Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades
The orange Sandveld lizard (Nucras aurantiaca) from South Africa’s west coast. Credit: Chad Keates What happens when a species has…
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AI beats goalkeepers at predicting which way penalty taker will shoot
Goalkeepers struggle to guess which way a penalty taker will shoot JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images Deep learning models trained…
Now-submerged migration routes redraw map of how humans settled beyond Africa
Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of Suez, Red…
This robot ‘cannibal’ can consume other smaller robots — watch it grow bigger and stronger
Robots that Grow by Consuming Other Robots – YouTube Watch On Scientists have created a prototype robot that can grow,…
Optical frequency comb integration transforms absolute distance measurement precision
Schematic of the absolute distance measurement system based on the optical frequency comb interferometry developed by KRISS. Credit: Korea Research…
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment, health…
Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought
As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than estimated, which could influence…
Treehoppers’ spectacular headgear is both a ‘Spidey-sense-like’ electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak
Macrophotographs of wild treehoppers exemplifying a small portion of the morphological diversity seen in the Membracidae, photographed at various locations…
Ancient animal’s fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution
Mollisonia, a Cambrian period marine animal, may have been an early arachnid Junnn11 @ni075 CC BY-SA 4.0 The brain of…
Diagnostic dilemma: Rare semen allergy may have caused woman’s infertility
The patient: A 29-year-old woman in Lithuania The symptoms: The woman had been trying to conceive with her male partner…