How physics moves from wild ideas to actual experiments
Neutrinos are some of nature’s most elusive particles. One hundred trillion fly through your body...
After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
It should have been a routine mission to ferry about three tons of food, fuel,...
Survivors mark 20th anniversary of deadly 2004 tsunami
In the wee hours of December 26, 2004, a massive 9.2 earthquake occurred in the...
What delusions can tell us about the cognitive nature of belief
Beliefs are convictions of reality that we accept as true. They provide us with the...
Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of
US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called...
Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade
“If we go back to the early 1900s, this is when the idea was first...
Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door
One of 2024’s coolest hacking tales occurred two years ago, but it wasn’t revealed to...
The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays
After a couple of years without much happening, smart displays are in the news again....
Ted Cruz wants to overhaul $42B broadband program, nix low-cost requirement
Emboldened by Donald Trump’s election win, Republicans are seeking big changes to a $42.45 billion...
Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization
On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now...
Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival
On Friday, Anthropic announced that Amazon has increased its investment in the AI startup by...
DirecTV announces termination of deal to buy Dish satellite business
DirecTV is pulling out of an agreement to buy its satellite rival Dish after bondholders...
How real is this European space startup that aims to launch astronauts?
It would be easy to be cynical about a German-French startup named The Exploration Company,...
Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine portends new era of warfare
Two days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a change in the country’s policy for...
Microsoft president asks Trump to “push harder” against Russian hacks
Microsoft’s president has called on Donald Trump to “push harder” against cyber attacks from Russia,...