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550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
about 9 hours ago
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from...
The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them
1 day ago
When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests...
SpaceX launches Starship on successful test flight
2 days ago
Starship demonstrated key abilities on its path to becoming a fully reusable...
When will the cyclosporiasis outbreaks end?
2 days ago
Thousands of people have gotten sick from cyclospora. Experts can’t agree whether...
NHTSA considers new car door safety rules after fatal Tesla crashes
2 days ago
After fatal crashes in which occupants or rescuers could not open Tesla...
Fungus made fashion—researchers turn living organisms into textiles
2 days ago
Biodegradable textile is alive and can host engineered microbes that can change...
Europe's heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry
2 days ago
The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is...
How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery
2 days ago
Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and...
How lost shipping containers helped map the world’s ocean currents
3 days ago
Thousands of shipping containers vanish every year—what becomes of them?
Sunlight benefits and risks: what science says about healthy sun exposure
2 days ago
Could sunlight actually improve your health? New research suggests we may need...
The Rubin Observatory’s greatest legacy will be this ‘movie’ of the sky
2 days ago
Using the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, astronomers are beginning the largest...
Is it possible to regain a sense of smell? These scientists are working on it
2 days ago
Smell is one of the most complex and least understood senses