Defense startup developing AI-powered ‘kamikaze drones’ for the U.S. Marines
The AI-powered drones come in two configurations and can be assembled by human operators in less than five minutes, its creators say.
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Drug inspired by spider venom aims to reverse heart attack damage
A clinical trial will test whether a synthetic version of a spider venom molecule can reverse tissue damage after a heart attack.
Gamified digital mental health interventions show modest effects in treating youth with ADHD and depression
A recent meta-analysis of experimental studies examining the effectiveness of gamified digital mental health interventions found that these treatments showed modest effects in reducing symptoms of ADHD and depression. However, they were not effective in addressing anxiety disorders. The study…
Amazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280
Amazon is overhauling its entire Kindle e-reader lineup today. And nestled among the nice-but-straightforward updates to the base model Kindle, the mainstream Kindle Paperwhite, and the pen-centric Kindle Scribe is a first: the Kindle Colorsoft, Amazon’s first-ever color e-reader. The…
Amazon refreshes its monochrome Kindle lineup, including a bigger Paperwhite
Amazon is giving its entire Kindle e-reader lineup a shakeup today, at least by the slow-moving and relatively placid standards of the e-reader market. The company is announcing a major refresh to the pen-centric Kindle Scribe, a screen-size bump for…
Carnivorous plants eat faster with a fungal friend
Insects stuck in sundew plants’ sticky secretions suffocate and die before being subjected to a medley of digestive enzymes.
What we can learn from animals about death and mortality
Human beings live every day with the understanding of our own mortality, but do animals have any concept of death? It’s a question that has long intrigued scientists, fueled by reports of ants, for example, appearing to attend their own”funerals”;…
Autistic traits linked to specific pattern of social learning, study finds
According to a new study published in Nature Mental Health, people with autistic traits tend to favor imitation over inferring the motives behind others’ actions when learning through observation. These findings could lead to a deeper understanding of the cognitive…
A Jurassic Park-inspired method can safely store data in DNA
Scientists have been looking at DNA to store all types of data — not just biological, but also digital. Yet while DNA is a great storage material, it’s also quite fragile. Water or heat can damage it easily — unless…
Experiment: Make your own craters!
Objective: Investigate how the size of a meteorite is related to the size of the crater it makes upon impact Areas of science: Astronomy Difficulty: Easy beginner Time required: Very Short (≤ 1 day) Prerequisites: None Material availability: Readily available…
