The Best Outdoor Heaters to Keep Patio Dining Alive Through the Winter
hough incredible strides have been made to stabilize the current public health crisis, the pandemic is far from over. For…
How Bad Are All These New COVID Variants?
Photo: vchal (Shutterstock) Viruses mutate; so does everything, really. But experts are now concerned about a few of the thousands…
Bringing atoms to a standstill: Miniaturizing laser cooling
It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components…
Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction: Trace fossil reveals more about this ancient creature’s behavior
Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms — some as long as two metres — roamed…
New insights into the link between sunlight exposure and kidney damage
A new collaborative study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington (UW)…
He Made a Viral Bernie Meme Site. Now He Has to Keep It Going
By 9 pm ET last night, Nick Sawhney knew he was in trouble. Just a half hour earlier, still steeped…
Abnormal hyperactivation in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s
Abnormally hyperactive areas in the brain may help better predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings of a…
Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men
A new study of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Japanese populations has uncovered a previously uncharacterized genetic variant that puts…
What Is IPFS and Why Does It Matter in Brave’s Web Browser?
Brave is now the first web browser with integrated InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) support. IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol,…
Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable enough for solar cells
Among the materials known as perovskites, one of the most exciting is a material that can convert sunlight to electricity…