Can a Digital Reality Be Jacked Directly Into Your Brain?
The idea of a synthetic experience uploaded to the mind has been a sci-fi fantasy forever. New brain-computer interfaces are…
NASA Really Wants Its Spacecraft to Slam Into an Asteroid
The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible…
Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean
The size of undersea creatures seemed to follow a strange but stable pattern—until industrial fishing came along....
NASA Really Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid
The DART mission is scheduled to launch early Wednesday. It will crash into an asteroid to see if it's possible…
Researchers Want to Restore ‘Good Noise’ in Older Brains
Aging people lose variation in brain oxygen levels—a sign of declining cognitive flexibility. A new drug study probes whether that…
A New Theory for Systems That Defy Newton’s Third Law
In nonreciprocal systems, “exceptional points” are helping researchers understand phase transitions and possibly other phenomena....
The North Carolina Town Besieged by Armadillos
Thanks to climate change, the armored animals are making their way up north. And there’s no sign of them stopping…
New Covid Drugs Are Here—and They Could Change the Pandemic
Two antivirals could help beat Covid-19 in countries that don’t have vaccines yet. They just need to work as promised....
The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Autism Gets Murkier
As scientists look for a link between digestive-tract microbes and autism, some questionable treatments have surfaced. A new study says…
How ‘Green’ Are Wood Pellets as a Fuel Source?
Europe is betting big on wood to replace coal, but the industry is taking heat for stoking carbon emissions and…