2025-01-15

Researchers use AI to design proteins that block snake venom toxins

It's a good example of how computer developments can be used for practical problems. [...]

2025-01-15

Meta takes us a step closer to Star Trek’s universal translator

The computer science behind translating speech from 100 source languages. [...]

2025-01-15

Is humanity alone in the Universe? What scientists really think.

Are scientists speculating, or is there a scientific consensus here? [...]

2025-01-15

Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses

After the devastation of the Los Angeles fires, officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings. [...]

2025-01-14

The best air purifier for 2025

You’ve probably heard the statistics about indoor air being more polluted than outdoor air. Cleaning products, pet dander, cooking emissions off-gassing furniture and decor — they all contribute. [...]

2025-01-14

GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

Signals from the global navigation satellite system can be jammed and spoofed, so a Google spinout is working on an alternative positioning and navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field [...]

2025-01-14

Not just heat death: Here are five ways the Universe could end

Need a pick-me-up? Consider these cheery possibilities. [...]

2025-01-14

You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners

The space agency’s Spinoff project displays the countless everyday technologies that were spurred by space-related research. [...]

2025-01-14

Up close and personal with the stag beetle in A Real Bug’s Life S2

It's just one of the many fascinating insect species featured in the second season of this NatGeo docuseries. [...]