2024-12-29

Viewers of Quantum Events Are Also Subject to Uncertainty

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once—an insight with potentially major ramifications. [...]

2024-12-28

Healthier Cities Will Require a Strong Dose of Nature

If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities designed around green spaces. [...]

2024-12-27

How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?

There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a screen? [...]

2024-12-27

There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pandemic

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time. [...]

2024-12-26

Beyond Meat Says Being Attacked Has Just Made It Stronger

The plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads with prompting a potentially sector-saving change of plan. [...]

2024-12-25

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

Your physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health. [...]

2024-12-24

How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump

The Trump transition team is looking for “big changes” at NASA—including some cuts. [...]

2024-12-23

The World’s First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

The first medical treatment to use Crispr gene editing has been on the market for a year. Its complexity means few patients in the US have received it yet. [...]

2024-12-22

The Universe Is Teeming With Complex Organic Molecules

Wherever astronomers look, they see life’s raw materials—and hints at answers to one of the great mysteries of science. [...]