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- Russia’s space chief complains about American jokesAmericans should show more respect for Russia's space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit, the head of Russia's ... read more
- Robot built for Japan’s aging workforce finds coronavirus roleMira Robotics developed its "ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the ... read more
- Ground-penetrating radar reveals splendor of ancient Roman cityIn a glimpse into the future of archeology, researchers have used ground-penetrating radar to map an entire ancient Roman city, detecting remarkable details of buildings still deep underground including a ... read more
- Pandemic offers scientists unprecedented chance to ‘hear’ oceans as they once wereEleven years ago, environmental scientist Jesse Ausubel dreamed aloud in a commencement speech: What if scientists could record the sounds of the ocean in the days before propeller-driven ships and ... read more
- Tyson the alpaca takes heavyweight role in search for coronavirus vaccineScientists in Sweden are hoping an alpaca named Tyson can help deliver a knockout blow in the fight to develop a treatment or vaccine against the novel coronavirus that has ... read more
- Does drug touted by Trump work on COVID-19? After data debacle, we still don’t knowScientists are resuming COVID-19 trials of the now world-famous drug hydroxychloroquine, as confusion continues to reign about the anti-malarial hailed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential "game-changer" in ... read more
- Fossilized stomach contents show armored dinosaur’s leafy last mealIn a forest rebounding after a wildfire 110 million years ago, an armored dinosaur devoured a meal of tender ferns in western Canada before suffering a sudden death - perhaps ... read more
- Convalescent plasma not helpful in China study; hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent infectionThe following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ... read more
- Oldest and largest ancient Maya structure found in MexicoScientists using an aerial remote-sensing method have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure built by the ancient Maya civilization - a colossal rectangular elevated platform built between 1,000 and 800 ... read more
- Imaging scans show where symbols turn to letters in the brainScientists watched brain activity in a region where reading takes root, and saw a hierarchy of areas that give symbols both sound and meaning. ... read more
- Electrodes show a glimpse of memories emerging in a brainNerve cells in an important memory center in the brain sync their firing and create fast ripples of activity seconds before a recollection resurfaces. ... read more
- Climate misinformation may be thriving on YouTube, a social scientist warnsAnalyzing 200 climate-related videos on YouTube shows that a majority challenge widely accepted views about climate change and climate engineering. ... read more
- Murray Gell-Mann’s ‘totalitarian principle’ is the modern version of Plato’s plenitudeThe ancient principle of plenitude is reborn in the modern belief that whatever can exist must exist. ... read more
- Alzheimer’s targets brain cells that help people stay awakeNerve cells in the brain that are tied to wakefulness are destroyed in people with Alzheimer’s, a finding that may refocus dementia research. ... read more