-armed creature dating back 520 million years is filling in some evolutionary gaps.

Archaeologists can still decode the secrets of the past with burned prehistoric remains, but only with the help of other fields.

The tool, called SynthID, is trained to detect the embedded watermarks even after the original image has been edited.

They have already invested $800 million in the secretive urban project, while recently revealed plans remain vague.