Inspired by a seed, this rotating drone will make your head spin
The folding contraption is a monocopter: A propeller pulls its single wing through the air. The drone could someday conduct recon missions.
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When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine takes five weeks to reach full effect, so hit these dates if you’re planning to have your kids fully vaccinated by these holidays.
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Neuroscientists are mapping all 100 billion cells in the human brain
Microscopy and cell staining are the primary tools neuroscientists use to create detailed maps of the human brain.
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Las Vegas bird can’t remember how it ended up in Maine
Greater roadrunners are known for racing around the desert, but this bird decided to take a road trip by hitchhiking to Maine. Talk about moxie.
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Pockets of frozen CO2 on the moon could fuel future space travel
Solid carbon dioxide could exist in the moon’s coldest regions, hiding in the ‘shadows within shadows,’ one expert says.
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IBM’s latest quantum chip breaks the elusive 100-qubit barrier
IBM unveiled a 127-qubit quantum computing chip called Eagle this week. Here’s a detailed look into how this chip came to be.
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How to tell Siri and the Google Assistant to read out your phone notifications
Your wireless earbuds can read out your notifications on iOS and Android without you having to touch your phone. Here’s how to set it up.
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You might not be ‘fully vaccinated’ soon
The US will pay Pfizer for 10 million treatment rounds of its COVID antiviral pill, ‘fully vaccinated’ could require boosters going forward, and more.
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This four-legged snake fossil was probably a skinny lizard
Scientists have long searched for fossils that would help illuminate how early snakes transitioned to a limbless body plan.
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Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly
Vaccination mandates prove successful, Moderna tries for patents without NIH credit, Trump-era travel bans are lifted, and more COVID-19 news from this week.
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