Maddie Bender
America's Supercomputers Are Now Helping Scientists Fight Coronavirus
From America's national nuclear labs to NASA, the nation's most powerful computers are pitching in to fight coronavirus with a mind-boggling amount of power.
People Are Trying to Make DIY Ventilators to Meet Coronavirus Demand
As countries face shortages of important medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, makers are desperately trying to fill the gaps with open source designs.
Doctors Have Injected DNA-Editing CRISPR Into a Live Person's Eye
The trial, which seeks to restore vision in people with a genetic mutation, marks the first time that DNA-editing viruses have been injected directly into a live person.
She Blew the Whistle on Pathogens That Escaped From a Government Lab. Now She’s Being Fired
A scientist who manages a biosafety lab in Washington State says she's being retaliated against for reporting a leak of an unknown quantity of unknown aquatic pathogens into Lake Washington.
Scientists Discover the First Animal That Doesn’t Breathe Oxygen to Live
The parasite—which lacks mitochondria, and the genes and proteins needed for breathing—yet again expands our horizons for the possibilities of life on Earth.
The Sun is Mysteriously Causing Whales to Strand and Die, Research Suggests
New research into gray whale strandings gives us a clue as to how these animals navigate and suggests that solar storms may play a role in their deaths.
How a City Decides to Buy This Ridiculous $2,000 Weed-Smelling Device
Internal emails show how the "Nasal Ranger," which is like binoculars for your nose, is sold to cities and small towns.
Scientists Are Encrypting Information Using Crystals
Random numbers are hard to come by, and growing crystals inside normal computers could be one way to get them.
Climate Change Predictions Have Suddenly Gone Catastrophic. This Is Why
The latest climate models have unexpectedly started to predict nightmarish warming scenarios. Now, scientists are scrambling to understand why, and if they can be trusted.
Scientists Found Harmful 'Forever Chemicals' in Pet Cats and Dogs
PFAS are in everything from clothing to non-stick pans, and can harm humans and animals in high enough concentrations. Now, scientists have found them in pet cats and dogs.
Mount Everest Is a Poo-Covered Death Trap, So Climbers Are Speedrunning It
Climate change and overcrowding are leading to unpredictable weather and a glut of garbage, waste, and dead bodies on Everest. Now, climbers want to make expeditions faster and safer with new technology.
'It’s a Moral Imperative:' Archivists Made a Directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies to Bypass Paywalls
The potentially illegal archive is a 'moral imperative,' said one organizer.