Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.New estimates using...
How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and...
A Promising Heart Drug Failed. What Went So Wrong?
Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.Cardiologists are struggling to figure out...
Racing to Contain Invasive Green Crabs in Puget Sound
Tribes and scientists are mounting an urgent trapping effort to keep European green crabs from devastating a corner of Puget Sound.Tribes and scientists are...
A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.The technology is...
