Technology
How Far Away From Perseverance Did the Descent Stage Land?
The rocket lowered the rover onto the surface of Mars before it shot away from the landing site. So where did it end up?
Anthony Fauci Pleads: Don’t Declare Victory
The Covidologist-in-chief says we can’t relax on masks and social distancing yet. Hear that, Texas?
If You Transplant a Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow?
In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul.
Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening...
People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique...
Can Technology Open Spaceflight to Disabled Astronauts?
The European Space Agency wants to make sure its new astronaut class is more diverse. But it will take redesigned gear to make space...
How Elon Musk Convinced Gwynne Shotwell to Join SpaceX
Ultimately, their management styles were similar: Don’t talk about doing things, just do things.
The Raging Evolutionary War Between Humans and Covid-19
Fighting the pandemic isn’t only about vaccines and drugs. It’s about understanding how viruses mutate and change inside us, and among...
A Decades-Long Quest Reveals New Details of Antimatter
Twenty years ago, physicists began investigating a mysterious asymmetry inside the proton. Their results show how antimatter helps...
Border Disputes Threaten Climate Science in the Himalayas
Cross-border teams of scientists need to collaborate on climate models, even as their countries’ militaries clash.
A Shot Nears Approval, Experts Study Transmission, and...
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
