Tech
The Unspoken Risks of Quantum Computing Could Come Back To Bite Us
ByStuart Rollo, James Der Derian, The Conversation and Chelsea Szmania
Science
Two Tornado Scientists Spill The Unsettling Truth About Storm Chasing
ByPaul Markowski, Yvette Richardson and The Conversation
Health
Still Never Got Covid-19? The Reason Is Not What You Think
ByMarko Nikolic, Kaylee Worlock and The Conversation
Science
4000 Years After Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct, We Might Finally Know Why
ByMarianne Dehasque, Love Dalén and The Conversation
Science
It's Not Just You — Tornadoes Are Becoming Stronger, And More Frequent
ByWilliam Gallus and The Conversation
Science
Scientists Have Found a New Climate Tipping Point — And It’s Not What You Think
ByLauren Leffer
Science
To Prevent Traffic, Scientists Need To Better Understand These Basic Human Emotions
ByWesley Marshall and The Conversation
Science
A Geneticist Reveals What It Really Means to Have Viking DNA
ByShai Carmi, Harald Ringbauer and The Conversation
Dream Teams
Why an unexpected team is giving a famous work of art a necessary makeover
ByEmma Betuel
Goooooooooal
The future of sports is algorithms, not athletes
BySarah Wells
Spreading ahead
9 numbers that forecast the future of Coronavirus
BySofia Quaglia
singularity
Predicted 'information catastrophe' may be caused by fifth state of matter
BySarah Wells
Science
What's the next wave of Covid-19 look like? There is some good news
ByAdam Kleczkowski
chill out
Wearable device slurps sweat to detect crucial health information
BySarah Wells
Conspiracy theories
Scientists debunk a common theory about coronavirus
ByPolly Hayes
Science
Solar storms are increasingly dangerous to civilization: Learn why
ByRami Qahwaji
Science
Covid-19’s deadliness in men is exposing a mistake of history
ByAdam Moeser
Happy Holidays
Covid-19 and the holiday season: Tests, travel, and vaccine questions answered
ByKatie MacBride
Science
How deadly is Covid-19? A biostatistician explores the question
ByRon Fricker
say cheese
Space scientists use 3.2 billion-pixel camera to take largest photo ever
BySarah Wells
Mind and Body
The perfect diet? How one tiny change could dramatically boost longevity
ByLaura Brown
brave little solar cells
The future of deep space travel could come down to tiny solar panels
BySarah Wells
Seatbelts on
Why a classic physics phenomenon could prevent future car crashes
BySarah Wells
foreshadowing
Ancient humans’ demise could foreshadow our own species’ extinction
BySarah Wells
Mind and Body
Covid-19 "lab leak": Why it's worth looking into
ByVirginie Courtier and Etienne Decroly
Mind and Body
Science debunks a viral belief about masturbation and testosterone
ByDaniel Kelly and The Conversation
Science
Is watching porn during Covid-19 bad for your health? We asked 5 experts
ByLiam Petterson
Science
Are the Earth’s magnetic poles about to swap places? Strange anomaly gives reassuring clue
ByYael Annemiek Engbers and Andrew Biggin
Fuck yeah, science
Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait
ByElana Spivack
What They Knew
This oil giant accurately predicted global warming — and still lied about it
ByTara Yarlagadda
Robocop
Minneapolis police say data can prevent brutality. There's reason to be skeptical.
ByDavid Grossman
Science
Ancient humans: 6 new discoveries unveil thousands of years of evolution
ByPenny Spikins and The Conversation
Science
Does your homemade mask work? Here's how to tell.
BySimon Kolstoe
Science
Why Covid vaccines might not be enough
BySalim Abdool Karim, Liam Smith, John Thwaites, John N. Lavis, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Chris Bullen, Susan Michie and Yanis Ben Amor
Science
Nuclear fusion might finally be within our grasp
ByPaul Norman and Lee Packer
watching you
Our secret weapon against the next pandemic could be hiding in plain sight
BySarah Wells
Misinformation
Covid-19 statistics: 5 common errors armchair experts make
ByJacques Raubenheimer
Science
Do dogs really see in just black and white?
ByNancy Dreschel
Culture
The U.S. Senate is trying to steal your privacy while no one is looking.
ByDavid Grossman
Mind and Body
Omicron XE: How worried should we be about this strange variant?
ByGrace C Roberts and The Conversation
science
How sewage can detect the next pandemic
BySmruthi Karthikeyan and Rob Knight
Science
Oxford immunologist on coronavirus vaccine: our early results look highly promising
ByRebecca Ashfield
How Tech Saved...
How technology saved the home stereo
BySarah Wells
strong genes
Ancient DNA reveals how we evolved to fight disease
BySophie Putka
shine a light
Engineers are on the brink of breaking a massive encryption barrier
BySarah Wells
hidden treasure
A famous Tudor-era ship is being eaten alive — but scientists have a solution
BySarah Wells
Science
Why one vaccine to beat Covid, Sars, Mers, and the common cold may be possible
BySheena Cruickshank
Science
7 Years Ago the World Agreed to Slow Down Climate Change — But a New Report Shows an Uneven Future
ByTara Yarlagadda
Red Alert
Scientists reveal where and who in America will be most at risk of floods by 2050
ByTara Yarlagadda
Science
Coronavirus: research reveals a way to predict infection
ByTim Spector and Andrew Chan