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How to detect life on Mars
When MIT research scientist Christopher Carr visited a green sand beach in Hawaii at the age…
Fossil teeth reveal ancient hyenas in the Arctic
Modern hyenas are known as hunters and scavengers in Asian and African ecosystems such as the…
Jellyfish researchers want you to start thinking about these creatures for your next meal
A few summers ago, Stefano Piraino was walking along the rocky shoreline on a small island…
Indian family branches out with novel tree house
When the Kesharwanis decided to branch out and expand their family home, they came up with…
Earthquake swarms reveal missing piece of tectonic plate-volcano puzzle
Deep under the ocean bed, a sinking tectonic plate causes a “swarm” of earthquakes, feeding molten…
Look up! The Strawberry Moon will shine bright tonight
Be sure to look up from your phones for a few minutes tonight to see the…
Rising methane may thwart efforts to avoid catastrophic climate change
If the world were on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of less than 2…
Tired of #$%& passwords? Single Sign-on could be savior
The experience we know as password hell could be radically changed for the better within the…
Engineer's 'Smart Speaker Firewall' isolates Alexa devices in a snap
Chuck Carey is an experienced engineer and self-described technophile, but he’s also wary of the proliferation…