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What is mental imagery? Brain researchers explain the pictures in your mind...
Some people can visualize things perfectly in their mind's eye, while others can't.designer491/iStock via Getty Images PlusCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question...
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A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne...
An experimental aircraft like this solar-powered airship could someday play a role in providing internet access to rural areas or disaster zones.Thales Alenia Space via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAAbout...
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Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s...
The researchers drilling on the Guliya Glacier.Lonnie Thompson, CC BY-NDAs humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold...
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Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a...
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission aims to test newly designed spacesuits. SpaceX, CC BY-NC-NDSpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only...
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Drinking alcohol before conceiving a child could accelerate their aging – new...
When the mom, dad or both parents drink, the health risks of alcohol extends to their future offspring. Robert Daly/OJO Images via Getty ImagesThe conditions within a person’s home, family and...
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Mitochondria keep your brain cells alive − helping them run smoothly may...
Mitochondria actively divide, multiply and move around in your cells.Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesIn 1817, a British physician named James Parkinson published An Essay on the...
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Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society and culture
Robotic kitchens aren't on homemakers' must-have lists yet, but they are starting to gain traction in restaurants.Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty ImagesAutomating food is unlike automating...
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2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the...
This artist's rendition shows NASA's Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun.Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via APOur Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar...
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What is space made of? An astrophysics expert explains all the components –...
Light from stars travels through space, which is mostly an empty vacuum. William Attard McCarthy - McCarthy's PhotoWorks/Moment via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you...
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Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future
The angles and branches in this illustration of a chip are key to using terahertz waves for the next generation of high-speed wireless communications.Wenhao Wang, Guillaume Ducournau, and Ranjan...
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Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science...
Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture and warfare across much of the ancient world.Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAcross human history, no single animal has had a deeper...
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Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how...
Vaccine research quickly picked up to try to prevent a possible flu pandemic in 1976.AP Photo Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb....
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Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu,...
Human, animal and environmental health are interconnected.Tambako the Jaguar/Moment via Getty ImagesWhen the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been...
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Long COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune...
Many respiratory viral infections can cause long-term symptoms.sbk_20d pictures/Moment via Getty ImagesThe long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health...
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Cats and dogs both like to play fetch − it’s rooted in their hunting instincts
Throw it for me! Purple Collar Pet Photography/Moment, via Getty ImagesMany people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles,...
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Guilt over kids’ screen time is common, uncomfortable and can stress family...
Screen time can be a major point of contention for parents and children.Fertnig/E+ via Getty ImagesWhat parent hasn’t been there? It’s been a long day, you still have dinner to make, maybe lunches for...
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Yellow food dye can make living tissue transparent − these methods could one...
A dye called FD&C Yellow 5 could have some useful scientific properties. Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon/Moment via Getty ImagesWhy isn’t your body transparent? Some animals such as jellyfish, zebra...
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Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push...
Spacewalks are among the more dangerous activities associated with human spaceflight. Ignatiev/E+ via Getty ImagesSpace is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure...
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Tiny, compact galaxies are masters of disguise in the distant universe −...
Supermassive black holes grow by pulling in matter around them.M. Kornmesser/ESO via APAstronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s most powerful telescope,...
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The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former...
The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station.NASA via APBoeing’s crew transport space capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew right after...
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