Is winter miserable for wildlife?
When you're warm and cozy inside, it can be natural to wonder if the animals you see outside your window this winter…
January 18, 2019
586
Technology
In 'airports of the future,' everything new is old again
Big lines and long distances to walk have plagued airports since the dawn of the jet age. New designs and technologies haven't…
January 17, 2019
498
Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem
With all those blue recycling bins around you might think we are experts at recycling plastics. The truth is, that though…
January 16, 2019
668
Offices are too hot or too cold – is there a better way to control room temperature?
Everyone has a different ideal temperature at any given time. It could be more comfortable to monitor people's body…
January 16, 2019
496
Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints brain cells involved
What you remember of your last meal affects when and how much you eat next time around. Neuroscientists have now identified…
January 14, 2019
496
How one German city developed – and then lost – generations of math geniuses
Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world's greatest centers for mathematical research.
January 14, 2019
499
Science gets shut down right along with the federal government
Setting aside personal hardships for workers who don't see a paycheck during the shutdown, the research enterprise itself…
January 11, 2019
491
Calling it a 'war on science' has consequences
Researchers found that aggressive messaging and framing current events as a 'war on science' had different effects…
January 11, 2019
533
The quiet threat inside 'internet of things' devices
As the number of 'internet of things' devices expands rapidly, so do security vulnerabilities to homes, businesses,…
January 11, 2019
560
Do we really want a nationalistic future in space?
In the space beyond Earth's atmosphere, countries are focusing on nationalist pursuits and ignoring the consequences…
January 10, 2019
606
Hearing hate speech primes your brain for hateful actions
A new theory of language suggests that people understand words by unconsciously simulating what they describe. Repeated…
January 10, 2019
506
Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations' way
European countries, especially the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, have confronted Russian disinformation…
January 9, 2019
648
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
Feel like visiting another star system or dimension? You can do this by traveling through a spacetime portal of a black…
January 9, 2019
835
3D-printed guns may be more dangerous to their users than targets
Manufacturing errors, undetected by inexpert consumers, may be more dangerous than other threats from 3D-printed guns.
January 7, 2019
797
3D scans of bat skulls help natural history museums open up dark corners of their collections
Museums' collections are a priceless resource for scientists, but they're not easy to access. Digitizing specimens…
January 7, 2019
493
Amelia Earhart would have a hard time disappearing in 2019
Eight decades after missing aviator Amelia Earhart was declared dead, technologies still don't quite track every airplane…
January 4, 2019
476
Will China's moon landing launch a new space race?
China just became the first country to land a probe on the far side of the moon. It's a technological achievement and…
January 4, 2019
490
Reclaiming lost calories: Tweaking photosynthesis boosts crop yields
Many of the crop plants that feed us waste 20 percent of their energy, especially in hot weather. Plant geneticists prove…
January 3, 2019
555
Emotion-reading tech fails the racial bias test
A new study shows that facial recognition software assumes that black faces are angrier than white faces, even when they're…
January 3, 2019
521
A neuroscientist's tips for a new year tuneup for your brain
Decades of work with lab rats lead to suggestions on how to stay grounded in the here and now, with benefits for brain health.
December 28, 2018
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