Governments increasingly rely on large amounts of data to provide services ranging from mobility[1] and air quality[2] to child welfare[3] and policing programs[4]. While governments have always relied on data, their increasing use of algorithms and artificial
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Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century[1].
In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and physicist turned biologist Max Delbrück invented an experiment[2] to argue that
Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health[1] throughout a person’s lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build strong muscles and bones, reduces the risk of chronic
Within the next few decades, NASA aims to land humans on the Moon, set up a lunar colony and use the lessons learned to send people to Mars as part of its Artemis program[1].
While researchers know that space travel can stress space crew members both
While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals[1], nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk. Radioactive pollution damages the environment, and it’s
Imagine you’re driving to work on a rainy day, when a distracted, reckless driver hits your car out of nowhere. With a “boom,” an air bag deploys faster than you can blink your eyes[1] to save your life.
That air bag deployed rapidly thanks to an
At the far end of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani – also known as Midway Atoll – a small set of islands home to the world’s largest albatross colony. Over a million albatrosses[1] return to Kuaihelani each year to breed. These