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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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The New Math of Wrinkling Patterns Nov 01, 2022

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A comprehensive mathematical framework treats these crinkles as elegant solutions to geometric problems.

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Rats Are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them Oct 31, 2022

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Keeping rodents off Santa Cruz Island is an exhausting task. But now, conservationists are getting an assist from an AI-powered surveillance system.

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A New Tool for Eruption Forecasting: Carbon-Catching Drones Oct 28, 2022

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In the future, remote-controlled quadcopters might mean that researchers won’t have to crawl inside volcanoes to collect carbon dioxide anymore.

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The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella Oct 27, 2022

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The bacteria, which contaminate poultry meat, sicken 1.35 million Americans every year. But there’s very little the federal government can do to stop it.

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How Iodine Pills Can—and Can’t—Help Against Radiation Oct 26, 2022

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East European governments are starting to distribute the tablets as a precaution, but there are limits to the protection they offer, and who might need them.

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Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS Oct 25, 2022

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A new study finds no correlation between research and development spending and outlandish drug prices.

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Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats Oct 24, 2022

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Scientists integrated tiny cell clusters called organoids with the animals’ own tissue, a step toward developing sophisticated mini-models of the brain.

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Gas Drilling Is Disrupting Animal Migration Oct 21, 2022

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Scientists are investigating why large animals like the mule deer of Wyoming go where they go—and how humans can get out of their way.

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Robots Are Helping Immunocompromised Kids ‘Go to School’ Oct 20, 2022

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Sure, my telepresence robot had some issues—but for students like me who can’t make it to campus because of disability or illness, these tools open new doors.

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Cities Need More Native Bees—Lots and Lots of Adorable Bees Oct 19, 2022

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These pollinators can help urban gardens grow. That will be critical for cooling cities as the planet warms.

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