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The Weird Science of Loneliness and Our Brains

Social isolation as been linked to poorer physical and mental health, but scientists are finally starting to understand its neurological...

This Robot Could Help Fulfill Your Online Shopping Sprees

Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? Giving them suction...

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It’s Finally Time to Take Out the Space Trash

Junk satellites can pose risks to other objects in Earth’s orbit. Startups are testing out ways to tidy up, from magnets to robotic...

Boston Dynamics’ Newest Robot Doesn’t Dance—It Works

Called Stretch, the machine may look wildly different than its famous cousins Spot and Atlas, but it shares a ton of their DNA.

Ancient Rocks Reveal When Earth's Plate Tectonics Began

New data indicating that the planet's surface broke up about 3.2 billion years ago helps clarify how shifting plates drove the evolution...

The Feds Want You to Destroy This Sneaky Mussel’s Hiding...

Moss balls sold for aquariums can hide Zebra mussels, invasive mollusks that quickly overtake waterways. The US government would like...

A New Vaccine Goal, a Hasty Return to ‘Normal,’ and More...

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

A New Snapshot of a Black Hole Reveals Its Mysterious Physics

The Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking image provides clues into how the cosmic phenomena gobble up matter.

The Physics of That Spinning Hug in Dua Lipa’s Music Video

The dance move seems to defy gravity—but it actually involves Newton’s second law, equilibrium, and a fake force.

How to Free the Ever Given—Using Buoyancy Force!

Sure, you could dig the massive ship out of the Suez Canal. Or you could calculate how many containers you’d have to remove to make...