Suppose engineers invent a computer chip that performs the same calculation using half as much electricity. The obvious conclusion is that electricity consumption should fall. Now suppose that cheaper computation makes it economical to put...
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Ice presents a small everyday mystery. A cold pavement can be dangerously slippery even when the air temperature is far below freezing, while many other crystalline solids are perfectly easy...
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The first message sent across the network that would become a crucial ancestor of the modern Internet was not profound, poetic or even complete. It consisted of two lowercase letters: lo.Tha...
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A dashboard can be perfectly accurate and still tell the wrong story. Traffic rises 28 percent, engagement improves, impressions reach a record high and the chart turns reassuringly green —...
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Astronomy has a reputation for expensive telescopes, complicated star charts and distant objects visible only through professional instruments. Yet some of the sky's most memorable events re...
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Ask a modern AI system about a breaking scientific discovery and the answer may arrive with links to a university, a journal and a newspaper. It can feel as though the model has opened the i...
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Before there were alien abductions and Area 51 memes, there were the Contactees. These were people—mostly in the 1950s—who claimed not only to see UFOs, but to have had face-to-face chats wi...
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"Okay, so I know spring is supposed to be all flowers and sunshine, but why is the weather so crazy? One day it's warm, the next it's freezing! What's the deal with spring weather?" That'...
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The spacesuit is one of the fundamental components for astronauts during missions in space. This special garment is designed to protect the crew from extreme temperatures, pressure, and the...
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Does butter really need to be refrigerated? Butter is a dairy product that can be stored either at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
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