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Monitoring direction and speeds of advancing fires, establishing safety points, assisting with geographic information system mapping, tracking down illegal logging, illegal cattle grazing and even locations of illegal marijuana plantations. Drones will become a regular part of operations and will help protect the lands and the tens of thousands who come to visit the national…

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Deep brain stimulation could lead to a more effective, self-tuning device for Parkinson’s.

These cells are not only incredibly small, but also blend in perfectly with their neighbors, as if they are individual noodles compressed in a larger bowl of spaghetti. But with their discovery also came a rapid progression in methods developed to visualize and study them. A century ago neurons appeared only in drawings. Now, they…

Como si fuera un corresponsal en otro planeta, Curiosity sigue enviando información detallada de las características de Marte. Un estudio dirigido por el Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, que cuenta con la participación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid –a través del Instituto de Geociencias–, revela que en la superficie del cráter Gale…

A collaboration between mechanical engineers and mathematicians has revealed universal rules for how wrinkles form.

Tu teléfono es un instrumento de alta precisión y puede ayudar a la ciencia. Los científicos están desarrollando aplicaciones que permitan usar la tecnología que tenemos más a mano para monitorizar el ruido de una ciudad, la aparición de especies invasoras o los olores provocados por la industria, entre otros muchos fenómenos.

Hidden in an unknown corner of Inner Mongolia is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, consumer gadgets and green tech.

Nanotechnology might soon save you a trip to the dentist. Researchers have developed tiny sphere-shaped particles that ferry a payload of bacteria-slaying drugs to the surface of the teeth, where they fight plaque and tooth decay on the spot. The approach could also be adapted to combat other plaquelike substances, known as biofilms, such as…