Innovations
Loss-of-Confidence Project Aims to Foster Culture of Self-Correction in the Scientific Record
Psychologists can submit a statement on how they lost confidence in one of their own findings to help end the stigma around admitting errors
New Animal Overpass Is Already Protecting Critters in Washington State
The bridge over Interstate 90 will allow animals to cross the busy roadway and connects wildlife in the North and South Cascades
Museum Visitors Can Play This Wall Art Like an Instrument
An artist, musician, experience designer and app developer meet for coffee. This multi-sensory installation is the result
How Savvy Advertising Helped Make Stereo Technology Mainstream
Stereo demonstrations and colorful ads sold customers on the two-channel sound technology when it was introduced 60 years ago
How the First Popular Video Game Kicked Off Generations of Virtual Adventure
A simple contest of sci-fi strategy, ‘Spacewar!’ ushered in what is now a 140 billion dollar industry
When Pulling a Lever Tallied the Vote
An innovative 1890s gear-and-lever voting machine mechanized the counting of the ballots so they could be tallied in minutes, not hours or days
Sans Forgetica is the Typeface You Won't Forget
This “memory-boosting” font is stylized with a left-leaning slant and gaps in each letter meant to encourage your eyes to linger longer
A Hologram of the First Woman of Color in Space Debuted on Museum Day
An installation at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum featuring Mae Jemison highlights diversity in space exploration
Traveling the World Was Never the Same Once the Boeing 747 Debuted
Wave goodbye to the beloved jet that took us to new heights
Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
Could This Brain Implant Stop Epilepsy Seizures?
A new approach, which involves an implantable device delivering neurotransmitters to the brain, proves effective in mice
The Quest to Build Robotic Hands
Humans can readily manipulate all kinds of objects. But robots need better mechanics—and a lot more intelligence
When Was the Earliest Internet Search?
Years before the birth of the Google, a forgotten experiment laid the groundwork for the ubiquitous search engine
Behind the Scenes With the Spacecraft That Will Soar Through the Sun's Atmosphere
The probe, which launches Sunday, will attempt to solve enduring mysteries about the sun
The Botulism Outbreak That Gave Rise to America’s Food Safety System
In late 1919 and early 1920, scientists and canners worked with the government to protect the public from the deadly toxin
For Electric Vehicles to Take Off, Apartments Need to Come with Charging Stations
As EVs make more inroads, giving tenants somewhere to plug in their cars could become a selling point
This Simulation Maps the Rise and Fall of Species Over 800,000 Years
Biogeographers have built a virtual world to trace the emergence and extinction of species during the last eight glacial cycles
The Unexpected Afterlife of Ill-Gotten Wildlife Goods
Contraband pelts and scales can serve as educational tools, add to research collections and even offer clues back to smugglers
Genes That Jump Between Species Could Rewrite Our Understanding of Evolution
Horizontal movement of genetic material is widespread across animals, challenging traditional notions of inheritance
50 Years Ago, the Whole Earth Catalog Launched and Reinvented the Environmental Movement
The publication gave rise to a new community of environmental thinkers, where hippies and technophiles found common ground
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