In just a few years, well-mannered self-driving robotaxis will share the roads with reckless, law-breaking…
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Ancient Mars impacts created tornado-like winds that scoured surface
Plumes of vapor generated by ancient impacts on Mars created tornado-like winds possibly swirling at…
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The IoT’s Scramble to Combat Botnets
With shadowy botnet armies lurking around the globe and vigilante gray-hat actors inoculating susceptible devices,…
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Gadget Ogling: Amazon Gives Fashion Advice, Snacks Get Musical, and Coffee Tables Get Smart
Amazon’s Echo system, which brought the company’s Alexa assistant to tables and countertops as a…
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Microsoft Debuts Smarter Cloud at Build
Microsoft executives, led by CEO Satya Nadella, introduced a series of enhancements to the company’s…
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Baleen whales’ ancestors were toothy suction feeders
Modern whales’ ancestors probably hunted and chased down prey, but somehow, those fish-eating hunters evolved…
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‘Molecular prosthetics’ can replace missing proteins to treat disease
Researchers have demonstrated that a small molecule can transport iron in human cells and live…
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This nasal receptor mediates the appetizing smell of fish food
The aquatic environment is full of tantalizing chemicals that can guide a fish to mates…
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Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs
Leading hospital ‘superbugs,’ known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450…
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Some forests have been hiding in plain sight
A new estimate of dryland forests suggests that the global forest cover is at least…