Technology
The Physics of an Elephant-Powered Slam Dunk
What could be better than sailing 30 feet through the air for a two-hand jam? Staying home and analyzing it\!
Trials of Plasma From Recovered Covid-19 Patients Have...
US Food and Drug Administration officials approved nationwide tests of two treatments, both derived from the blood of people who have...
Google Reveals Location Data to Help the Coronavirus Response
The search giant is disclosing trends in visits to broad categories of places, as a tool for public health officials.
The Biggest Coronavirus Myths, Busted
No, drinking water won’t flush the virus out of your mouth. Here’s how to inoculate yourself against bad Covid-19 information.
Covid-19 Is Killing More Men Than Women—Here Are Some Theories
Scientists can’t say for certain why the current pandemic is discriminating by sex, but it likely comes down to biology, lifestyle,...
How to Refuel a Nuclear Power Plant During a Pandemic
To swap out the spent uranium rods, hundreds of technicians from around the country must work in close quarters for weeks. That’s...
How a Real Dog Taught a Robot Dog to Walk
Instead of coding a mechanical quadruped's movements line by line, Google researchers fed it videos of real-life pups. Now it can...
The High-Stakes Race to Build More Ventilators
The US is short of ventilators to help Covid-19 patients breathe. Ford, GM, and satellite-launch company Virgin Orbit are trying to...
For Homeless People, Covid-19 Is Horror on Top of Horror
As the coronavirus spreads, unhoused people are among the most vulnerable to infection.
The (Political) Science Behind Trump's Coronavirus Approval...
The president is presiding over a public health nightmare and a mounting economic crisis. So why are voters warming up to him?
