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This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery objects Jul 13 2022 2:00 PM The human hand, for all its deftness, is not great at grasping slippery stuff. A new glove aims to change that. READ MORE   The most distant rotating galaxy hails from 13.3 billion years ago Jul 13 2022 11:00 AM Astronomers have spotted a rotating galaxy whose light comes from just 500 million years after the Big Bang. READ MORE   Tardigrades could teach us how to handle the rigors of space travel Jul 13 2022 7:00 AM Tardigrades can withstand X-rays, freezing and vacuum. Now researchers are learning how they do it, with an eye toward human space travel. READ MORE   Two pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brain-dead people Jul 12 2022 4:40 PM The transplants kept the patients' blood flowing for three days and are an early step in figuring out if the procedure might work in living people. READ MORE   Flower shape and size impact bees' chances of catching gut parasites Jul 12 2022 11:56 AM Bumblebees have higher chances of contracting a gut parasite from short, wide flowers than from blooms with other shapes, experiments show. READ MORE   'Virology' ponders society's relationship with viruses Jul 12 2022 8:41 AM In a collection of wide-ranging essays, microbiologist Joseph Osmundson reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for "a new rhetoric of care." READ MORE   Sponsored Content Our ocean faces urgent challenges. Around the globe, advocates and experts are stepping up to protect it for future generations.

More Recent Headlines Here are the James Webb Space Telescope's stunning first pictures Jul 11 2022 6:39 PM President Biden revealed the NASA telescope's image of ancient galaxies whose light has been traveling 13 billion years to reach us. READ MORE   Wiggling metal beams offer a new way to test gravity's strength Jul 11 2022 11:00 AM A new experiment aims to get a better handle on "Big G," the poorly measured gravitational constant. READ MORE   Demond Mullins climbed Everest to inspire more Black outdoor enthusiasts Jul 11 2022 9:00 AM Mullins hopes his successful Mount Everest summit will encourage more Black people to experience the great outdoors. READ MORE   The flowery scent of a Zika or dengue infection lures mosquitoes Jul 11 2022 7:00 AM Mice and humans infected with dengue emit acetophenone, attracting bloodsucking mosquitoes that could then transmit the viruses to new hosts. READ MORE   Sand clouds are common in atmospheres of brown dwarfs Jul 08 2022 9:00 AM Dozens of newly examined brown dwarfs have clouds of silicates, confirming an old theory and revealing how these failed stars live. READ MORE   This pitcher plant species sets its deathtraps underground Jul 08 2022 7:00 AM Scientists didn't expect the carnivorous, eggplant-shaped pitchers to be sturdy enough to survive below the surface. READ MORE   A supersensitive dark matter search found no signs of the substance — yet Jul 07 2022 2:09 PM The LZ experiment's first measurement raises hopes that scientists are closer than ever to finding the source of much of the universe's mass. READ MORE   A newfound dinosaur had tiny arms before T. rex made them cool Jul 07 2022 11:00 AM A predecessor to Tyrannosaurus rex, Meraxes gigas had a giant head and puny but muscular arms, suggesting the limbs served some purpose. READ MORE   College COVID-19 testing can reduce coronavirus deaths in local communities Jul 07 2022 6:00 AM Counties with colleges that did COVID-19 testing fared better against the coronavirus in fall 2020 than towns with colleges that did not test. READ MORE   How to build better ice towers for drinking water and irrigation Jul 06 2022 11:00 AM "Ice stupas" emerged in 2014 as a way to cope with climate change shrinking glaciers. Automation could help improve the cones' construction. READ MORE

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