Is This Weed-Spotting, Yield-Predicting Rover the Future of Farming?
The robot, developed by Alphabet Inc.’s X, will make its public debut at the Smithsonian
9/11 Changed How Doctors Treat PTSD
New research in the 20 years since the September 11th attacks has led to better therapies for those diagnosed with trauma disorders
Frog Foam May Help Deliver Drugs to Human Skin
A new study suggests the concoction created by mating amphibians may help dispense medicine slowly over time
A Marine Bacteria Species Shows Promise for Curing an Aggressive Brain Cancer
A new glioblastoma drug is derived from a microbe found in the ocean at depths of up to 6,500 feet
This Teenager Is Developing a Video Game That Assesses Your Mental Health
Rasha Alqahtani, an 18-year-old from Saudi Arabia, is determined to help her peers learn about their anxiety—in the wildly popular setting of ‘Minecraft’
Six Important Questions About Booster Shots Answered
Experts weigh in who needs the shot first, when it should happen and how it will help
Researchers Transfer a Human Protein Into Plants to Supersize Them
While a promising route to boosting crop yields, experts say more work needs to be done to understand why the tweak works
Six Important Things to Know About Breakthrough Infections
As the Delta variant likely drives more cases of Covid-19 in vaccinated individuals, experts weigh in with helpful information
Four Ways to Protect Yourself From Harmful Air Pollution Caused by Wildfires
Awareness about exposure, high-quality masks and air filters can help protect you from dangerous pollutants in smoke
How the Adirondack Chair Became the Feel-Good Recliner That Cures What Ails You
The furniture piece has gone through countless permutations, but it all started at a time when resting outdoors was thought to be a matter of life or death
How Wheaties Became the ‘Breakfast of Champions’
Images of Olympians and other athletes on boxes helped the cereal maintain a competitive edge
New Study Suggests Cannabis’ Wild Ancestors Likely Came from China
The analysis identifies East Asia as a potential source of genetic diversity for the growing market for medical and recreational marijuana
West African Scientists Are Leading the Science Behind a Malaria Vaccine
Researchers in Mali have been working for decades on the treatment that’s now in the final phase of clinical trials
This Implant Could One Day Control Your Sleep and Wake Cycles
The so-called ‘living pharmacy’ will be able to manufacture pharmaceuticals from inside the body
‘Tree Burials’ Are Gaining Popularity in Japan as Gravesite Space Decreases
In some cities, cemetery plots are the most expensive real estate per square foot
How the Pandemic Has Revealed the Promise and Perils of Life Lived Online
For good and for bad, Covid has propelled us even faster into immersive communication technologies
What Data Scientists Learned by Modeling the Spread of Covid-19
Models of the disease have become more complex, but are still only as good as the assumptions at their core and the data that feed them
This Compact PCR Test for Covid-19 Could Give Accurate Results in 15 Minutes
The speed and ease of the DASH testing platform would be a boon for screening efforts
Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
The Cardiovascular Secrets of Giraffes
Because of their height, giraffes require scarily high blood pressures—yet they escape the massive health problems that plague humans with hypertension
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