How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

History

Scientists Decipher 57 Letters That Mary, Queen of Scots Wrote before Her Beheading

In newly deciphered letters written from captivity in the late 1500s, deposed queen of Scotland Mary Stuart complained about her health and tried to negotiate her release

Stephanie Pappas

Climate Change

15 Million People Are at Risk from Bursting Glacial Lakes

At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of lakes that form as mountain glaciers melt and that can abruptly burst their banks

Chelsea Harvey and E&E News

Psychology

This Change Could Reduce Police Brutality against Black Drivers like Tyre Nichols

Cops—no matter their own race—are more confrontational toward Black drivers. Social psychologist Nicholas Camp describes ways to reduce police antagonism

Marla Broadfoot

Epidemiology

COVID Rebound Can Happen Even without Paxlovid

Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it

Lauren Gravitz

Policy

Black Inventor Garrett Morgan Saved Countless Lives with Gas Mask and Improved Traffic Lights

In 1916 he strapped on his “safety hood” and dragged rescuers to safety, but racism prevented him from being hailed as a hero 

Leo DeLuca