How to Make Urban Agriculture More Climate-Friendly
The process of growing fruits and vegetables in cities can emit more carbon than conventional farming
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Here Are the Best Places to View the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Weather predictions and population statistics show the best spots to see the total solar eclipse over North America this April -
A Camera-Wearing Baby Taught an AI to Learn Words
Most machine-learning models rely on mountains of data to replicate human text, but new research suggests the recipe for learning language might be simpler -
Forgotten Electrical Engineer's Work Paved the Way for Radar Technology
Sallie Pero Mead made major discoveries about how electromagnetic waves propagate that allowed objects to be detected at a distance -
How You Can Participate in Solar Eclipse Research
Volunteers can join several crowdsourced science projects during the total solar eclipse in April to contribute to research -
People Have Very Different Understandings of Even the Simplest Words
Distinctive meanings for a word like “risk” can have a big impact on public messaging, especially when it comes to issues like climate change -
Elon Musk's Neuralink Has Implanted Its First Chip in a Human Brain. What's Next?
The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface -
Why Insects Are Attracted to Light at Night
Contrary to popular lore, insects do not confuse artificial light for the moon -
Shrinking Family Sizes May Change Our Experience with Aging
Throughout the world, the number of relatives that people have may dramatically shrink by 2095, which could change care for children and aging people -
These Numbers Look Random but Aren't, Mathematicians Prove
A new mathematical proof helps show whether a sequence of numbers is “pseudorandom” -
Can 'Conversations' with Whales Teach Us to Talk with Aliens?
A controversial 20-minute interaction with a humpback whale might help scientists communicate with extraterrestrials and nonhuman Earthlings alike -
Ancient Jewelry Shows Ice Age Europe Had 9 Distinct Cultures
Prehistoric artifacts used in jewelry, such as beads made from shells, amber and ivory, have shed light on the cultural groups that were present in Europe tens of thousands of years ago -
The Roman Empire's Worst Plagues Were Linked to Climate Change
Changes in the climate may have caused disruptions to Roman society that manifested as disease outbreaks, researchers have found -
AI Survey Exaggerates Apocalyptic Risks
A speculative survey about AI’s future may have been biased toward an alarmist perspective -
How Far Away Is the Horizon?
The edge of the world is closer than you think, and simple geometry proves it -
AI Audio Deepfakes Are Quickly Outpacing Detection
An alleged voice recording of racist remarks exemplifies the challenges of our new AI normal -
64,000 Pregnancies Caused by Rape Have Occurred in States with a Total Abortion Ban, New Study Estimates
Researchers calculated the number of pregnancies resulting from rape in states where abortion was banned throughout pregnancy after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision -
NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Ends Mission on the Red Planet after 3 Years
NASA’s enterprising Mars helicopter and its remarkable 72 flights offered a new vision of planetary exploration -
Lions Are Changing Their Hunting Strategy because of Ant Invasion
Big-headed ants are invading new territories in Kenya—and the consequences are rippling through the whole ecosystem, scientists have found -
This Tiny Marsupial Gives Up Sleep for Sex, Then Drops Dead
The mouselike male antechinus goes all out for its first and final mating season
