Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.
A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy
Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first such discovery by industry in decades.
Why is the universe made of matter? These ‘ghost particle’ experiments could help us find out
A new joint analysis from the NOvA and T2K experiments offers the most precise look yet at neutrino behavior, bringing scientists closer to understanding why the universe is made of matter.
Thursday’s Cold Moon Is the Last Supermoon of the Year. Here’s How and When to View It
The best opportunity to view this spectacle will be shortly after sunset on December 4.
A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test
ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change
It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator.
The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?
The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen—and how fast—is anything but settled.
Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why
Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.
How to Measure the Earth’s Radius With Legos
With just a friend, a phone, and a few Lego bricks, you can accurately measure the size of our planet.
Boeing’s Next Starliner Flight Will Only Be Allowed to Carry Cargo
After a high-profile malfunction left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station, NASA is requiring rigorous testing before humans get back on board.