Science and Technolgy blog
Gender inequality remains a significant challenge across the globe, affecting all aspects of life from health and education to political representation and economic opportunities. Within the United States, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has introduced a new tool…
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) Brussels is investigating whether Telegram breached EU digital rules by failing to provide accurate user numbers, as officials push to bring the controversial messaging app under stricter supervision. EU legal and data experts suspect that…
While airborne, globular springtails can reach a spin rate of 368 rotations per second, high-speed camera footage shows.
The Taichi-II chiplet, which could one day power super-intelligent AI models, ups the ante in light-based processing.
A study in China found that practicing high-intensity interval training for 7 minutes per day reduced premature ejaculation symptoms after day 12. Men with better attention regulation and those with larger increases in heart rate after sex tended to have…
This is another in our series of stories identifying new technologies and actions that can slow climate change, reduce its impacts or help communities cope with a rapidly changing world. The ocean is Earth’s climate hero. For decades, ocean waters have helped slow…
In 2014, the world was shocked by the sudden death of beloved actor Robin Williams, who died by suicide. Four years later, the deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain, occurring just days apart, created a similar…
The fungus thrives on everything from soy pulp to bland custards, turning them into digestible foods with a surprisingly pleasant flavor.
Rare fossilized sea cow unearthed by a local farmer in Venezuela appears to have been killed by a croc then eaten by a tiger shark.
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Malicious hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used security camera to spread Mirai, a family of malware that wrangles infected Internet of Things devices into large networks for use in attacks that take…
