Too High, Drunk, or Sleepy to Drive? One Day Your Phone Could Know
Eventually, phone-based sobriety tests could tell you if you're too drunk, stoned, or sleepy to drive.
Nature’s Mechanical Secrets Could Help Build Faster Robots
Some small animals can produce bullet-like accelerations—could robots do it, too?
Just How Random Are Two Factor Authentication Codes?
Have you noticed patterns in those ephemeral, six-digit tokens? There's a reason for that.
NASA’s New Exoplanet Satellite TESS Could Find Life Close to Home
TESS is designed to find and study the exoplanets closest to Earth.
NASA’s New Exoplanet Satellite TESS Could Find Life Close to Home
TESS is designed to find and study the exoplanets closest to Earth.
AI Learns a New Trick: Measuring Brain Cells
New techniques could help researchers outsource the grunt work of neuroscience.
Why It’s Almost Impossible for Fastballs to Get Any Faster
Advances have fueled a dramatic upward trend in world-record athletic performances, but the baseball pitch is stuck. The reason is physics.
A Brain-Boosting Prosthesis Moves From Rats to Humans
An algorithm tailored to individual brain activity shows it can boost memory with electrical zaps.
A Brain-Boosting Prosthesis Moves From Rats to Humans
An algorithm tailored to individual brain activity shows it can boost memory with electrical zaps.
Watch SpaceX Launch Its Resupply Mission to the ISS
The most significant thing about Monday's cargo run may be that there is little novelty to it whatsoever