The article critiques the common recommendation of starting amateur astronomy with the Messier catalog, arguing that many Messier objects are low surface brightness and difficult for beginners to ...

The next time you're struggling to remember exactly where you left your keys, parked your car or put down your glasses, don't necessarily give up on your memory completely. Previous research has shown ...

It has been over a year since the adoption of the ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 Standard for Dropped Object Prevention Solutions. The ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 standard “establishes minimum design, performance, testing ...

Our dogs understand us better than they’ve been given credit for — and scientists say they have the brain wave evidence to prove it. By placing electrodes on the heads of 18 pet dogs, researchers ...

Asked to choose one artifact, the Smithsonian's Undersecretary for Arts, History and Culture Richard Kurin selected this spinning wheel from the collections of the American Museum of Natural History ...

is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. Pinterest today introduced Lens, a new visual search tool that uses machine vision to detect objects in the real world ...