Technology
Heat Waves Are Unleashing a Deadly but Overlooked Pollutant
Indian cities, afflicted by rising temperatures and poor air quality, are becoming hot spots of ozone pollution, which has proven...
Can You Strike Out a Major League Baseball Player by Pitching...
The best pitchers in baseball are known for their speed. But if you don’t have a fast arm, you may still have a chance.
The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions
A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical...
Are You Ready for ‘Extreme’ Water Recycling?
San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets...
The UK Is a Hot Country. It’s Time to Build Like It
The UK's houses are still designed to retain heat. In an age of global warming, that needs to change.
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How to Survive a Devastating Earthquake—and Firestorm
When a 7.9-magnitude quake struck San Francisco in 1906, it opened the gates of hell. You could have ridden it out, if you made all...
The Psychedelic Scientist Who Sends Brains Back to Childhood
Kids soak up new skills, adults not so much. But neuroscientist Gül Dölen might have found a way—with drugs—to help grownups learn...
Psychedelic Therapy Is Here. Just Don’t Call It Therapy
Psilocybin is on the cusp of becoming legally available in Oregon—but not as a medical treatment.
Gentle Brain Stimulation Can Improve Memory During Sleep
Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s...
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Satellites Keep Photobombing Space Images. Astronomers...
A new technique could aid Hubble Space Telescope users, but the problem will get worse for observatories on Earth.
