Apple and Google’s Contact-Tracing API Raise Privacy Concerns
A joint poll between University of Maryland researchers and the Washington Post released this week found most consumers, for a variety of reasons, are...
Largest diversity study of ‘magic mushrooms’ investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production
The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. Psilocybe arose much earlier than previously thought -- about...
New research offers insight into the future understanding of MS and its treatments
Researchers have developed a new and unique blood test to measure the immune response to the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) which is the leading...
Unexpected Animals That Use Tools
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural...
The ‘Rain Sound’ in iOS 15 Is Way More Than Just a Relaxation Tool
Every software update Apple issues comes packed with new-and-improved features designed to help users get more out of their iPhones, and iOS 15 is...
How ‘2D’ materials expand
Researchers developed a technique to effectively measure the thermal expansion coefficient of two-dimensional materials. With this information, engineers could more effectively and efficiently use...
Make Homemade Bialys With Packaged Pizza Dough
Store-bought pizza dough is one of my favorite bread hacking tools, maybe even my all-time favorite. We’ve made lazy zeppoles, pretzels, and cinnamon rolls...
The Grammys’ New Rules: AI Can’t Win Awards
AI proved just how talented it can be at ripping off major artists after a computer-generated song based on The Weeknd and Drake went...
Webb Space Telescope Got a Lucky Boost From Its Christmas Launch
When the Webb Space Telescope successfully launched from Earth on Saturday, most everyone was just relieved that it didn’t blow up in the process....
Astronaut Jessica Watkins
"Operating the International Space Station requires an entire team of people all coming together with one goal in pursuit of that one mission." ...
