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Life

A new material may one day keep mussels off piers and boat hulls

Mussels don’t stick to a new lubricant-infused silicone material.

Tech

The rise of respectful robots

A new roaming robot knows how to keep out from underfoot.

Planetary Science

Moons of Uranus face future collision

By studying variations in the rings of Uranus, researchers have determined the mass and density of the planet’s moon Cressida.

Astronomy

These chip-sized spacecraft are the smallest space probes yet

Space initiative dubbed Breakthrough Starshot sent the smallest spacecraft yet into orbit around Earth.