Solar Panels Get Small. Real Small.
Solar panels keep getting lighter and thinner. MIT researchers have created a solar panel so light and thin that it can rest on a soap bubble.
A Robot By Any Other Name
What happens when our AI is part of the family? Our tech blogger on how naming and talking to our devices changes our relationship to technology itself.
Contested Memorials and the Mothers of Gynecology
Many have heard of Dr. James Marion Sims and know him as the “father of gynecology” but what about the “mothers of gynecology”? Where is their memorial?
The Not-So-Clean Side of Natural Gas
Methane leaks are a serious but oft-overlooked cause of pollution.
When the AI Promotes Genocide
It seemed like a good idea; Microsoft introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI), Tay, to comment on social media ...
National Parks Are Like Islands for Wildlife
There’s no doubt that national parks are good at getting people in touch with the natural world. But how good are they at conserving wildlife?
The Tully Monster, Monstrous No More
The identity of the Tully monster, a 50-year-old paleontological mystery, has been solved.
Climate Change, Fungal Change
Climate change is having an effect on the fungal communities in the soil that trees and other plants depend on.
Anthropomorphism’s Pros and Cons
Humans see our own expressions everywhere, especially on dolphins and domesticated pets.
Meet the Secretary Bird, Snake Nemesis
If snakes have nightmares, they most likely include secretary birds (or secretarybirds)—so-called because the birds’ crests, when flattened against the head, ...