Smartphone Cameras Owe Their Power to Astronomy
The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone’s camera
Smartphone Cameras Owe Their Power to Astronomy
The next time you snap a selfie, consider thanking an astronomer for your phone’s camera
Up All Night? You May Have Actually Been Asleep
Ada Lovelace’s Endnotes Foretold the Future of Computation
New ‘FLiRT’ COVID Variants Could Be Driving an Uptick in Cases. Here’s How to Avoid Them
Carbon Removal Is Catching On, but It Needs to Go Faster
How to Improve Prospective Memory, the Ability to Remember to Remember
AI Will Become Mathematicians’ ‘Co-Pilot’
Could the U.S. Ban Fossil Fuel Ads?
Why More Space Launches Could Be a Good Thing for the Climate
Lifting the Veil on Near-Death Experiences
Superheavy Elements Are Breaking the Periodic Table
500-Pound Prehistoric Bird Was a ‘Giga-Goose,’ Fossils Reveal
Scientists reveal the face of Australia’s massive, extinct “giga-goose”
COVID’s Six-Foot Rule Made Scientific Sense at the Time
Attacks on Anthony Fauci over guidance on masking and social distancing issued during the COVID pandemic ignore the science on viral spread
H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Could Turn It into One
Americans don’t like being told what to do, and many don’t trust government. These stubborn attitudes might turn H5N1 bird flu into a pandemic
NASA Refuses Hubble Rescue Mission and Trims the Space Telescope’s Science
Failing hardware on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may lead to less science, officials say, but the space agency isn’t ready to pursue a private repair mission
Neurodivergent Kids Flourish When They’re Taught How Their Brains Work
When teachers and parents talk to kids about having ADHD, autism or learning disabilities, they set them up for success
How the Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Statistical Method in Science
The most common test of statistical significance originated from the Guinness brewery. Here’s how it works