Technology

We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent

Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and publi...

The Evolution of a Big, Ugly Cry

Uncontrollable sobbing is uniquely human, and it may be our emotions running out...

AI Can Transform the Classroom Just Like the Calculator

AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adop...

NASA’s Artemis Astronauts Will Help Grow Crops on the M...

When astronauts return to the moon later this decade, they’ll bring along scienc...

Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions

Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers

Overconfidence Can Blindside Science and Society Alike....

The tale of how the "backfire effect" ultimately, itself, backfired, and the "pr...

How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the...

Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in ...

Walks in Green Parks Mean Stronger Immune Systems and B...

Contact with nature improves physical and mental health, but greenery is not eas...

How Schools Can Help Kids Reduce Racism and Prejudice

Making schools more welcoming for all can make for a fair and just society

Online Age Verification Laws Could Do More Harm Than Good

More U.S. states are requiring online ID checks. A proposed French strategy aims...

Neither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Prote...

Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, could help bl...

In Matters of Scientific Debate, Follow the Houdini Rule

Scientific expertise is typically limited and specific. When evaluating scientif...

The Dark Side of Nostalgia for Wild, Untouched Places

A novel about the tensions between nature and modernity, animal social networks,...

Scientists Discover Extensive Brain-Wave Patterns

Certain brain layers specialize in particular waves—which might aid understandin...

Everyday Noises Can Hurt Hearts, Not Just Ears, and the...

Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps t...

Unraveling the Secrets of This Weird Beetle’s 48-Hour C...

New research examines the molecular machinery behind a beetle’s strange biologic...

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