Data

Dream Teams

Why an unexpected team is giving a famous work of art a necessary makeover

ByEmma Betuel
Goooooooooal

The future of sports is algorithms, not athletes

BySarah Wells
Spreading ahead

9 numbers that forecast the future of Coronavirus

BySofia Quaglia
singularity

Predicted 'information catastrophe' may be caused by fifth state of matter

BySarah Wells
Science

What's the next wave of Covid-19 look like? There is some good news

ByAdam Kleczkowski
chill out

Wearable device slurps sweat to detect crucial health information

BySarah Wells
Conspiracy theories

Scientists debunk a common theory about coronavirus

ByPolly Hayes
Science

Solar storms are increasingly dangerous to civilization: Learn why

ByRami Qahwaji
Science

Covid-19’s deadliness in men is exposing a mistake of history

ByAdam Moeser
Happy Holidays

Covid-19 and the holiday season: Tests, travel, and vaccine questions answered

ByKatie MacBride
Science

How deadly is Covid-19? A biostatistician explores the question

ByRon Fricker
say cheese

Space scientists use 3.2 billion-pixel camera to take largest photo ever

BySarah Wells
Mind and Body

The perfect diet? How one tiny change could dramatically boost longevity

ByLaura Brown
brave little solar cells

The future of deep space travel could come down to tiny solar panels

BySarah Wells
Seatbelts on

Why a classic physics phenomenon could prevent future car crashes

BySarah Wells
foreshadowing

Ancient humans’ demise could foreshadow our own species’ extinction

BySarah Wells
Mind and Body

Covid-19 "lab leak": Why it's worth looking into

ByVirginie Courtier and Etienne Decroly
Mind and Body

Science debunks a viral belief about masturbation and testosterone

ByDaniel Kelly and The Conversation
Science

Is watching porn during Covid-19 bad for your health? We asked 5 experts

ByLiam Petterson
Science

Are the Earth’s magnetic poles about to swap places? Strange anomaly gives reassuring clue

ByYael Annemiek Engbers and Andrew Biggin
Fuck yeah, science

Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait

ByElana Spivack
What They Knew

This oil giant accurately predicted global warming — and still lied about it

ByTara Yarlagadda
Robocop

Minneapolis police say data can prevent brutality. There's reason to be skeptical.

ByDavid Grossman
Science

Ancient humans: 6 new discoveries unveil thousands of years of evolution

ByPenny Spikins and The Conversation
Science

Does your homemade mask work? Here's how to tell.

BySimon Kolstoe
Science

Why Covid vaccines might not be enough

BySalim Abdool Karim, Liam Smith, John Thwaites, John N. Lavis, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Chris Bullen, Susan Michie and Yanis Ben Amor
Science

Nuclear fusion might finally be within our grasp

ByPaul Norman and Lee Packer
watching you

Our secret weapon against the next pandemic could be hiding in plain sight

BySarah Wells
Misinformation

Covid-19 statistics: 5 common errors armchair experts make

ByJacques Raubenheimer
Science

Do dogs really see in just black and white?

ByNancy Dreschel
Culture

The U.S. Senate is trying to steal your privacy while no one is looking.

ByDavid Grossman
Mind and Body

Omicron XE: How worried should we be about this strange variant?

ByGrace C Roberts and The Conversation
science

How sewage can detect the next pandemic

BySmruthi Karthikeyan and Rob Knight
Science

Oxford immunologist on coronavirus vaccine: our early results look highly promising

ByRebecca Ashfield
How Tech Saved...

How technology saved the home stereo

BySarah Wells
strong genes

Ancient DNA reveals how we evolved to fight disease

BySophie Putka
shine a light

Engineers are on the brink of breaking a massive encryption barrier

BySarah Wells
hidden treasure

A famous Tudor-era ship is being eaten alive — but scientists have a solution

BySarah Wells
Science

Why one vaccine to beat Covid, Sars, Mers, and the common cold may be possible

BySheena Cruickshank
Science

7 Years Ago the World Agreed to Slow Down Climate Change — But a New Report Shows an Uneven Future

ByTara Yarlagadda
Red Alert

Scientists reveal where and who in America will be most at risk of floods by 2050

ByTara Yarlagadda
Science

Coronavirus: research reveals a way to predict infection

ByTim Spector and Andrew Chan
Ballot box

New study debunks idea that voting by mail will cause electoral chaos

ByDavid Grossman
Mind and Body

Child Covid-19 vaccines: What the U.K.'s confusing rollout reveals

ByStephen Griffin
Innovation

AI Is Smarter Than Ever – But Some Problems Still Stump Today’s Computers

ByThe Conversation and Jie Wang
Innovation

Selling stolen data on the darknet is a million-dollar industry, study finds

ByThe Conversation, Christian Jordan Howell and David Maimon
Science

Engineers built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?

ByDeanna D'Alessandro
Science

I was the doctor on the WHO’s Covid-19 mission to China. Here’s what we found out.

ByDominic Dwyer
Science

Could blood-thinners be a lifesaver for Covid-19? Here’s what the science says

ByKarlheinz Peter, Hannah Stevens and James McFadyen
Culture

How much do people lie on social media? The answer is less than you think

ByDavid Markowitz