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/ 10 months agoIn a future with more ‘mind reading,’ thanks to neurotech, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds...
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/ 10 months agoFossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years
Calcite, the material making up fossilized eggshells, may preserve amino acids better than bone.
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/ 10 months agoTiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history – a geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope
Measuring the concentration of radioactive elements in a single, sand-size crystal reveals the growth of the Himalayan mountain range over time.
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/ 10 months agoWhy Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi
The spirit of Baisakhi for Sikhs is reminiscent of the ideals of their gurus, who encouraged them to work toward building...
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/ 10 months agoRebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing...
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/ 10 months agoCoastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how...
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/ 10 months agoUS media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names
This bias in science journalism seems not to be due only to pragmatic concerns about time zones or the language spoken...
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/ 10 months agoDali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed
A civil engineer lays out the physics behind Dali’s crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge pier.
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/ 10 months agoCould a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains
Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
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/ 10 months agoFetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care
Laws such as Alabama’s controversial ruling that gives personhood rights to frozen embryos will have ripple effects on how advance directives...
