Technology
These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria
Researchers have created autonomous particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will tote lifesaving...
Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic
The acerbic optimist thinks anxious people (like me) need to move on from Covid and start planning for the next vicious pathogen.
Researchers Grew Tiny Plants in Moon Dirt Collected Decades...
The seedlings sprouted in the regolith scooped up in the 1960s and ’70s, but astronauts won’t be harvesting lunar spuds anytime soon.
An Elusive Gravity Signal Could Mean Faster Earthquake...
Tiny wobbles in Earth’s gravitational field could help detect big tremors faster, but they’re hard to tease out from the planet’s...
Delegates at the UN Have Begun Forging New Rules for Space
International experts are using earthly policies as models to hash out regulations for orbiting spacecraft, from preventing conflict...
Ticks Are Spreading in the US—and Taking New Diseases With...
The vast majority of tick-borne disease goes unrecorded, meaning life-threatening pathogens are traveling under the radar to new locations.
The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion...
In certain states, politicians could leap on the opportunity to push for the criminalization of certain methods of birth control and...
The Desert’s Fragile Skin Can’t Take Much More Heat
Climate change and human activity are destroying the layers of fungi, lichen, and bacteria that protect deserts from erosion.
A Brain Chemical Helps Neurons Know When to Start a Movement
Dopamine, a neurochemical often associated with reward behavior, seems to help organize precisely when the brain initiates movements.
A New Gas-Guzzling Postal Fleet Could Be Halted by Lawsuits
Suits by states and environmentalists are contesting a USPS contract to buy 165,000 trucks, the majority of which get only 8.6 miles...
