Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them
Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to…
Rather than winging it when an unusual health event crops up, health officials take a systematic approach. The goal is to…
Mold growth happens in damp indoor areas and is difficult to prevent. It can be an annoyance but usually isn’t harmful…
Type 1 diabetes develops when the body destroys its own insulin-producing cells. Using stem cells to replace them could…
In a world where algorithms increasingly shape everyday life, many works of art are beginning to reflect how intertwined…
Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s…
Screen time is more than just hours spent on devices. By studying diverse digital habits, researchers can help people adopt…
As roads have evolved, so too have bikes and bike helmets.
RealPage, Inc. provides software that lets landlords keep rental prices high. The Justice Department cried foul on the price-fixing…
Certain strains of E. coli tucked in a gel can crowd out the microbes that cause urinary tract infections.
Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.
Marked with numbers, demographic information and provenance – though not name – these skulls tell a story of racist…
Universities have made little progress diversifying STEM fields in recent years.
As more people turn to ChatGPT instead of Google, research shows AI can be a better tool for creative problem-solving –…
Geologists discovered the evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of…
Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain…
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined.…
Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry,…
On what would’ve been the astronomer’s 90th trip around the Sun, here’s a look at his legacy as a scientist, advocate…
Famous musicians and artists aren’t necessarily more likely to die at 27. But the story that they do shapes how we perceive…
Jupiter’s composition is more similar to that of the Sun than that of the Earth.