Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of poop under your foot?
It’s not just gross. Beyond the mess and the smell, it’s potentially infectious. That’s why signs reminding pet owners to “curb
AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course
Uncommon Courses[1] is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course:“Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming”What prompted the idea for the course?Generative AI is really good at computer
Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
For the first time since 1972, NASA is putting science experiments on the Moon in 2024. And thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, these projects will open up new realms of scientific possibility. As parts of several projects launching
Studying lake deposits in Idaho could give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, how do scientists search for and identify it? Finding life beyond Earth is extremely difficult, partly because other planets are so far away and partly because we are not sure what to look for.
Yet,
Orbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by enormous distances – in our solar system, planets are like grains of sand[1] in a region the size of a football field. The time that planets take to orbit their suns have no specific relationship to
How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques
If you live somewhere that gets cold in the winter, you’ve probably seen cars parked outdoors covered in a thin layer of ice on a chilly morning. But what causes this frost, and how can you get rid of it quickly?
I’m a mechanical engineering
Are social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them
“You have blood on your hands.”
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.”
These quotes, the first from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaking to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the second from Zuckerberg to families of victims of online