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550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
about 22 hours ago
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from...
The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them
2 days 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?
3 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
3 days ago
After fatal crashes in which occupants or rescuers could not open Tesla...
Fungus made fashion—researchers turn living organisms into textiles
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 days ago
Smell is one of the most complex and least understood senses