A New Idea for How Dark Matter Came to Dominate the Universe
A new paper hypothesizes how the amount of dark matter could have grown exponentially in the early universe. ...read more
Month: January 2022
‘Super Trees’ May Be Key to Helping Save Houston and Other US Cities
How planting the right trees could help prevent climate change ...read more
Brain-Computer Interface Turns Thoughts to Text
Breakthrough tech defines "a new kind of writing," researchers say. ...read more
Africa’s Earliest Human Burial Comes to Light
A 78,000-year-old fossil found on Kenya’s coast suggests that our ancestors interred the deceased with care. ...read more
How the U.S. Megadrought Will Affect 2022 and Beyond
As drought spreads wider than ever across the Western U.S., water rations and other emergency measures have begun. ...read more
During a COVID-19 Surge, ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ Involve Excruciating Choices and Impossible Ethical Decisions for Hospital Staff
Amid the latest surge of COVID-19 cases, health care workers yet again are having to make difficult triage decisions in caring for patients. ...read more
What Ants Can Teach Humans about Farming
How tiny fungus farmers made a model of sustainable agriculture. ...read more
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Year 2
Vaccines are here. Still, the pandemic rages on. ...read more
Science in the White House: Has Biden Delivered?
The Biden-Harris administrated promised more science in federal policy and the budget. After a year, many of their actions have been limited to the pandemic and conservation rollbacks on Trump policies. ...read more
Understanding the “Big Five” Personality Traits
A model that emerged from a century of lexical research continues to hold water under modern scrutiny. ...read more