Gorillas in Our Midst

In 2012, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, an award-winning Ugandan wildlife veterinarian, received a frantic telephone call from the chief warden of the …

Author: Giannella M. Garrett

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NYPD Rolls Out New Type of Robot Cop

Six months after bringing back state-owned robot dogs, the mayor of NYC is introducing a massive, wheeled robot that will patrol subway stations. The …

Author: Adrianna Nine

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21 of the cutest dog breeds to make you coo, smile (and want more dogs…)

The cutest dog is arguably the one you have sitting on your sofa right now. Beauty being in the beholder’s eye, it’s impossible to pin down the top …

Author: Martha Terry

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She got famous on YouTube. Now it helps fund her research in quantum gravity

The dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic helped transform Sabine Hossenfelder into an unlikely social media star. In the process, she has raised a few eyebrows among her fellow scientists. She's also made an important discovery that just might bode well for her future research. Hossenfelder turned to …

Author: Scott Neuman

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Ice stupas: The artificial glaciers helping combat the effects of climate change

Also called ice stupas, they are an innovative solution to tackling water shortages caused by drought in the summer months, and can help combat the …

Author: Holly Spanner

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Zombie Renovations Are Coming

Juliet Moye’s Prospect Heights two-bedroom feels frozen in time. She moved into the rent-stabilized prewar apartment in 1993, and the tenant before her had been there for 30 years: The bathroom is stained from decades of intermittent leaks, there are cracks in the ceiling, and the kitchen cabinets …

Author: Clio Chang

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What the Science Actually Says About Unconscious Decision Making

There is no free lunch when it comes to tricky decisions; you have to do the thinking. In order to “get over” the “uncertainty that perplexes us” when …

Author: Ben R. Newell and David R. Shanks

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