The World Video Game Hall of Fame announces its 2024 inductees
There are a lot of great video games, but only a select few are considered pivotal enough to earn a...
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In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in
This article was originally featured on Undark. In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space....
Ancestry and the National Archives are digitizing tens of millions of records
The National Archives is partnering with the genealogy company Ancestry to digitize and index tens of millions of US records...
Expressive elephants use gestures and vocal cues to communicate
Communication is more than just verbal cues. It’s also glances and gestures and many primates, including humans, use motions to...
How ‘safe mode’ protects space telescopes like Hubble and TESS
What could bears and space telescopes possibly have in common? Last month, both the Hubble Space Telescope and the Transiting...
AI ethicists warn of ‘digital hauntings’ from dead loved ones
The internet is filled with personal artifacts, much of which can linger online long after someone dies. But what if...
Blasting coffee grounds with ultrasonic waves creates a 60-second cold brew
As the weather continues to warm, many coffee drinkers currently are making their annual transition over to iced coffee. But...
Why these parrots sometimes kill each other’s chicks
Green-rumped parrotlets appear to have high instances of both adoption and infanticide, showcasing two very different sides of life in...
Swarm of tiny snail robots stick together to form new structures
Researchers have built a swarm of miniature, snail-inspired robots, minus all the mucus. Instead, a retractable suction cup works in...
These birds break the sex binary like it’s nothing
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per...
Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’
Sperm whales have their own unique cultures, accents, and potentially a phonetic alphabet. A team from MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial...
