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November 14, 2016

Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva

Scientists may very well be drooling over a tasty bear monitoring method in Alaska, and the key ingredients are bear saliva and salmon.

November 9, 2016

Astro cameras help mosques schedule prayer times

Camera technology designed for astrophysics research is helping a network of mosques in the United Kingdom schedule dawn prayers — known as fajr — that can be observed at the same times across communities

November 2, 2016

A.I. 'nightmare machine' knows what scares you

The idea of artificial intelligence (AI) — autonomous computers that can learn independently — makes some people extremely uneasy, regardless of what the computers in question might be doing

October 26, 2016

Lies breed lies: Brain may get desensitized to dishonesty

Dishonesty is a slippery slope: If you behave dishonestly once, you may become more likely to do so again in the future, a new study from England shows.

October 25, 2016

Scientists detect evidence of extinct human cousin in modern DNA

The genetic codes of people living in a region of the Pacific called Melanesia have given researchers a clue: their DNA suggests the presence of an extinct hominid ancestor.

October 14, 2016

Forget ghosts - government corruption spooks people most

We ain't afraid of no ghosts or zombies, according to a new national survey that suggests Americans are most fearful of government corruption

October 12, 2016

Why mice are nature's jet engines

Wondering what animal might have the most in common with a jet engine?

October 11, 2016

Alaska ice tested as possible new energy source

A half mile below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has tapped what might one day be the next big energy source.

October 7, 2016

Great Scott! How to get the 'Back to the Future' self-lacing shoes

"Power laces — all right!" In "Back to the Future Part II," teenage time traveler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) was understandably impressed by a pair of sneakers that conformed to his feet and laced themselves automatically.

October 5, 2016

Weird science: 3 win Nobel for unusual states of matter

How is a doughnut like a coffee cup? The answer helped three British-born scientists win the Nobel prize in physics Tuesday.