Brian Barrett: Zoë, can you add Chatham House Rules to your list of words that you want to get out of here too?
Zoë Schiffer: Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. In fact, I can. The number of frameworks that people were using to assess certain ideas,…
Tesla has quietly changed how buyers access its driver-assistance features in the United States.
The automaker has removed Autosteer from the final vehicle configurator for the Model 3 and Model Y. The change marks a major shift in how Tesla…
We live in a world that demands our attention. Sitting down to eat dinner? May as well scroll through the dozens of videos a friend sent. Trying to get some work done? Better check Snapchat first. Can’t sleep? May as well doomscroll through all…
Can what you eat help you avoid getting stomach cancer? “Most cases of stomach cancer happen sporadically and are purely a matter of bad luck,” says Sharon Shiraga, MD, an upper-gastrointestinal surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC. While there is…
A tremendously large cloud that blocked the light from a distant star has been found to consist of swirling winds of vaporized metal. Even more curious, the cloud appears to be strangely bound to a mystery body that could be a massive planet or…
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team’s new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.
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How zoos prepare for winter storms
This weekend’s freezing temperatures and snow won’t just affect humans—zoo animals need to get ready for the coming storm, too
The Zapotec were one of the earliest civilisations of ancient…
Heading into the second year of Trump 2.0, when it comes to science, some argue Trump has no consistent ideology for decision-making. Others argue the unifying theme is destruction of science itself.
