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Humans Find Total Eclipses Startling. What About a Komodo Dragon?
Eclipses can affect animals, and biologists are preparing to see what happens during totality on April 8.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Inside the Race to Protect Artists from Artificial Intelligence
AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.
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1 year, 9 months ago
The Tale of the Snail Slime Wrangler
Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day
The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Miraculous Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish
If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.
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1 year, 9 months ago
How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song
Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Why Short Naps Are Good for You
A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.
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1 year, 9 months ago
The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?
Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.
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1 year, 9 months ago
The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs
Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies…
1 year, 9 months ago
Large Study of ME/CFS Patients Reveals Measurable Physical Changes
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments ar…
1 year, 9 months ago