Clik here to view.
Red, white but rarely blue - the science of fireworks colors, explained
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices that commonly come in around seven colors.Shahril KHMD/Shutterstock.comIn the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trusting gut instincts to decide whether a military action is proportional...
Weighing what's fair takes deliberation.higyou/Shutterstock.comWhy did U.S. President Donald Trump recently call off a retaliatory strike against Iran?The answer was proportionality: Trump said the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So far cultured meat has been burgers – the next big challenge is animal-free...
Meat of the future might be quite different from meat of the past.Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Moon-landing innovations that changed life on Earth
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.Neil Armstrong/NASAMuch of the technology common in daily life today originates from the drive to put a human being on the Moon. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each other
Neurons treated with a fluorescent dye show their interconnections.Silva Lab, CC BY-NDDespite their names, artificial intelligence technologies and their component systems, such as artificial neural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women are less supportive of space exploration – getting a woman on the Moon...
NASA is making a new effort to encourage women to pursue STEM careers.Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutterstock.comIn March 2019, Vice President Mike Pence stated that the goal of NASA should be to return...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How did people clean their teeth in the olden days?
People worked for healthy teeth long before nylon brushes hit the market.Mila Davidovic/Shutterstock.comCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Commercial supersonic aircraft could return to the skies
Don't call it a comeback.Aero Icarus/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAFlying faster than the speed of sound still sounds futuristic for regular people, more than 15 years after the last commercial supersonic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How much is your data worth to tech companies? Lawmakers want to tell you,...
Your social media data is immeasurably valuable.13_Phunkhod/Shutterstock.comNew proposed legislation by U.S. senators Mark R. Warner and Josh Hawley seeks to protect privacy by forcing tech companies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DNA testing companies offer telomere testing – but what does it tell you...
A telomere age test kit from Telomere Diagnostics Inc. and saliva collection kit from 23andMe.Anna Hoychuk/Shutterstock.comOver the past few years direct-to-consumer genetic tests that extract...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ticks spread plenty more for you to worry about beyond Lyme disease
There's a short window between when a tick bites and when it passes on bacteria or virus.MSU Ag Communications, Courtesy Dr. Tina Nations, CC BY-NDWhen it comes to problems caused by ticks, Lyme...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mapping the Moon for Apollo
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, humans stepped onto another celestial body and into history.NASAAt an International Astronomical Union meeting in 1955, noted astronomer Gerard Kuiper asked for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
University of California's showdown with the biggest academic publisher aims...
For now, it's going to be trickier for the University of California community to access some academic journals.Michelle/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDThis month, academic publisher Elsevier shuttered the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How do lithium-ion batteries work?
Lithium-ion batteries power lots of different kinds of devices.Transport CanadaThe smartphone era is only just over a decade old, but the pocket-sized computers at the heart of that societal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Young Americans deserve a 21st-century Moonshot to Mars
Mars should be the next destination for humankind.Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com“Hidden Figures” and “First Man” were arguably the most inspirational space-themed movies of the last several years. Both,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Americans focus on responding to earthquake damage, not preventing it,...
Heavily built-up areas can experience more disastrous damage in an earthquake.AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezOn July 4 and 5, two major earthquakes, followed by several thousand smaller ones, struck...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 myths to bust about breaking up 'big tech'
Before taking on tech giants, shatter a few misconceptions.W. Scott McGill/Shutterstock.comAs the public and government regulators around the world discuss whether and how to manage the power of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robert Hooke: The 'English Leonardo' who was a 17th-century scientific superstar
No contemporary portrait of Robert Hooke seems to have survived. This 2004 oil painting is based on descriptions during his lifetime.Rita Greer, CC BYConsidering his accomplishments, it’s a surprise...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A giant leap for humankind -- future Moon missions will include diverse...
This second era of space exploration will include a diverse corp of astronauts.studiostoks/Shutterstock.comAs NASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic Moon landing with a live TV broadcast...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Better design could make mobile devices easier for seniors to use
If all of these devices really work together, they can be a bigger help than any one of them alone.Pro Image Content/Shutterstock.comA loud “bing” sounded as we drove onto the highway access ramp. I...
View Article