The Potential Pitfalls of Sucking Carbon From the Atmosphere
A new method makes negative emissions more of a reality than ever before.
How Science Helps the Warriors Sleep Their Way to Success
Not like that.
Why Apple Can’t Tackle Digital Wellness in a Vacuum
The company has unveiled a suite of time-management tools to help balance your digital and real lives—*without* consulting researchers.
The ‘Thanksgiving Effect’ and the Creepy Power of Phone Data
Researchers used smartphone-location data and polling results to peer into millions of people's personal lives. Could bad actors do the same?
Facebook Is Giving Scientists Its Data to Fight Misinformation
For the first time, researchers will be able to access Facebook's data and publish their findings without pre-approval from the company.
Congress Is About to Learn Just How Little Science Knows About Tech Addiction
But political interest—and political capital—could drive the research needed for evidence-based policies.
The Physics—and Physicality—of Extreme Juggling
The world's best numbers juggler can throw and catch 14 balls. Once. Has he reached juggling's limit?
The Psychology of Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids Edition
The new Echo Dot Kids edition encourages kids to be polite, but psychologists and ethicists want parents to ask deeper questions than *will Alexa make my kid a jerk?*
The Research Behind Google’s New Tools for Digital Well-Being
Google wants to foster JOMO—the joy of missing out—by helping users understand their habits and unplug from their phones.
NASA’s InSight Lander Will Probe Mars, Measure Its Quakes
Brace yourself, Mars. NASA's sending a 5-meter probe to take your temperature.