Silicon Valley, from 'heart’s delight' to toxic wasteland
Big technology firms are becoming known for mistreating workers, customers and society as a whole. Is an economic powerhouse…
Big technology firms are becoming known for mistreating workers, customers and society as a whole. Is an economic powerhouse…
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An AC/DC-loving biologist tests the band's 1980 assertion that "rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution."…
A new type of antibiotic uses DNA to fight a common deadly microbe, _Clostridium difficile_. These new drugs are inexpensive…
Robotic milkers, video cameras and even sensors hidden inside the body will help this dairy farm figure out how to get the…
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An astronomer suggests an idea to piggyback on the ambitious Breakthrough Starshot project that aims to send nano spacecraft…
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It's a psychological quirk that when something becomes rarer, people may spot it in more places than ever. What is the…
About 5 percent of all UFO sightings cannot be easily explained by weather or human technology. A physicist argues that…
An asteroid on a collision course with Earth is inevitable. Astronomer Michael Lund explains how a new telescope under construction…
China's government is prioritizing world-class science and tech. An expert describes the Chinese research landscape…
Without secure records of property ownership, many poor people around the world have trouble improving their economic situations.…
Just because people enjoy a recreational activity doesn't mean they're addicted to it, even if they spend lots of…
People's most private information isn't on paper locked in desks anymore – it's online, stored on corporate…
Large Silicon Valley firms are not particularly diverse in terms of gender or race, but there are some companies doing better…
As the climate changes and the population grows, meeting the demand for food will become more difficult as arable land declines.…
Our neural circuits lead us to find comfort in those like us and unease with those who differ, resulting in a battle between…