Historian Andres Reséndez shares the overlooked story of a formerly enslaved ship pilot, along with powerful advances in navigation technology and a journey across the Earth's largest body of water. ...read more
Hackers are ramping up medical system breaches and demanding large ransoms, highlighting the dark side of increasingly digital-focused patient care. ...read more
Severe heat outbreaks — like the ones in the Western U.S. this past summer — make people miserable. They can also kill. Here’s how heat does its damage. ...read more
We don’t know much about how the haze that comes with wildfires impacts animals. It can be tricky or even dangerous to study, but researchers say there are opportunities to learn more. ...read more
Scientists are working to pinpoint the ocean’s last quiet places — and hush certain loud ones. ...read more
From the Rosetta stone to the Enigma Code, there are two main ways to decipher an extinct language, but artificial intelligence is helping to modify translations. ...read more
Materials capable of absorbing upwards of 99.9 percent of light could be useful in a variety of optical and space applications. ...read more