For as long as I’ve had a Gmail account, I’ve used it as a to-do list, mocking people who argued it was a horrible idea. However, while managing one or two messages a day was simple, I began to struggle as I progressed in my job, received more messages, and took on longer-term obligations. Was…
A tiny phase II clinical trial published on June 9 in the journal Science Translational Medicine indicated that nitrous oxide (often known as “laughing gas” in the dentist’s office) may help some people with treatment-resistant depression reduce their symptoms. Researchers have been interested in approaches that act faster than traditional depression medications, such as SSRIs,…
Priyanka Ranade is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, studying computer science and electrical engineering. Anupam Joshi is a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he teaches computer science and electrical engineering. Tim Finin is a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he teaches computer…
Pickup trucks are one of the most popular cars in the United States. It’s simple to see why—no matter where they’re driven, they provide exceptional visibility and unrivaled functionality. However, trucks have become so big and pricey that many purchasers are opting for a crossover instead. However, this may no longer be the case. The…
Techniques for inducing mutations in viruses that give microorganisms new abilities are included in the microbiology toolbox. Scientists do these experiments for a variety of purposes, including to learn how bacteria avoid detection by our immune systems. However, enhancing a pathogen’s capabilities comes with apparent hazards, especially if this “gain of function” implies increased virulence…
Natasha Mikles is a philosophy lecturer at Texas State University. This essay was first published in The Conversation. Space for burying the deceased is becoming increasingly scarce as the world’s population grows. Many cities in the United States, as well as many other countries across the world, are already short on burial land. Simultaneously, many…
Mysterious whales hold their breath in the murky waters of the benthic zone, the ocean’s deepest layer, which famous mainly for invertebrates like sea urchins, worms, and crabs. The activities of beaked whales have long been a mystery to humans. Still, a recent study sheds light on their habits, thanks to discovering two new subpopulations…
Archer, an aviation business based in Hawthorne, California, showed its prototype for an electric air taxi last night. The Maker, capable of carrying two passengers in theory, will only be used as a non-passenger test vehicle while the business develops a larger air taxi. It’s just a prototype, but it’s a step toward a future…
Here’s a game for you. In 1948, Claude Shannon, the father of information theory, devised. He was attempting to model English as a random process. Pick out a random book from your shelf, open it, point to a random area on the page, and write down the first two letters you see. Let’s pretend they’re…
Even though physicists’ best models predict antimatter should have arisen in equal proportion to the regular matter at the big bang, antimatter appears to be the stuff of science fiction. Researchers do, however, consistently make antimatter particles in their tests, and they have a theory for why it isn’t seen in nature: when antimatter and…