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Researchers make moiré 2D materials without stacking, twisting
Carbon dioxide and water played key role in historic Mount Etna eruption
Cornell engineers use tiny vibrating beams to rethink AI hardware
Armadillos Inspire New Protective Technology for Soft Machines
The network watching the world’s oceans is under pressure – just when it’s needed most
Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss…
SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact
Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail – but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work
AI interviewers can’t connect with people the way human researchers can – they can produce only data, not meaning
Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
David Lodge, ecologist and Cornell Atkinson director, to retire
Low-cost solution to parasite, poverty at risk from possible NSF cuts
How black hole mergers are helping scientists calibrate the Universe’s most sensitive instruments
Study Reveals How Strawberries Were Ambushed By Fungal Parasites
Entropy gives a ‘marriage’ of molecules just enough freedom
UW researchers launch ‘little free pantry’ mapping pilot, internet-connected pantries in Seattle
Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations
Near miss tsunami in Alaska during tourist season last year highlights increasing environmental instability
Large Rise In Microscopic Colitis Seen In Sweden
AI-Powered Lab Discovers Brighter Lead-Free Nanomaterials in 12 Hours
New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they’re useful only for researchers, not consumers
Researchers Propose a New Inspection Method to Improve Online Collaboration Platforms
A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected – and it’s changing what we know about earthquake zones
Researchers Create Tool to Help Hunger-Relief Groups Deliver Food More Efficiently
‘Lab-on-a-drone’ tests remote farm waterways for nitrate levels
BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions
How AI Can Help Us Count the ‘Good’ Viruses Used in Biopharmaceuticals
Making big tech algorithms ‘fair’ is harder than it looks
Study Finds Each Protein in the Epigenome Produces a Different Pattern of Gene Expression
New Material Makes Heart Monitoring Tech More Comfortable
Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising
Therapy Access Could Tackle Joblessness
Funding renewed for NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York
Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis
Planets need more water to support life than scientists previously thought
At quantum testbed lab, researchers across the UW probe ‘spooky’ mysteries of quantum phenomena
New Technique Improves Accuracy of Graph Neural Networks
Qualcomm Acquires Cornell AI Software Startup
Research Becomes Reality For Biomed Startups
Parasitic Tapeworm – Risk To Domestic Dogs And Humans
Spring cold snaps harm nesting tree swallows, but some show resilience
How an Injectable Particle Could Make Surgery Safer for Infants
Seed banks may complicate gene drives aimed at controlling weeds
New Sensors Lower Cost Of Studying Genetic Disorders
Scientists Engineer E. Coli To Monitor Arsenic
Researchers Demonstrate How Magnets Influence Behavior of Metamaterials
Milkweed evolves ‘mind-blowing’ tactic to fight monarchs