With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide[1], look for what could be a celestial treat – you might see shooting stars, and maybe even fireballs[2], the biggest and brightest meteors.
As the full moon begins to wane after Nov. 15[3], the sky will be darker, due to diminishing moonlight, so finding the meteors...
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection[1], a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend has it,” she said, “John James Audubon[2] really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own.” Her voice was lowered so as not to disturb the other scholars in the hushed archive.
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Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities[1] and tech companies[2]. It’s also a goal[3] of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led research and development in the U.S.
But in the field of engineering, at least, there hasn’t been a lot...
Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe or a DIY project. A few years ago, most people’s first instinct was to “Google it.” Today, however, many people are more likely to reach for ChatGPT[1], OpenAI’s conversational AI, which is changing the way people look for information.
Rather than simply...
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