Technology
The Delta Variant and Low Vaccine Rates Could Spell Trouble
Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about states where fewer people are inoculated.
This Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean's ‘Twilight...
Mesobot looks like a giant AirPods case, but it's in fact a sophisticated machine that tracks animals making the most epic migration...
The Challenge of Covid-19 Vaccines for the Immunosuppressed
Recent studies find transplant patients and immune-suppressed people who get the shot don’t make many antibodies. But that research...
NASA Might Put a Huge Telescope on the Far Side of the...
Observing the secrets of the universe’s “Dark Ages” will require capturing ultra-long radio wavelengths—and we can’t do that on Earth.
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...
How Humans Think When They Think As Part of a Group
The fancy word for it is "entitativity," and it’s produced when people act and feel together in close proximity. We need it more,...
How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It’s a Steep Challenge
Meet SpaceBok, a little, four-legged machine that’s taking the first steps toward walking on the Red Planet’s brutal terrain.
How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It's a Steep Challenge
Meet SpaceBok, a little four-legged machine that's taking the first steps toward walking on the Red Planet's brutal terrain.
What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
Before we can even begin to talk about these computers' potential applications, we need to understand the fundamental physics behind...
When the Bison Come Back, Will the Ecosystem Follow?
An effort to bring wild buffalo to the Great Plains aims to restore one of the world’s most endangered landscapes and increase climate...
