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Illuminating the 'dark web'
It might sound scary, but the 'dark web' is not much different from the rest of the internet.Willequet Manuel/Shutterstock.comIn the wake of recent violent events in the U.S., many people are...
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Where sexes come by the thousands
The split gill mushroom _Schizophyllum commune_, a fungal species that includes more than 20,000 sexes.Bernard SpraggBy the end of every spring semester, students in my introductory biology course at...
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When 'what's on your mind' is tragic, not happy – sharing sad news on social...
Sharing about tragedy online can help people feel less alone.Paulius Brazauskas/Shutterstock.comIt’s always wonderful to share happy news – in person and on social media. New jobs, weddings and...
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Hate speech is still easy to find on social media
Online hate still rages, often in plain sight.maxicam/Shutterstock.comShortly after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, I noticed that the word “Jews” was trending on Twitter. As a social media...
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Numbers in the news? Make sure you don't fall for these 3 statistical tricks
If it seems too good to be true, maybe it is.szefei/Shutterstock.comLeer en español.“Handy bit of research finds sexuality can be determined by the lengths of people’s fingers” was one recent headline...
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30 years ago, the world's first cyberattack set the stage for modern...
Floods of traffic can clog up an internet server and the wires connecting it to other systems.BeeBright/Shutterstock.comBack in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, son of the famous cryptographer...
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Immigration to US Westernizes Asian guts
S'gaw Karen girls of Khun Yuam District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand.Takeaway, CC BY-SAHave you ever lived long enough in another country to see changes in your overall health? Or perhaps, you have...
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Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can help
The character of Kayla in 'Eighth Grade' is a true-to-life representation of an anxious teen.A24Adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders...
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Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
Adding bots into an online discussion can definitely affect the views of real people.Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock.comNearly two-thirds of the social media bots with political activity on Twitter...
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Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it...
Once people get there, Mars will be contaminated with Earth life.NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC, CC BYThe closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are...
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A game plan for technology companies to actually help save the world
Working together, people and technology companies can make a lot of progress.Pedro Tavares/Shutterstock.comSmartphones, computers and social media platforms have become indispensable parts of modern...
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Threats remain to US voting system – and voters' perceptions of reality
As Americans go to the polls, the voting process and the information environment are still not secure.AP Photo/David GoldmanAs the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the...
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Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics
A silica sphere with a radius of 50 nanometers is trapped levitating in a beam of light. J. Adam Fenster, University of Rochester, CC BY-SAOne might think that the optical tweezer– a focused laser beam...
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Driving autonomous cars off the beaten path
A self-driving car heads into the woods.Matthew Doude, CC BY-NDAutonomous vehicles can follow the general rules of American roads, recognizing traffic signals and lane markings, noticing crosswalks and...
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Singles Day shows China's global retail power
A mascot for Alibaba's online shopping site Tmall urges customers to buy on Singles Day.AP Photo/Ng Han GuanNov. 11, or 11/11, has been celebrated as Singles Day – a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day for...
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Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?
What do synchronized vibrations add to the mind/body question?agsandrew/Shutterstock.comWhy is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for each of us, into a...
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Why space debris cleanup might be a national security threat
Space debris in Earth orbit creates a dangerous obstacle course for satellites and astronauts. Dotted Yeti / Shutterstock.comAs an international relations scholar who studies space law and policy, I...
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The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean
Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.NOAAAs you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean....
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Partial mycoheterotrophs: The green plants that feed on fungi
Some sneaky plants steal food instead of exclusively making their own.Charlie Jackson/flickr, CC BYYou probably learned this basic lesson of biology in elementary school: Plants are self-feeders. These...
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Skipping a few thousand years: Rapid domestication of the groundcherry using...
These fresh vegetables and fruits are the result of hundreds to thousands of years of plant breeding and selection. Irina Sokolovskaya / Shutterstock.comShopping in your supermarket’s produce section...
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