Autonomous products like robot vacuums make our lives easier. But do they deprive us of meaningful experiences?

‘Meaning of manual labor’ causes consumers to reject autonomous products. Click here for original…

Not your average space explosion: Very long baseline array finds classical novae are anything but simple

While studying classical novae using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a…

Measuring greenhouse gas from ponds improves climate predictions

Shallow lakes and ponds emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but emissions from…

Sponge makes robotic device a soft touch

A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists have found. Click here for…

Bubble, bubble, more earthquake trouble? Geoscientists study Alaska's Denali fault

Geochemists report findings from collected and analyzed helium and carbon isotopic data from springs along a…

Programmable 3D printed wound dressing could improve treatment for burn, cancer patients

Researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers. This new dressing…

How does dopamine regulate both learning and motivation?

A new study brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine:…

When pigeons dream

Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however,…

First detection of secondary supermassive black hole in a well-known binary system

An international team of astronomers observed the second one of the two supermassive black holes circling…

Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns

A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found an…