Technology
Kids Suffer Climate Anxiety, Too. Adults Can Help
The point is to give youngsters tools to channel their feelings into something more constructive, like taking action in their own...
The Omicron Variant Has New Versions Already. What Comes...
Viruses keep evolving until they run out of hosts to infect. Worldwide, billions remain unvaccinated against Covid—which means Omicron...
Could Crispr Flip the Switch on Insecticide Resistance?
Many insects, like the mosquitoes that spread malaria, have evolved a tolerance to chemical sprays. What if we could reboot their...
Extreme Heat in the Oceans Is Out of Control
More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we...
Here Come the Underdogs of the Robot Olympics
Can a scrappy team of robotics undergrads play to win against the best-funded labs in the world? At the Darpa Challenge, it’s anyone’s...
What It’ll Take to Get Electric Planes off the Ground
The lithium-ion battery is good for moving cars short distances, but aviation requires longer-lasting power. Maybe we need to try...
Apps and Gadgets to Help You Cope With Tinnitus
If you suffer from ringing in your ears, tech can provide some relief.
How to Deal With Rocket Boosters and Other Giant Space...
As an errant SpaceX rocket booster careens toward the moon, here are some of the ways space agencies and companies are trying to deal...
Maybe Green Energy Needs ‘Information Batteries' Too
Researchers are exploring whether tech giants can precompute certain data when the grid is humming with solar or wind power, then...
Mathematicians Outwit a Hidden Number ‘Conspiracy’
Decades ago, a mathematician posed a warmup problem for difficult questions about prime numbers. It turned out to be just as difficult...
