a1 M. Ehsan Hoque develops digital helpers that teach social skills A growing band of digital characters that converse, rea…
a1 A universal flu shot may be nearing reality One of the planet’s deadliest viruses makes an annual p…
a1 50 years ago, engineers tried catching commercial planes in nets A gigantic emergency arresting gear system, capable of …
a1 Oldest traces of a dysentery-causing parasite were found in ancient toilets Giardia has plagued people for a long time. The parasit…
a1 These ants build tall nest hills to help show the way home Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting los…
a1 Here’s the real story on jellyfish taking over the world Jellyfish have gotten a bad rap. In recent years, conce…
a1 New camera on Palomar telescope will seek out supernovas, asteroids and more A new eye on the variable sky just opened. The Zwicky T…
a1 Simulating the universe using Einstein’s theory of gravity may solve cosmic puzzles If the universe were a soup, it would be more of a chun…
a1 Collision illuminates the mysterious makeup of neutron stars On astrophysicists’ charts of star stuff, there’s a sub…
a1 In a first, Galileo’s gravity experiment is re-created in space Galileo’s most famous experiment has taken a trip to ou…