Why Haven’t Humans Reached Mars?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Our neighboring planet only sits 34 billion miles away, so what’s the big hold up? ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
'Deforestation has increased significantly in the last five years following the signing of the peace agreement.' ...read more
Floating Homes, Raised Houses: A Tale of Two Flood Mitigation Strategies
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Raising or ‘amphibiating’ a home can keep a house high and dry during floods — but they can come with significant costs. ...read more
How Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Outer Space
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Even in space, when you gotta go, you gotta go. It’s a tricky problem, but whether it’s #1 or #2, NASA has finally figured out the space loo. ...read more
The Coming Identity Crisis for AI
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Artificially intelligent behavior is emergent rather than designed, which is why we have little understanding of what it is capable of. Now computer scientists are saying this needs to change before AI's widespread deployment. ...read more