How a mushroom coral goes for a walk without legs
Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.
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‘Next generation of laptops’: Intel unveils blueprints for a fully repairable and modular computer
Intel’s reference laptop design aims to cut e-waste and make computers you can easily repair.
Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica’s ice
Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica’s ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling Lake Ontario in terms of size and volume.
Hookup apps linked to risky sexual behavior, boredom plays a role for women
College students who use dating apps like Tinder to find casual encounters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior. The study also revealed that while a desire for…
Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a short over the bow
Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs. Blue Origin announced a 10 percent cut in its workforce as the company aims to get closer to breaking even. More broadly in the space…
This computer scientist uses math to help people be treated fairly
Ariel Procaccia has always been fascinated by big questions and hard problems. As a teenager, one of his favorite books was Fermat’s Last Theorem. It tells the tale of how a single math puzzle stumped the world’s greatest minds for…
Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine’s Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you’re probably in it
On this day 35 years ago, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image is just as awe-inspiring today.
Scientists reveal ChatGPT’s left-wing bias — and how to “jailbreak” it
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization finds that ChatGPT, one of the world’s most popular conversational artificial intelligence systems, tends to lean toward left-wing political views rather than reflecting the balanced mix of opinions…
Do other animals kiss?
Kissing is a multifaceted and emotionally loaded behavior. Do other animals do it, too?
Study identifies predictors of women’s psychological well-being in romantic relationships
A recent study published in the journal Behavioral Sciences has shed light on what contributes to women’s psychological well-being within romantic relationships. Researchers found that feeling satisfied in their relationship, experiencing a good quality of sexual life, possessing empathy, and…
