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Driverless 18‑wheelers are on a few highways, but widespread use is a long way down the road
Fully automated trucks use a combination of AI, machine learning, computer vision, pattern recognition and adaptive decision-making.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time is dangerous for kids, new research says
The ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ would leave children in the dark.
The puppy-sized bats of Madagascar are shrinking
They aren’t interested in blood, just fruit.
Spider named after Stephen Colbert has twice as many chromosomes as you
Yes, the “t” in ‘A. stephencolberti’ is silent.
Dog’s paw print found in a 3,700-year-old brick
Bronze Age workers thought it was still good enough to use.
Bear with multiple tapeworms sticking out of its butt wins award
The U.S. Forest Service gave the unnamed bear the 2026 Host with the Most prize.
‘Hell chicken’ dinosaur likely dined on fruit, not meat
The Cretaceous era species gobbled up fruit around present-day Montana.
9 nature-inspired pumpkin carving patterns from the National Park Service
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Earwax is both slippery and sticky. This weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents.
Scientists watched as ants encountered earwax with various properties.
Unknown bald eagle spotted on Shadow’s nest
Shadow has been spending less time on the nest he once shared with Jackie.
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