Technology
The Curious Afterlife of a Brain Trauma Survivor
Sophia Papp emerged from an accident with her personality transformed. She tried to continue on as before—until she realized she could...
Doctors Are Pioneering a Better Way to Perform Autopsies...
Hi-res imaging can help determine cause of death in very young babies—giving parents answers without the distress of an invasive autopsy.
As Wildfires Get More Extreme, Observatories Are at Greater...
Climate change is making fire season worse. Now astronomers are feeling the heat.
Police Used a Baby’s DNA to Investigate Its Father for...
Small pinpricks of blood are used to screen newborns for serious health conditions—but this genetic data can have legal uses too.
The New Climate Bill Demands All-American EV Batteries
The legislation adds fuel to a major push for a US battery supply chain. But inconvenient geography is the least of the challenges...
Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality
A hidden link between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes shows a mysterious web of mathematical connections between...
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Is Coal Mining Increasing East Kentucky’s Flood Risk?
Mountaintop removal destroyed Appalachia's land. Then came the floodwaters.
What If Cells Kept Receipts of Their Gene Expression?
Researchers have found a new way to keep records of when a cell’s genes turn on and off—by harnessing systems that bacteria already...
What an iPhone Lidar Can Show About the Speed of Light
Lidar measures distance by bouncing light off of objects—but there’s more to how light travels in the first place.
Why NASA Wants to Go Back to the Moon
The space agency’s upcoming lunar mission will launch the ambitious Artemis program, building on the landings 50 years ago.
