End-to-End Encryption Isn’t Enough Security for “Real People”
We real people should work on improving security where we are most vulnerable—on our own devices
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Voyager Golden Records 40 Years Later: Real Audience Was Always Here on Earth
What message would you send to outer space?
Seeing without Eyes
Cells throughout the body can detect light, too
Bullying and Suicide: What's the Connection?
Researchers examine the risks for victims and perpetrators alike
Can You Hear Me Now? How to Protect Yourself from Voice Hackers
Security has to start with sound itself
America's Rights to Bear Fireworks Are Growing
State restrictions are loosening, prices are dropping—but injuries are climbing
Scientists at Work: Forecasting the Atlantic Hurricane Season
A behind-the-scenes look at how Colorado State University atmospheric scientists prepare their predictions for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1
The Physics of Poop
Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to defecate
Neuralink Wants to Wire Your Brain to the Internet--What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is probably a dangerous idea, but to the first person who fell into a firepit, so was fire
The Patients We Do Not See
How society can help those who do not make it to the doctor
This Fantastic Idea for a Circular Runway Is Sadly Going Nowhere
The Endless Runway Project poses a futuristic vision that the Netherlands Aerospace Center argues would allow aircraft to land and take off in any direction but the reality would be much different
New Technology Brings Star Wars–Style Desert Moisture Farming a Step Closer
Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun
Virginity, Fertility or Just Chocolate? The Opaque History of the Easter Bunny
Folklorists delve into the icon’s forebears in religion and symbolism, from England to China
Enzymes versus Nerve Agents: Designing Antidotes for Chemical Weapons
Scientists invented chemical weapons; some are now working to destroy them
Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Scientists cut through the hype created by Elon Musk and others for sobering look at what brain-computer interfaces can (and can’t) do
3 Big Myths about Modern Agriculture
Myths get in the way of our ability to restore degraded soils that can feed the world using fewer chemicals
How Understanding Animals Can Help Us Maximize Artificial Intelligence
A former trainer offers some insights into AI work
To End Tuberculosis, It Must Be Eliminated from Animals
Poor knowledge about this potential threat hampers human health
Astronomers Observe Milky Way–Like Galaxies in Early Universe
The ALMA radio observatory has seen young spiral galaxies in unprecedented detail from 12 billion light-years away
What's behind Phantom Cell Phone Buzzes?
Many of us experience this phenomenon
