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3D-printed metamaterials that stretch and fail by design

Metamaterials — materials whose properties are primarily dictated by their internal microstructure, and not their chemical makeup —...

Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at...

Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool

In the face of global warming, some dung beetles may already have a survival strategy. As temperatures rise, temperate rainbow scarabs bury their dung deeper, keeping developing young inside dung cool enough to survive, ecologist Kimberly Sheldon reported January 6...

Tracking Glacial Change with Landsat and Radar  – NASA Science

For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive global dataset revealing how the world's glaciers speed up and slow down with the seasons. Published in Science in November 2025, this groundbreaking study analyzed over 36 million satellite image...

AI models spot deepfake images, but people catch fake videos

AI systems are far better than people at spotting deepfake images, but when it comes to deepfake videos, humans may still have the edge. That’s the surprising twist from a new study that pits people against machines in the...

With effort, procrastinators can change

I didn’t visit a dentist for years in my 20s. I periodically considered setting up an appointment but relocated so frequently that it never quite happened. When, after years of procrastination, I finally wound up in the dentist’s chair,...

NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Pennsylvania – NASA

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 5, and will...

Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

Stinging clouds of tear gas explode from beneath a car full of children, forcing them to flee into the snowy street to seek air that’s safe to breathe. A man, face painted orange with pepper spray, is pinned to...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system be rational?A new MIT course, 6.S044/24.S00 (AI and Rationality), doesn’t...

NASA Aims to Advance Hypersonic Flight Testing with New Awards 

While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an even faster era of flight – one of vehicles that can fly hypersonic, or five times the speed of...
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At least 7 killed, dozens injured in shooting at British Columbia high school, officials say

Several people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings at a high school and...
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