Every year in North America as spring turns to summer, fireflies emerge in parks, forests and…
Month: June 2018
Disney ups its bid for Fox to counter Comcast
Disney sweetened its bid for key assets of 21st Century Fox Wednesday, raising its offer to…
Crumple up this keyboard and stick it in your pocket
Bendable portable keyboards for use with computers and other electronic devices are already on the market,…
Teaching robots to sort out their issues
Robots can help do a lot of things—assemble cars, search for explosives, cook a meal or…
Dogs understand what’s written all over your face
Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face. For example,…
Once in a Blue Dune
Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot Crater, NASA's…
Computational method puts finer point on multispecies genomic comparisons
A new computational tool will potentially help geneticists to better understand what makes a human a…
A case of ‘kiss and tell’: Chromosomal kissing gets less elusive
How are chromosomes arranged in the cell nucleus? Is it possible that they communicate with one…
Augmented reality helps build aircraft tanks
Walking through an unfamiliar city, getting directions or simulations of buildings that no longer exist –…