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

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