Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a…
Gene-edited pigs may soon enter the Canadian market, but questions about their impact remain
The Canadian government is currently considering approving the entry of gene-edited pigs into the food…
How can we stay safe after data breaches? Step 1 is to change the cybersecurity laws
Last week, Australian airline Qantas announced cyber attackers had accessed personal data about some of…
The forgotten 80-year-old machine that shaped the internet – and could help us survive AI
Many years ago, long before the internet or artificial intelligence, an American engineer called Vannevar…
Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation…
Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July…
Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky
There’s been much talk recently – especially among politicians – about productivity. And for good…
Guests at a feast in Iran’s Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land
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10 facts about teens and social media
Public health experts, lawmakers and parents have cautioned about the effects of social media on…
This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
In the middle of the South Pacific, a group of Fijian plants have solved a…