NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks of Louisville Public Media about shape note singing and its influence across the American musical tradition. Shape note singing is one of ...

Researchers are studying how hospitable our universe is to creating life. It’s related to the density of dark energy, which impacts star formation and the chances of life forming. The idea is that ...

Abstract: Vision-based shape estimation is promising to enhance applications of soft robots due to its versatility, cost-effectiveness, and simple calibration. However, most prevailing vision-based ...

As far as taking care of my body goes, I'm not exactly low maintenance. I regularly lift weights and try to get in pilates when I can, and I aim to eat a balanced diet. But in spite of this, I still ...

For a game whose rules can be taught to a small child, chess is bewilderingly complicated—there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe, and despite the ...

Welcome to a place where geometry meets dread. In Save The Shapes, you’ll wander through a bizarre little house, uncovering its secrets room by room. The shapes that live here are vanishing one by one ...

Elon Musk teased Joe Rogan with possible evidence of aliens during a discussion about the Manhattan-sized comet known as 3I/ATLAS. “I mean one thing I can say is, like, look If I was aware of any ...

Astronomers have discovered that a new visitor has entered our solar system and is hurtling through space, a discovery unlike any from the past. On July 1, 2025, astronomers using the NASA-funded ...

The mystery behind the famous 1977 “Wow!” signal has gained renewed attention after a Harvard astronomer proposed that the newly observed interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be linked to the event. The ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Organ pipes, honeycombs, the gills of mushrooms — corals form in a vivid polyphony of shapes and colors. One night in 2005, Australian artists and sisters Christine and Margaret ...