How Google Docs Proved the Power of Less
The software transformed the field of word processors by eliminating features, not adding them. But it never mustered the will to truly dominate.
Sony’s Towering Party Speaker Can Double As a Standing TV Soundbar When Your Guests...
Giant party speakers are the easiest way to bring the tunes to wherever your guests are hanging out, but once everyone has gone home,...
Webb looks for Fomalhaut’s asteroid belt and finds much more
Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star, Fomalhaut, in order to study the first...
Smallest shifting fastest: Bird species body size predicts rate of change in a warming...
Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest.
Plastic can drift far away from its starting point as it sinks into the...
Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming floating islands of garbage. Although it's harder to spot,...
Galactic bubbles are more complex than imagined
Astronomers have revealed new evidence about the properties of the giant bubbles of high-energy gas that extend far above and below the Milky Way...
Pollen production could impact climate change by helping clouds form
For millions of people with seasonal allergies, springtime means runny noses, excessive sneezes and itchy eyes. And, as with many things, climate change appears...
Scintillating science: Researchers improve materials for radiation detection and imaging technology
A team of researchers has improved a new generation of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that can improve image quality in X-ray machines, CT scans and...
The Best Places to Sell Your Textbooks (and When You Can’t)
Like the rest of the world, colleges have gone digital, though the change is a fairly recent one. When I was an undergrad in...
Airlines Will Have to Pay Passengers for Delays Under New Biden Admin Rules
Even if you’re not an anxious flyer, booking a plane trip can sometimes feel like rolling the dice. Will you make the tight-turnaround connecting...
