Bringing A Scientific Ear to Robot Voices
A conversation with Kozminski University roboticist Aleksandra Przegalinska.
Can We Use Honey To Study Pollution Around The World?
Beehives can be a good detector of lead emissions, a new study shows.
Stephen Hawking Getting His Own “Black Hole” Coin in the UK
The renowned astrophysicist will be immortalized on a new 50-pence commemorative coin.
Overcoming the Past in This Week’s 5 Best Long-Reads
A hotel haunted by WWII, Puerto Rico's culinary comeback and a nightmarish fertility doc.
What To Plant In Your Garden To Help Bees
Herbs are some of the most useful plants on Earth.
The Pentagon Wants $304 Million To Make A Space Laser
A particle-beam could be in orbit by 2023.
Pentagon Wants $304 Million to Test Space Lasers to Stop ICBM Threat
The project would assess the viability of putting a particle-beam missile interceptor in orbit by 2023.
To Learn How to Grow Plants In Space, Look to the Coldest Place on Earth
Scientists at a research base in Antarctica are testing ways to bring fresh produce to Mars missions.
Scientists Have Just Pioneered a Terminator-Like Liquid Metal
Researchers mixed gallium with iron and nickel and then used magnets to reshape the alloy.
Science’s So-Far Fruitless Search for Real-Life “Manna from Heaven”
Scholars have long sought the biblical food credited with saving the Jews during Exodus.
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Expected to Earn $64M in Opening Weekend
The film raked in $7.4M in Thursday night previews alone.
UCLA Soccer Coach Resigns Amid Admissions Scandal
Jorge Salcedo was the Bruins head coach for 15 years.
“Game of Thrones” Star Emilia Clarke Reveals Battle With Life-Threatening Brain Aneurysms
"I've never told this story publicly, but now it's time."
A Look At the Weird Pancake-Like Fish That Keeps Surprising Beachgoers
The mola, or an ocean sunfish, can get up to 5,000 pounds.
Kevin Durant’s “Adopted Brother” Fatally Shot Outside Atlanta Bar
Clifford Dixon was 32-years-old.
Futuristic Toilet Seat Made To Monitor Heart Failure Patients
The device measures patient's’ vital signs.