Today’s Cartoon: Lab Talk
Tuesday, May 19, 2020. By Kim Warp, with cartooncollections.com. A species that reacts to the new coronavirus as humans do may help us find new…
During Lockdown, Google Maps Gives My Son a Way Out
By the second week of lockdown, my 12-year-old son and I had developed a ritual that neither of us enjoyed. Three or four times a…
Covid Is Accelerating the Rise of Faux Meat
But they still require employees to run the equipment. So as a precaution during the pandemic, Beyond Meat’s spokesperson says, they’ve implemented social distancing, for…
A Lawmaker Wants Fast Trains to Rev Up the US Economy
Accuse Representative Seth Moulton of loving trains too much at your peril. Yes, the Massachusetts Democrat worked for a time on a high-speed-rail project in…
The Nigerian Fraudsters Ripping Off the Unemployment System
As millions of people around the United States scrambled in recent weeks to collect unemployment benefits and disbursements through the federal CARES Act, officials warned…
Those ‘Volcanic Flows’ on Mars Might Not Be Lava After All, But Mud
The northern lowlands and sedimentary regions of Mars are dotted with curious formations. Tens of thousands of conical hills, many topped with small craters, and…
Animals have mysterious ways of finding their way back home
Cookie Settings Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Popular Science may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. Copyright ©…
Why Didn’t Artificial Intelligence Save Us From Covid-19?
In late January, more than a week before Covid-19 had been given that name, hospitals in Wuhan, China, began testing a new method to screen…
The New Startup: No Code, No Problem
Dani Bell was a British copywriter who hankered for her own marketing startup. Like many founders today, though, she faced a roadblock. She couldn’t code….
How the Coronavirus Got Its Close-Up, Thanks to Electrons
The president calls SARS-CoV-2 the “invisible enemy.” Sure, at some 0.000003 inches across, the virus evades the naked eye. But luckily for us, virologists have…