Cats Can Hide Their Pain--But Not from AI
Machine-learning software gets behind the inscrutable feline face and may improve pet care
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How Cryptographic 'Secret Sharing' Can Keep Information Safe
One safe, five sons and betrayal: this principle shows how shared knowledge can protect secrets—without having to trust anyone -
U.S. Drinking-Water Systems Still Haven't Defeated This Nasty Parasite
The U.S.’s largest-ever outbreak of waterborne illness—cryptosporidiosis—hit Milwaukee 30 years ago. Why are many other water systems still vulnerable to the same parasite today? -
A Good Night's Sleep May Help Control Blood Sugar
Brain waves during sleep influence glucose and insulin, offering new insights into controlling diabetes -
AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used -
Your Organs Might Be Aging at Different Rates
It turns out that your chronological age really is just a number. What’s more important for knowing disease risk is the biological age of each of your organs -
The Vaginal Microbiome May Affect Health More than We Thought
A recent study finds varying combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth -
Jailbroken AI Chatbots Can Jailbreak Other Chatbots
AI chatbots can convince other chatbots to instruct users how to build bombs and cook meth -
The Vaginal Microbiome May Affect Health More than We Thought
A recent study finds varying combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth -
In the Search for Life beyond Earth, NASA Dreams Big for a Future Space Telescope
Astronomers are moving ahead in planning NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, a telescope designed to answer the ultimate question: Are we alone in the universe? -
How Quantum Math Theory Turned into a Jazz Concert
A mathematician and a musician collaborated to turn a quantum research paper into a jazz performance -
Polar Bear Dens Are Hard for Humans to See, but Drone-Mounted Radar Can Help
As humans encroach on polar bear habitats, new tools such as drone-mounted radar can prevent us from disrupting the hidden dens where bears give birth -
What's Causing Mysterious Respiratory Illness in Dogs?
Veterinarians and researchers are investigating mysterious clusters of severe respiratory disease in dogs -
AI Teaches Robots the Best Way to Pack a Car, a Suitcase--Or a Rocket to Mars
Robots that can fit multiple items into a limited space could help pack a suitcase or a rocket to Mars -
Light Can Travel Backward in Time (Sort Of)
Light can be reflected not only in space but also in time—and researchers exploring such “time reflections” are finding a wealth of delightfully odd and useful effects -
See the Brain Like Never Before in This Gorgeous Art
The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition -
The Devastating Logic of Christine Ladd-Franklin
This early feminist fought for the credit she deserved for her deductive reasoning system and her educational qualifications -
NASA Lab's Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions
A brain drain from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could pose problems for the space agency’s ambitious science plans -
A Huge Italian Volcano Could Be Ready to Erupt
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano has caused thousands of recent earthquakes and pushed up the ground, worrying 1.3 million residents -
Could Blood Transfusions and Tissue Transplants Spread Certain Dementias?
Scattered evidence suggests that aberrant proteins act as “seeds” to transmit neurodegenerative disease, but the jury is still out
