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HPV-driven throat and mouth cancers are rising in men. Why?

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that news, they're warning of an ongoing uptick...

‘Beyond human intuition’: AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine

(Image credit: Tony Bi / MPL)Scientists have successfully shrunk three components used in photonic microchips by up...

Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible

Neanderthals may have trekked deep into the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula around 55,000 years ago, a new...

Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight

Scientists have finally gotten to the bottom of why astronauts struggle to poop in space, thanks to a...

The Evolution of American Farm Equipment from 1900 to 1930

At the dawn of the 20th century, an American farm was still powered largely by animals. Horses and...

‘We are not giving up yet’: Private mission to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix...

A private mission to rescue an ailing NASA space telescope may now need a rescue of its own. The LINK spacecraft — designed by...

Six Months with R2-D2: Inside the Life of a Certified Automation Technician Aboard Galactic Starship

The Galactic Assignment of a Lifetime For most automation technicians, the job involves factory floors, assembly lines, and robotic arms that weld or sort packages....

The Crystal Current: Can Gemstones Unlock a New Kind of Electricity for Electromechanical Systems?

In the evolving world of science and engineering, the search for alternative materials is intensifying. From the perspective of an experienced electromechanic or an...

6.8 earthquake traps shoppers as mall collapses in Japan —‬ here’s why the seismic event was unusual

A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan Tuesday afternoon local time, collapsing part of a shopping mall, toppling a stone wall at the centuries-old Kumamoto...

Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador

Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered the unusual burial of a face-down human skeleton that was interred along with a ceramic vessel shaped like...

Warp Engines by 2030? Scientists Say the Math Is Improving, but the Engineering Is Still Light-Years Away

By Gracus Bloom | City-Paper.com For decades, warp drive technology has belonged almost exclusively to science fiction. From the engines of the USS Enterprise to...