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5,114 results for: seek

  1. Science & Society

    Men’s voices dominate political ads, but voters listen to women

    The gender of the narrator in political ads can help sway voters, but an analysis finds that this is one area that campaigns actually aren’t exploiting.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  2. Quantum Physics

    Ultrasmall engines bend second law of thermodynamics

    Car engines and batteries run because of the second law of thermodynamics, which appears to work, with just a little bending, for ultrasmall engines in the quantum realm as well.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Particle Physics

    Reactor data hint at existence of fourth neutrino

    A nuclear reactor experiment in China is providing new hints that a fourth type of neutrino, one more than the standard model of physics allows, may exist.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Animals

    Harvester ants are restless, enigmatic architects

    Florida harvester ants dig complex, curly nests over, then leave and do it again.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Tech

    Online reading behavior predicts stock movements

    People's current web surfing patterns predict future stock movements. The discovery could help authorities to stabilize financial markets.

    By Mark Buchanan
  6. Cosmology

    ‘Origins’ offers science-based account of creation

    In Origins, a science writer compiles an ambitious yet concise history of the universe and life on Earth.

    By Sid Perkins
  7. Physics

    Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book

    From ancient Greek philosophy to quantum mechanics, a new book charts the evolution of physics.

    By Tom Siegfried
  8. Environment

    Year in review: BPA alternatives aren’t benign

    Evidence is accumulating that at least one popular alternative to bisphenol A can enter the body and trigger developmental and physiological changes.

    By Janet Raloff
  9. Quantum Physics

    Year in review: Quantum spookiness is real

    A new version of an experiment proposed in 1964 confirmed a counterintuitive tenet of quantum mechanics.

    By Andrew Grant
  10. Psychology

    As suicide rates rise, researchers separate thoughts from actions

    Advances in suicide research and treatment may depend on separating thoughts from acts.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Physics

    There’s no hiding from new camera

    A new camera tracks objects hidden around a corner by detecting light echoes, similar to the way bats use sound to find prey.

    By Andrew Grant
  12. Archaeology

    Search for fossils from the comfort of home

    The citizen science website FossilFinder.org lets anyone with an Internet connection look for fossils and characterize rocks at Kenya’s Lake Turkana Basin

    By Erin Wayman