“India is on the Moon[1],” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon, and the applause and shouts of joy that followed signified that this achievement wasn’t just a scientific one, but a cultural...
Why is heart cancer so rare? A biologist explains
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. Why is heart cancer so rare? – Jackson, age 12, Davis, California You probably know someone who is affected by cancer. This disease results when cells divide uncontrollably and
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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out
What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build a nuclear weapon. Then, the global community verifies that stated intent via the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons[1].
Once a country signs the treaty, the world’s nuclear watchdog, the ...
Why drones and AI can’t quickly find missing flood victims, yet
For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster.
Recent successes in applying computer vision and machine learning to drone imagery for rapidly determining building and road damage[1] after hurricanes or shifting wildfire lines[2] suggest that artificial intelligence could be valuable in searching for missing...
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