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See Winning Shots From the Univ of Wisconsin’s Cool Science Image Contest

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Science’s coolest moments aren’t always visible to the naked eye, but the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s appropriately named Cool Science Image Contest is here to show them to us. Featuring objects and phenomena captured through microscopy, photography, animations, medical imaging, and other methods, the competition highlights the best scientific visuals to come out of research, scholarship, […]

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“Brain-to-Brain Similarity” Predicted Who People Became Friends With Before They Even Met: Study

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What pushes an acquaintance into friendship territory? While there are plenty of reasons we forge bonds with others — proximity, shared hobbies, similar values — new research from the University of California Los Angeles and Dartmouth College suggests a neurological explanation for kinship as well. Publishing their findings in Nature Human Behavior, the study authors

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These Tiny Gears Can Fit Inside a Strand of Hair, Paving the Way for Micromotors That Could Revolutionize Medicine

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For more than three decades, researchers have been attempting to create gears that are small enough to fit inside the human body, but with the current available tech, they’ve hit a wall at 0.1 millimeters in diameter. Now, however, a team at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg has built gears that are so tiny, they can fit inside a strand of hair, laying the groundwork for the smallest on-chip motors in history — and they’re powered by light.

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Never-Before-Seen NASA Photos of Missions That Paved the Way for Apollo 11

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This article was originally written by Ben Barry for at SWNS — the U.K.’s largest independent news agency, providing globally relevant original, verified, and engaging content to the world’s leading media outlets. Never-before-seen photographs have been released showing NASA astronauts testing the limits of human endurance and the technology needed to get humans to the

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Months After a Paralyzing Accident, Grad Student Mapped a Shipwreck Remotely

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Back in May, a team of experts and University of Rhode Island students received national attention when they explored and documented 17 ships while conducting the first survey of known wrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. A lesser-known aspect of the story? Team member Jake Bonney had been partially paralyzed after a ski

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Researchers Re-Create 5,000-Year-Old Egyptian Blue, the World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Once Lost to Science

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The deep, vibrant blue you often see in ancient Egyptian depictions of royalty is no ordinary color — made from calcium copper silicate, it may be able to enhance energy efficiency, boost solar electricity, and help create counterfeit-proof ink. Originally used around 5,000 years ago, it’s considered the world’s oldest synthetic pigment. Its usage faded

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Physical Touch Is the “Mother of All Senses” — Get an Expert’s Insight on How It Can Benefit Your Life

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We need four hugs a day for survival, eight for maintenance, and 12 for growth — at least according to a saying credited to renowned family therapist Virginia Satir. While regularly receiving a dozen daily hugs may feel excessive or improbable to some, it’s all too easy to fall on the other end of the

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Red, White, but Rarely Blue — The Science of Fireworks Colors, Explained

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In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” “Bonfires and illuminations” refer directly to what we know as pyrotechnics and firework displays.

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“It’s Going to Be Revolutionary”: World’s Largest Digital Camera Debuts Its First Images of the Cosmos

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A groundbreaking observatory in Chile is off to a sparkling start, as evidenced by the debut images released today. While the initial photos are all mesmerizing, they’re just a sliver of what’s to come from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a massive U.S.-funded telescope perched at the summit of Cerro Pachón. “These images are fantastic.

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Our Brains Are Like Pianos, With the “Sustain Pedal” Turning Certain Experiences Into Emotions: Study

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A rattlesnake slithering across your path may make you antsy throughout a long hike, while stumbling upon a stunning view at the end of the trail could leave you feeling content for the remainder of the day. Each experience is a short-lived moment, but both can lead to lasting emotion. How does this happen? Scientists

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