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Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers

AI can process data from wearable devices to better monitor your health and detect problems sooner. The trick is teaching AI algorithms how to cut through the noise.

Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
Health|Science|US

Measles can ravage the immune system and brain, causing long-term damage – a virologist explains

Complications from measles infection are surprisingly common.

Measles can ravage the immune system and brain, causing long-term damage – a virologist explains
Education|Environment|Science

Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work

A decade of fieldwork is revealing how one of biology’s fundamental principles works in real time.

Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
Science|Technology

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

Topologists categorize all the possible shapes in each dimension.

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it
Arts|Entertainment|Technology

From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture

Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip-hop have become global cultural forces.

From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
Science|Technology|World

India's Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon

India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks them as the fourth country to land on the Moon.

Arts|Education|Science

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art

Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Science|Technology|World

Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions

Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the Moon. They’ve now become the 5th country to have landed on its surface.

Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Science|Technology

We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles faster, thanks to an idea called mechanical intelligence.

We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day
Opinion|Technology

A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll

The consequences of cyber conflict are primarily felt by civilians, who call for retaliation, fueling cycles of violence.

A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll
Environment|Science

The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover

Coral reefs share genetic material across wide areas, with help from ocean currents. This ability is especially important during episodes like the mass bleaching currently occurring.

The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover
Environment|Science|Technology

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
Science|Technology

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
Environment|News|Science|World

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in 2024. That could help soften hurricane season, but don’t bet on it.

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

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