At least twice in Earth’s history, nearly the entire planet was encased in a sheet of snow and ice. These ...
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What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
Uncertainty about the course of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, with more than 2,500,000 known cases and 126,000 deaths in the ...
Helping consumers in a crisisHelping consumers in a crisis
A new study shows that the central bank tool known as quantitative easing helped consumers substantially during the last big ...
Serious science at homeSerious science at home
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mobility and contact has prompted a group of researchers to accelerate development and ...
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?
Vaccines are more likely to get through clinical trials than any other type of drug — but have been given ...
Citizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yetCitizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yet
Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to be a planet yet not big enough to be ...
Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded diceAlgorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice
The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games of chance have ...
Machine-learning tool could help develop tougher materialsMachine-learning tool could help develop tougher materials
For engineers developing new materials or protective coatings, there are billions of different possibilities to sort through. Lab tests or ...
Muscle signals can pilot a robotMuscle signals can pilot a robot
Albert Einstein famously postulated that “the only real valuable thing is intuition,” arguably one of the most important keys to ...
Study: Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen worldStudy: Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world
As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the next few years, astronomers will be able to aim the ...