November 24, 2023
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Immune health is all about balance – an immunologist explains why both too strong and too weak an immune response can lead to illness
When immune cells become overactive, your immune system itself can cause disease. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA Aimee Pugh Bernard, University of ... -
Forget dystopian scenarios – AI is pervasive today, and the risks are often hidden
The AI most likely to cause you harm is not some malevolent superintelligence, but the loan algorithm at your bank. AP Photo/Mark ...November 24, 2023 -
‘Time warp’ takes students to Native American past to search for solutions for the future
Students become more emotionally engaged with history when it’s presented in an interactive way, research shows. SDI Productions via Getty ...November 24, 2023 -
Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic
Cranberries grow on vines in sandy bogs and marshes. Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr Serina DeSalvio, Texas A&M University Cranberries are a ...November 15, 2023 -
Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction
If traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space. by raggio5 via Pixabay Adi Foord, ...November 15, 2023 -
Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery
Every brain injury is unique, as is every person’s path to recovery. Chinnapong/iStock via Getty Images Plus Hilary A. Diefenbach, ...November 15, 2023 -
NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Mining an asteroid probably won’t look exactly like mining does on Earth, but some principles will stay the same. posteriori/iStock via Getty ...November 7, 2023 -
Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC ...November 7, 2023