'The robot made me do it': Robots encourage risk-taking behavior in people

New research has shown robots can encourage humans to take greater risks in a simulated gambling…

The pressure sensor of the venus flytrap

The display of a smartphone reacts to finger pressure. The carnivorous Venus flytrap, on the other…

2020 Geminid meteor shower to peak under a total solar eclipse on December 14

The 2020 Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak around December 14 and is likely to…

Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals occur in 27-million-year cycle

Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals–including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds — follow a cycle of about…

Artificial intelligence improves control of powerful plasma accelerators

Researchers have used AI to control beams for the next generation of smaller, cheaper accelerators for…

Test your heart health by climbing stairs

Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to…

Scientists build whole functioning thymus from human cells

Researchers have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem…

Water on Mars not as widespread as previously thought

Scientists created planetwide maps of where water might be found on Mars. It is probably scarcer…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 10 December 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 10 December 2020 Click here for…

Shelli Brunswick, Space Foundation COO, Receives ‘Diversity & Inclusion Officer/Role Model of the Year’ Accolade at WomenTech Global Awards 2020

Shelli Brunswick, Space Foundation COO, Receives ‘Diversity & Inclusion Officer/Role Model of the Year’ Accolade at…