After six years of preparation, Parker Solar Probe achieved a historic milestone by “touching” the Sun, unlocking mysteries of the solar atmosphere and revealing the origins of solar wind and ...

Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with ...

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The Minnesota Department of Health has received more than 40 reports of norovirus outbreaks so far this December, almost twice the usual number. The department defines an outbreak as an incident ...

Critics are lambasting the so-called "Daniel Penny effect" after several bystanders and even police officers appeared to stand by without helping as an innocent woman burned to death on a subway ...

Earth faces a one-in-six chance of experiencing a massive volcanic eruption this century, scientists warn, and 'humanity has no plan to address it.' Such an event, according to climate professor ...

But there are also practical ones. At first glance, synthetic data would appear to be the solution to all these problems. Need annotations? Generate ’em. More example data? No problem.

For starters, doing a jump rope cardio workout improves coordination and boosts metabolism. “Jumping rope can be a great warmup and an effective cross-training workout for runners,” says James ...

Sample of a concrete wall constructed using the newly developed 3D concrete printing method. Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists have developed a new 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, ...

The TSA expects to screen 40 million passengers over the holidays and through Jan. 2. Photo Credit: Potowizard/Shutterstock The head of the TSA warned that if legislators do not pass a budget by ...

The team concludes that synthetic biology research should avoid creating mirror bacteria until we better understand the risks. However, restrictions on this work should also be carefully evaluated ...

Experts on cybersecurity and online foreign influence campaigns are urging social media company Bluesky, whose app has exploded in popularity in recent weeks, to step up moderation to counter ...