Technology

Why You Can’t Stop Reading About Daylight Saving Time

In the US, Daylight Saving Time ends and the clocks go back one hour on November 5. You know this. Google knows this. But here we...

The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky

Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy.

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Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious...

Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions...

As Extreme Heat Increases, Heart Attacks Will Rise

Dangerously hot days are becoming more common. That will trigger heart attacks and strokes in people made vulnerable by age, race,...

The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died

Lawrence Faucette died six weeks after undergoing the experimental procedure involving a genetically engineered pig organ.

Everyone Was Wrong About Why Cats Purr

Cats purr when they’re happy and kittens purr so their mothers can find them. But it turns out purring may be more like a snore than...

How to Measure the Calories in a Candy Bar—With Physics!

Step one: Trick or treat. Step two: Get out your bomb calorimeter. (Yes, that is a real thing.)

The Vampire Bat Is Moving Closer to the US. That’s a Problem

As the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them.

A Personalized Brain Implant Curbed a Woman’s OCD

A device in her brain delivers jolts of electricity when it detects abnormal neural activity associated with obsessive thoughts.

Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat

Air quality, heat, and food in your neighborhood has a big influence on your health. Future urban design needs to take this into account.