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Fly fruit tethered with a stick. Credit: Mark Fry By examining how fruit flies use eye movements with surprisingly fast reaction speeds to flight control, about 30 times faster than the blink of an eye – Penn State researchers have detailed a framework for mimicking this capability in robotics. In …

Unilever plans to spend b 1bn to replace what it puts into its laundry and cleaning products to cut components made from fossil fuels. The Consumer Goods Group aims to eliminate fossil fuel-based chemicals from products such as parsley laundry powder and Domestos bleach in a decade. This is the …

You may have seen the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The giant spiral galaxy appears as a gray, spindle-shaped blob in the night sky, visible to the naked eye in the right position. It is the largest galaxy near us and has been studied extensively by astronomers. Now …

Have a long summer on your Animal Crossing Island. You have shaken a lot of trees and caught a lot of cicadas. You have cornered the stalk market with more turnips than anyone has possible. You’ve bought more furniture from Knox than your house holds. But only B Diden’s campaign …

James Martin / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus epidemic, visit the WHO website. Apple wants to make it easier for Paul and Google health agencies to integrate into its coronavirus exposure notification system, creating a new option that will help them track and alert …