Technology
Biden’s Covid Plan Will Define His Presidency
It’s not just about the pandemic. How the new administration handles Covid-19 will be a test of every one of its policies—and its...
Vaping Won't Keep Young People From Smoking Cigarettes...
It won't prevent teens from later becoming smokers. But some health experts say that focusing on the risk of addicting new smokers...
NASA Is Training an AI to Detect Fresh Craters on Mars
An algorithm discovered dozens of Martian craters. It’s a promising remote method for exploring our solar system and understanding...
The Ongoing Collapse of the World's Aquifers
When humans over-exploit underground water supplies, the ground collapses like a huge empty water bottles. It's called subsidence,...
It’s Not Just You: Everyone’s Mental Health Is Suffering
If you’re thinking, “Oh, I just need to suck it up,” stop. What you’re feeling is real. Here’s how to cope.
Covid, Schools, and the High-Stakes Experiment No One Wanted
Reopening in the fall was a massive gamble. At one high-poverty elementary school, navigating the risks paid off.
The Autonomous Saildrone Surveyor Preps for Its Sea Voyage
The robo-vessel will map the ocean floor, and its solar-powered sensors will sample fish DNA and collect climate data.
Virgin Orbit Just Launched a Rocket From a 747
Launching rockets from planes is a decades-old concept that never really took off. Billionaire Richard Branson thinks its time has...
The Crooked, Complex Geometry of Round Trips
Imagine if we lived on a cube-shaped Earth. How would you find the shortest path around the world?
The Physics of Reddit's Spinning Solar System Icon
If the dots on the loading screen were planets, is their motion realistic? And can we actually model it?
