Python Overtakes Java in New Language Popularity Ranking, As Rust Reaches Top 20

"Programming language Python is now firmly the second most popular programming language, for the first time knocking Java out of the to...

NASA Astronauts Are Undocking SpaceX's Crew Dragon from ISS, Returning to Earth

"NASA and SpaceX are going ahead with plans to bring NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken home from the International Space Stat...

Is It Possible to Implement Faster Binary Searches?

Last week Slashdot reader scandum described the search for the most efficient sorting algorithm. Now he's back, touting a new implementa...

Scientists discover new class of semiconducting entropy-stabilized materials

The design of novel materials with superior characteristics by entropy stabilization is a very dynamic emerging research area in materials s...

New printing process advances 3D capabilities

More durable prosthetics and medical devices for patients and stronger parts for airplanes and automobiles are just some of the products tha...

Gut feelings help promote positive body image

New research has found that paying greater attention to internal bodily sensations can increase our appreciation of our own bodies. from L...

Ancient mountain formation and monsoons helped create a modern biodiversity hotspot

Researchers examined the plant life in the China's Hengduan Mountains, the Himalaya Mountains, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Using DNA ...