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Nuclear weapons might save the world from an asteroid strike – but we need to change the law first
The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year. The…
Assistive robot learns to feed
About a million Americans with injury or age-related disabilities need someone to help them eat. Now…
‘The Big Bang Theory’ takes math notes from Carl Pomerance
A prime number theory equation by mathematics professor emeritus Carl Pomerance turned up on The Big…
How to destroy an asteroid without nuking each other first
In the event of an asteroid heading to Earth and likely to cause catastrophic damage, an…
Avengers: Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics as it tries to restore the universe
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War half the people (including heroes and villains) in the…
Study uncovers new materials interactions that could improve data storage
A new study provides insight into multiferroic materials, which could have substantive implications in fields such…
Copepods: The unsung heroes of the ocean
We all know the amazing job that bees and birds, as pollinators, do for the planet.…
Songbird-body changes that allow migration may have human health implications
Songbirds that pack on as much as 50 percent of their body weight before migrating and…
Developing a model critical in creating better devices
Water is everywhere. Understanding how it behaves at an intersection with another material and how it…