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A study has found that the virus is “extremely robust” on smooth surfaces, at room temperature, in the dark.

What are the chances that we’ll be struck by a space rock?

It depends if you count teeth as a group or separately.

The dodo? The woolly mammoth? Think again.

Another study shows that masks and other mitigation efforts not only work, but work well.

Urban planning has transformed the ecosystems of U.S. cities, determining which communities are located next to parks—and which are next to polluting factories. Higher income neighborhoods typically reap the benefits of such planning: Study after study has shown they have a greater biodiversity of birds and tree cover. But income […]

The 197 radio astronomy dishes of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa will sit within a radio-quiet zone the size of Pennsylvania where even a cellphone is forbidden, to preserve the array’s views of the heavens. Yet that precaution won’t save the telescope, due to be completed in […]

Skoda says the apps artificial intelligence can listen to and interpret common problems such as issues with the air conditioning compressor, steering, and clutches in the automatic gearbox.