Technology
What the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Reveals About Humankind
The document says less about the search for life in the universe, and more about our current cultural climate and distrust of expertise.
US Vaccinations Slow, Americans Venture Out, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
What If Doctors Are Always Watching but Never There?
Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health...
Tiny Satellites Could Help Warn of the Next Big Hurricane
A constellation of nanosats could improve our understanding of the world’s most dangerous storms.
How to Break Into the Hex From 'WandaVision'—With Physics!
Want to safely pass through the radiation field surrounding the town of Westview? You're going to need some lead—and some handy equations.
Volunteers Digitized Centuries of Handwritten Rain Data
As the UK went into lockdown, 16,000 volunteers put their spare time to good use, transcribing 350 years of archival records for use...
The Delta and Gamma Covid-19 Variants Are Taking Over the...
The two variants are threatening Alpha’s reign—and country's path out of the pandemic.
The Coelacanth May Live for a Century. That’s Not Great...
Scale markings reveal that this weird fish's lifespan is double what scientists first estimated. That also means they’re closer to...
Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat
Don’t mess with Texans’ air conditioning. Here’s why some customers in the state had their thermostats remotely controlled.
Ranked Choice Voting Reveals the Weird Math of Elections
The New York City mayoral race could show whether a new way of measuring voter desires can actually be an alternate timeline for democracy.
