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Scientists spot a new crater on the Moon
A space rock struck the Moon in 2024, carving a 728-foot crater. Two new studies show how the impact reshaped the lunar surface far beyond the rim.
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Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.
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AMSA and ŌURA Collaborate to Make Innovation Fest 2026 the Best Student-Led Health Tech Event Yet
I was an AMSA member and leader during medical school, and I’m excited to collaborate with the organization again in my …
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Astronomers Found a Planet Orbiting Backwards Around a Red Dwarf and the Usual Culprit Is Missing
A small world 4.5 times Earth’s mass is circling its star in the wrong direction. Normally there’s a bully nearby to blame. This time, there isn’t.
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Humor makes taboo words less distracting
Taboo words slowed people’s ability to identify font colors, but this distraction was reduced when the words were also funny, according to research published in Cognition & Emotion. Taboo …
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Fighting depression with humor: Laughter can bring relief, but not every moment is right
Comedian Robin Williams once said that every time you get depressed, comedy will be there to drag you out of it. But does humor really help? A researcher from SWPS University investigated the …
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Amazon building $100 million robotics plant in Indiana
The 585,000-square-foot facility will create 300 jobs averaging nearly $100,000 a year and is expected to open by 2028 …
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Faint young stars reveal spiral galaxy Messier 74 may be twice as large as thought
Astronomers have discovered a faint population of young stars extending far beyond the known edge of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 74. The finding suggests the galaxy is nearly twice as large as …
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Navy launches Robotics and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center
RASWDC is in the process of developing a phased implementation plan to tackle issues like command structure, mission relationships and resource requirements.
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