More Danes quit smoking during COVID, study finds
Danish smokers bought less tobacco and more of them quit smoking than usual during the COVID pandemic, according to new research. The result comes...
Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold
A new study shows proteins that presumably evolved to avoid water as they fold may actually behave in ways scientists did not anticipate.
How to Log In to Your Devices Without Passwords
You can use your face, fingerprint, or a wearable to get access to your gadgets. It saves you some typing—and makes you feel like...
What If…?’s Marvel Legends Figures Are a Weird, Wonderful, and Only Slightly Decaying Delight
Ever since we got our first look at Marvel’s animated Disney+ series What If...?, the company has also been teasing merchandise based on its...
You Deserve a Big Ol’ Pan of Baked Brie
Brie en croute is an excessive dish. Brie, on its own, served at room temperature without adornment, is already delightful: soft and spreadable, creamy...
NASA Tech Tuesday: Seeing is Communicating
5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Communicating when a traumatic brain injury, stroke, or disease has made speech impossible can be...
Can Green Tea Matcha Really Help ADHD?
“Oh, the ADHD special,” the Starbucks barista commented, and I swiveled to see who she was talking to. I’d heard the order, too. Chai...
Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
Researchers have discovered potential new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells. Their study in the journal Leukemia describes the compounds' potential for killing...
If Edible Insects Are the Future, We Should Talk About Poop
Insects are touted as a major new source of protein, but scaling up Big Cricket could mean new problems—such as what to do with...
Let it flow: Recreating water flow for virtual reality
A research team has harnessed the power of deep reinforcement learning to replicate the flow of water when disturbed. The replication allowed for recreating...
