The Most Radical Thing About Ford’s Electric Pickup? The Cost
After tax credits, the base model of the electric pickup will be cheaper than its gas-fueled sibling, removing what has been a big barrier...
In This Best of World SF Story, an Artificial Daughter Longs for Her Mother...
Edited by World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar, The Best of World SF: Volume 1 collects 26 new short stories from authors representing 21...
How to Help Your Kid Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’
Every year, as summer approaches, parents and teachers across the country begin worrying about the summer slide. The phenomenon, in which some students regress...
A plant-fungi partnership at the origin of terrestrial vegetation
450 million years ago, the first plants left aquatic life. Researchers have now succeeded in demonstrating that this colonization of land by plants was...
Brain stimulation evoking sense of touch improves control of robotic arm
The brain-computer interface user was able to transfer objects with a robotic arm at twice the speed of doing it without the tactile feedback.
Earth’s vegetation is changing faster today than it has over the last 18,000 years
A global survey of fossil pollen has discovered that the planet's vegetation is changing at least as quickly today as it did when the...
Compound commonly found in candles lights the way to grid-scale energy storage
A compound used widely in candles offers promise for a much more modern energy challenge -- storing massive amounts of energy to be fed...
Total deaths due to COVID-19 underestimated by 20 percent in U.S. counties, study finds
More than 15 months into the pandemic, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 600,000. But COVID-19 deaths may be underestimated by 20...
Taking more steps daily may lead to a longer life
Taking more steps per day, either all at once or in shorter spurts, may help you live longer. The benefits of more daily steps...
Forests and climate change: ‘We can’t plant our way out of the climate crisis’
Some climate activists advocate large-scale tree-planting campaigns in forests around the world to suck up heat-trapping carbon dioxide and help rein in climate change.
