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Scientists sent patterns of electricity coursing across people’s brains, coaxing their brains to see letters that weren’t there. The experiment…
The first two dogs reported to have coronavirus probably caught the infection from their owners, say researchers who studied the…
Originally published in June 1899 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “A true comparison of the relative cost of operation of cable, electric…
President Donald J. Trump: “We have more cases than anybody in the world. But why? Because we do more testing.…
Robin Hood famously stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Young, newly hatched barn owls do something similar.…
Blockbuster flooding events such as Hurricane Harvey grab headlines, but urban flooding is a routine—and growing—problem: in a 2018 report,…
Among the many pains associated with coronavirus is a feeling of helplessness. Even if you are sheltered in place, you…
Robin Hood famously stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Young, newly hatched barn owls do something similar.…
Damage assessments of flood-ravaged communities used to rely on post-disaster surveys. That’s changing. Scientists at one of the nation’s leading…