Technology

How to (Finally) Break That Bad Habit

Neuroscientists and psychologists explain how to keep yourself on track—for good this time.

A Crucial Particle Physics Computer Program Risks Obsolescence

Maintenance of FORM, the 1980s software that’s used for the field's hardest calculations, rests almost entirely with one septuagenarian...

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You’ve Been Choosing Your Goals All Wrong

If you’re about to set your resolutions for 2023, stop. According to experts, this is how to pick the right ones, build good habits,...

Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange

The phenomenon threatens local drinking water, and scientists think climate change may be the culprit.

22 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2022

From spinal implants that allow paralyzed people to walk to smashing an asteroid off course with a rocket, this wasn’t just a year...

It’s Time to Break Bad Pandemic Learning Habits

Schools adapted to remote learning, but students also got used to seeking easy answers instead of real understanding.

The Climate Struggle Literally Hit Home in 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act and Europe’s energy crisis have focused attention on a stealthy tool to reduce emissions: the humble home.

Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There

Space agencies and companies aim to send people to the Red Planet. But settling there would be hell on—well, you know what we mean.

Crispr’s Quest to Slay Donegal Amy

A trial using the gene-editing tool inside the body hints at treating, or even curing, a rare fatal disease—and is changing a community...

You Don’t Need to Fear a World of Eight Billion Humans

Some environmentalists argue we should prioritize a world with fewer humans, but maybe we need to rethink our approach to rising populations.