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Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut. Read More

The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as PFAS.The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about

In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations. Read More

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds. Read More

Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality.Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality. Read More

Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials. Read More

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding. Read More

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian. Read

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals. Read More

A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa.A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa. Read More