Watch bipedal robots running in a more human-like way than ever thanks to major vision upgrade
Bipedal robots have found navigating uneven terrain a steep challenge but a new hardware upgrade…
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Playfulness predicts attachment and jealousy in romantic relationships
A new study published in Scientific Reports has investigated how different types of playfulness in…
Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program
The US Department of Transportation has ordered states to kill their implementation plans related to…
Readers discuss an unsung scientist, a mutant bacterium named Chonkus, Science News’ new look
Life of the party Margaret S. Collins, the first Black female entomologist in the United…
A daring plan to hold back the sea
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the audacious ways scientists are considering to combat Earth’s…
Diversity initiatives trigger pro-White hiring bias in conservatives, study reveals
New research indicates that highlighting diversity in recruitment materials can unintentionally trigger politically motivated decisions…
Scientists find abnormally slow neural dynamics in visual cortex of depressed individuals
A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that individuals with depression…
Why are flies attracted to humans?
Flies are attracted to our pungent “cloud of effervescence,” experts say.
Science news this week: ‘Impossible’ black holes and Antarctica’s hidden ‘plumbing’
Feb. 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well…
National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities
Grants paid by the federal government have two components. One covers the direct costs of…
The Sims re-release shows what’s wrong with big publishers and single-player games
It’s the year 2000 all over again, because I’ve just spent the past week playing…
Racial and religious differences help explain why unmarried voters lean Democrat
A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family has shed light on…
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has…
Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts
The primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket, Boeing, is preparing for the possibility…
Astronomers discover ‘Quipu’, the single largest structure in the known universe
Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of…
New “WikiTok” web app allows infinite TikTok-style scroll of Wikipedia
On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called…
In a 1st, ancient proteins reveal sex of human relative from 3.5 million years ago
Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or…
Is the ‘bad boy’ appeal a myth? Study investigates Dark Triad attractiveness
Can manipulative, narcissistic, or callous individuals be seen as attractive? Some researchers have suggested that…
DOGE can’t use student loan data to dismantle the Education Dept., lawsuit says
The Department of Education (DOE) was sued Friday by a California student association demanding an…
Football Manager 25 canceled in a refreshing show of concern for quality
There are only two licensed professional sports games included in Wikipedia’s “List of video games…
‘Wandering’ contraceptive implant travels to woman’s lung in rare case
A woman’s contraceptive implant ended up in her lung; doctors believe the device migrated because…
UK demands Apple break encryption to allow gov’t spying worldwide, reports say
The United Kingdom issued a secret order requiring Apple to create a backdoor for government…
January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La Niña
La Niña and record cold temperatures in the U.S. should have made Earth cooler, but…
Dancing may ease depression in Parkinson’s disease by modulating brain activity
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has found that regular…
