A new study suggests that imagining movement with both an ordinary human thumb and an additional robotic thumb may do more than exercise the mind: it may strengthen the brain networks responsible for
A streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 15, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched back-to-back missions
A molecular switch best known for helping cells respond to DNA damage may also be driving the burning, electric and persistent pain that follows nerve injury, according to a new study in nerve-injured
Every so often a piece of research comes along that isn’t really about a discovery, it’s about a mistake we didn’t know we were making. This is one of those, and it happens
In Brief Posted: 2:29 PM PDT · August 15, 2026 A woman identified as Jane Doe 4 has joined a lawsuit filed by three Tennessee teenagers against Elon Musk’s xAI over the role
I’ve spent enough hours in the cockpit of single engine aircraft to have a healthy respect for weather. Cloud, wind, ice, all the usual suspects. What I hadn’t fully reckoned with, until this
In 2015 Steve Smit badly injured his right eye while trying to round up rescued chickens in his garden in Westville, near Durban. A branch struck him and almost cost him his sight.
Anthropic published a blog post Friday seeking to answer some basic questions about how it will watermark the text generated by its chatbot Claude. Such as: How will the watermarking actually work? Can
For wildlife moving between Lake Manyara and Tarangire, a line on a map was never enough. Elephants, wildebeest, and other animals crossed land used by pastoralists and farmers, where roads, cultivation, and settlements
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may already be influencing human biology. New research has identified long-term changes in blood chemistry that appear to track rising atmospheric CO2, raising concerns that
