The ‘uncanny valley’ theory meets Milei and Cerimedo
Buenos Aires Timesby Agustino Fontevecchia·2d ago
In 1970, Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori coined the term “uncanny valley” to refer to an eerie, maybe even revolting reaction that humans would have when facing a nearly life-like robot.
Fears Mandelson probe is ‘on brink of collapse’ without unredacted Epstein files
The Independentby Amy-Clare Martin·2d ago
The police investigation into whether Lord Peter Mandelson shared confidential information with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is feared to be on the brink of collapse.
Why NASA is adding the Nancy Grace Roman telescope to its fleet
Mashableby Elisha Sauers·2d ago
Astronomers once stumbled on what appeared to be a black hole racing through space, a bizarre sight they only caught because the Hubble Space Telescope happened to be staring in the exact right...
Notes on Mongoose's Bayern 12: The Relic
RogerBW's Blog·2d ago
This is part of an ongoing series about the preparations I've made to run Mongoose's revised edition of the Bayern campaign for 2300AD. Spoilers for Interlude 6 Part I.
All Those Nuclear Tests Decades Ago Have Revealed Something New About Our Planet's Core
ScienceAlertby Starre Vartan·2d ago
You probably remember learning about Earth's internal layers when you were a kid in Earth Sciences class: a superhot, solid inner core, surrounded by a molten metal outer core (how metal!), and a...
Jaishankar to visit Russia on August 23-24; focus on trade, scientific cooperation
Times of Indiaby TRISHA MAHAJAN·2d ago
Jaishankar to visit Russia on August 23-24; focus on trade, scientific cooperation Edited by: Trisha Mahajan / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 22, 2026, 12:44 IST Share AA Text Size Small Medium Large...
China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that matters
Al Jazeeraby Sarah Shamim·2d ago
China is set to launch its Chang’e-7 unmanned, robotic space mission, possibly as early as Monday morning, to look for ice water in the permanently shadowed craters of the moon’s south pole.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on August 22, 2026
Mashableby Lois Mackenzie·2d ago
The Moon is more than half illuminated tonight, so it's a perfect opportunity to do some Moon-gazing (cloud cover dependent, of course).
Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides Honeybee queens may survive pesticide exposure by passing the toxic burden into their eggs, a hidden defense that could come at a cost to the...
Tooth count may predict survival after pancreatic cancer surgery
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Tooth count may predict survival after pancreatic cancer surgery - Date: - August 21, 2026 - Source: - Hiroshima University - Summary: - Pancreatic cancer patients with at least 21 natural teeth...
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida
ScienceDaily·2d ago
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida - Date: - August 21, 2026 - Source: - Florida Museum of Natural History - Summary: - A tiny, fully intact Indigenous pot...
This gut microbe may help keep you strong as you age
ScienceDaily·2d ago
This gut microbe may help keep you strong as you age A little-known gut bacterium may help build stronger, more powerful muscles and could offer a new way to fight age-related muscle loss.
Southland student's curiosity earns science honours and a ticket to the US
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·2d ago
Sophie Ineson admits she never quite outgrew her childhood habit of asking "why, why, why?" The Year 13 Southland Girls' High School student has instead channelled her relentless curiosity into...
Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
FOX Newsby Jasmine Baehr·2d ago
President Donald Trump is set to honor four astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history during a record-breaking journey around the moon earlier this year.
A Single Blood Sample May Reveal The Biological Age of Each of Your Organs
ScienceAlertby Esra Öz·2d ago
Your birthday tells you how many years you have been alive. But it cannot tell you whether your heart, brain, or kidneys have weathered those years equally well.
New Evidence Challenges What Experts Said About Working From Home
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill·2d ago
As the recent global pandemic waned – and the urgent need for widespread remote work began to fade into history – a new view started to emerge.
Exhibition showcases heat adaptation technologies - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·2d ago
The Ministry of Environment has set up an exhibition of heat adaptation products in front of its building to showcase the industry’s development and encourage public participation.
Hidden Structures in Clouds May Solve a Longstanding Mystery About Rainfall
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas·3d ago
It's well known that where there's smoke there's fire, but did you know that where there's rain there's ice?
Complex odors prove easier to map than expected with machine learning
Phys.orgby Staci Vernick·3d ago
Complex odors prove easier to map than expected with machine learning If you want to describe a particular color, you could look to the Pantone color wheel to find its exact hue, saturation and...
Laser-cut aluminum foil could replace costly terahertz polarizers
Phys.orgby ARC Centre·3d ago
Laser-cut aluminum foil could replace costly terahertz polarizers When physicists at the ARC Centre for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) needed a key component for their terahertz...
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