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What are passkeys? A cybersecurity researcher explains how you can use your...
Your phone could soon replace your passwords.Xavier Lorenzo/Moment via Getty ImagesPasswords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor...
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What is 'algospeak'? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge
Social media algorithms are programmed to swoop in and flag certain words.Dmitry Kovalchuk/iStock via Getty ImagesA linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s winning.On one side...
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Wooded grasslands flourished in Africa 21 million years ago – new research...
An ape that lived 21 million years ago was used to a habitat that was both grassy and wooded.Corbin RainboltHuman evolution is tightly connected to the environment and landscape of Africa, where our...
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Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease –...
The gut microbiome may play a role in regulating the body's appetite, cognition and immune responses. nopparit/iStock via Getty Images PlusDiet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture...
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two missions are sending...
The surface of Europa – one of Jupiter's moons – is a thick layer of solid ice.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute, CC BY-SAOn April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency launched a rocket carrying a...
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Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt,...
Tulare Lake is reemerging as flood water spreads across miles of California farmland. Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTo get a sense of the enormous amount of water atmospheric rivers...
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If 1% of COVID-19 cases result in death, does that mean you have a 1% chance...
The risk of dying from COVID-19 varies from person to person.Jasmin Merdan/Moment via Getty ImagesAs of April 2023, about 1% of people who contracted COVID-19 ended up dying. Does that mean you have a...
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El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can...
Marine heat waves can reach the ocean floor as well as surface waters.Sebastian Pena Lambarri via Unsplash, CC BYIt’s coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is building...
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AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies' problem...
You don't have to see the future to know that AI has ethical baggage.Wang Yukun/Moment via Getty ImagesAs public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps...
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Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for...
Fires are increasing in high mountain areas that rarely burned in the past.John McColgan, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fire ServiceAs wildfire risk rises in the West, wildland firefighters and...
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Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job...
What does generative AI mean for the human need to create, work and seek the truth?Krerksak Woraphoomi/iStock via Getty ImagesThe light and dark sides of AI have been in the public spotlight for many...
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Erasing or replacing errors in a patient's genetic code can treat and cure...
Gene editing may hold promise for curing some diseases.Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images PlusGenetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years,...
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AI-generated spam may soon be flooding your inbox -- and it will be...
AI may make spam more pervasive than ever. AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarEach day, messages from Nigerian princes, peddlers of wonder drugs and promoters of can’t-miss investments choke email inboxes....
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SpaceX launches most powerful rocket in history in explosive debut – like...
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, launched from a spaceport in Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay)On April 20, 2023, a new SpaceX rocket called Starship exploded over the Gulf of Mexico three...
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Prescription drugs' fine print is important – a toxicologist explains how to...
Package inserts contain information on the pharmacology of a drug.Kathrin Ziegler/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesMany adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With...
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Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics of rainbows
The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle. Chen Hui/VCG via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like...
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Social media scatters your brain, and then you buy stuff you don't need
Do you really need another water bottle, or is your brain just tired?Teera Konakan/Moment Collection/Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaSocial...
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Leprosy-causing bacteria found in armadillo specimens highlight value of...
Museum specimens are like time capsules from where and when the organisms and their pathogens lived.Ed Maker/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting...
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Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new...
A class of inhibitory neurons can make long-distance connections across both hemispheres of the brain.akinbostanci/iStock via Getty Images PlusBeing flexible and learning to adapt when the world...
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'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates...
For much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio infection.Genevieve Naylor/Corbis via Getty Images“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.”Messages...
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