20 Things You Didn’t Know About Learning
Lab rats can be taught to identify patterns and babies learn to recognize their mothers’ faces, but IBM’s Watson achieved that most impressive of feats: becoming a Jeopardy! champ. ...read more
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Trying to Forecast Earthquakes Near the Salton Sea
A swarm of earthquakes near California's Salton Sea has lead the US Geologic Survey to issue a forecast about the potential for a large quake. ...read more
Why Deaf People Oppose Using Gene Editing to “Cure” Deafness
Researchers have figured out how to use a gene-editing tool called CRISPR 2.0 to prevent and treat deafness. But many deaf people are happy the way they are. ...read more
In the Bird World, It Takes Big Brains or Big Guts to Survive in Extremes
An ecologist brings his background to bear on bird brains. ...read more
Congrats, Jellyfish, the Seas Are Yours! (Now, What Are You Going to Do with Them?)
In a future ravaged by climate change, one animal may come out on top: jellyfish. ...read more
Senolytics: A New Weapon in the War on Aging
Anti-aging drugs that remove harmful cells from our bodies could treat a range of diseases that plague the elderly. ...read more
Ceres: An Ocean World in the Asteroid Belt
Liquid water, once thought unique to Earth, may be common on icy worlds throughout the solar system. ...read more
How Close Are We To Making Babies from Bone Marrow?
A popular Discover Magazine story from 2007 raised the possibility of using stem cells to produce human sperm. Where does the science of reproduction via stem cells stand today? ...read more
The Science Books We’re Reading in Fall 2020
Is there anything better than cozying up with a great new read on a brisk autumn day? Fall into the day in the life of an astronaut, wartime science or the ever-changing brain. ...read more
The Robot Scientists Are Coming. But That’s Not a Bad Thing
A small but growing crop of machines is learning to design and carry out its own experiments. How will this change the future of research? ...read more