Mind & Brain Music can be used to estimate political ideology to an “accuracy of 70%”, researchers say July 13, 2019 - Updated on January 15, 2020
News Bitcoin’s energy consumption is the same as a small country June 12, 2019 - Updated on February 23, 2021
Mind & Brain Simple meditation app can make people more attentive in less than two months, new study finds June 3, 2019 - Updated on April 9, 2024
Technology New AI turns simple doodles into photorealistic landscapes — within seconds March 20, 2019
Biology Sticks and stones will break your bones, then this new cellulose aerogel will heal them March 19, 2019
Health Facebook to start limiting the spread of vaccine misinformation March 11, 2019 - Updated on March 13, 2019
Biology Slightly-tweaked microbe could create plastics from a common plant waste material March 7, 2019
Materials Knitting our way into the future: how a centuries-old practice can revolutionize material science March 6, 2019
News MIT’s newest, diminutive robot can do backflips and outrun you in every single way March 5, 2019
Health You can’t make up for lost sleep on the weekend — not if you want to stay healthy February 28, 2019
Chemistry New upcycling process for PET could finally nudge us into cleaning the seas February 27, 2019
Inventions A brief look at how the idea of elevators came up February 12, 2019 - Updated on August 31, 2023
Technology China’s censorship battle is exporting the “Great Firewall” February 4, 2019 - Updated on February 11, 2020
Materials GO dough stands poised to bring graphene and its awesome properties into your life January 29, 2019 - Updated on January 31, 2019
Materials Researcher devise ‘metallic wood’ that’s stronger than titanium but could float on water January 29, 2019 - Updated on February 6, 2019
Environment China’s coal mines emit more methane despite policy aimed at reducing emissions January 29, 2019 - Updated on April 25, 2019
Animals Paleontologists discovered a new species of ancient shark — and it was so, so tiny January 21, 2019 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Animals Engineers study the in-depth structure of wings to make better adhesive materials January 18, 2019 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Biology Your brain pays more attention to objects it knows are small — no matter how large they seem January 9, 2019
Mind & Brain Police officers face and dole out more violence when their weapons aren’t concealed January 7, 2019
News Yes, a quantum internet is possible, new study shows December 27, 2018 - Updated on May 11, 2023
News New AI solves most Captcha codes, potentially causing a “huge security vulnerability” December 7, 2018
