Coral reefs face many challenges to their survival, including the global acidification of seawater as a…
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New study of the 2014 Oso landslide
As a compelling example of a large-mobility landslide, the 22 March 2014 landslide near Oso, Washington,…
Apple buys more self-driving car technology in latest deal
Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the…
Denver airport drivers get stuck in mud using Google Maps
Denver drivers using Google Maps to get to the city’s airport last weekend and trying to…
Tech giants face questions on hate speech going into debates
Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced questioning by a House panel Wednesday on their efforts…
Facebook's Instagram expands ads to Explore feeds
Instagram said Wednesday it planned to launch advertising on its Explore page, expanding marketing opportunities on…
Team combines cutting-edge modeling with 300-year-old statistical analysis technique to enhance material properties
At some point in your life, you’ve probably had somebody—a parent, a teacher, a mentor—tell you…
The fundamental physics of frequency combs sheds light on nature's problem-solving skills
Nature has a way of finding optimal solutions to complex problems. For example, despite the billions…
Learning from experience is all in the timing
As animals explore their environment, they learn to master it. By discovering what sounds tend to…
The water future of Earth's 'third pole'
Himalaya. Karakoram. Hindu Kush. The names of Asia’s high mountain ranges conjure up adventure to those…