It takes a village to nurture social robots. Researchers who develop social robots—ones that people interact with—focus too much on design features and not enough on sociological factors, like human-to-human interactions, the contexts where they happen, and cultural norms involving robots, according to an award-winning paper from Cornell and Indiana University scholars who specialize in human-robot interaction.
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A major bivalent COVID-19 vaccine induces production of neutralizing antibodies against the coronavirus that circulated at the start of the pandemic as well as subvariants of omicron, albeit less abundantly, according to a Brazilian study reported in the Journal of Medical Virology.
Study confirms effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
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New research from the group of MIT Professor Brett McGuire has revealed the presence of a previously unknown molecule in space.
Researchers detect a new molecule in space
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Machine learning-based models that can autonomously generate various types of content have become increasingly advanced over the past few years.
A new framework to generate human motions from language prompts
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A groundbreaking study, led by Dr. Mark Wong of The University of Western Australia, has provided the first global picture of insect activity patterns across the fundamental day–night cycle.
Global study shows a third more insects come out after dark
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Plenty of studies link exposure to the natural world and improved mental and physical health, but a new Cornell study connects enjoyment of nature to a specific biological process—inflammation.
Study connects enjoyment of nature to lower inflammation levels
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For sports fans, places like Fenway Park, Wembley Stadium or Wimbledon's Centre Court are practically hallowed ground.
Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts: Researchers find evidence of ceremonial offerings in Mexico
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Imagine predicting the exact finishing order of the Kentucky Derby from a still photograph taken 10 seconds into the race.
Getting dynamic information from static snapshots
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They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America.
Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
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For the first time since November, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is returning usable data about the health and status of its onboard engineering systems.
NASA's Voyager 1 resumes sending engineering updates to Earth
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