Close apps all you want, but don’t expect it to help your battery life. Image: Kenny Kiernan / Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Our smartphones are often the first thing we touch in the morning, and they come withContinue Reading
Another mosquito-borne disease is on the loose, as cases involving the Chikungunya virus continue to multiply in Southern China. The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has recently escalated as a public health risk in China’s Guangdong Province, with 8,000 cases confirmed over the past few weeks. Spread by infected mosquitoes, the virusContinue Reading
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NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore. (Image credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore flew on four different spacecraft during his astronaut career, which began way back in 2000. He spent a total of 464 days off Earth and conducted five spacewalks,Continue Reading
Science fiction has always played fast and loose with the rules of time, giving us everything from sleek vehicles to weird contraptions that somehow bend reality. Time machines are the ultimate plot device, letting characters fix mistakes, poke around in history, or get a sneak peek at whatâs coming next.Continue Reading
Researchers excavated the cave site in 2021 and 2022. Credit: Trond Klungseth LĂždĂžen Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. On Norwayâs frosty northern coast, a cave sat virtually unknown to humans for over 75,000 years. This remote area of the European ArcticContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Just a half-hour drive east of Cairngorms National Park, this forgotten corner of Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland is memorable terrain for a family holiday. Its heather-strewn moors and cairn-topped hills have seen mercifully little development, while the patchy mobile signal helpsContinue Reading
The August issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! Close bar Share FOR THE TECHNOLOGY INSIDER Topics Sections More For IEEE Members For IEEE Members IEEE Spectrum Follow IEEE Spectrum Support IEEE Spectrum IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE â the worldâs largest professional organization devoted to engineeringContinue Reading
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 11 percent of children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) â a developmental disorder caused by differences in brain structure, particularly an imbalance in dopamine and norepinephrine. âADHD is recognized as one of the moreContinue Reading
Hibernation might sound like an extreme way of life: Animals gain a lot of weight quickly, then drastically slow their metabolism to survive off stored energy through long, cold months. But for all its intensity, hibernation is surprisingly healthy, so much so that researchers are now exploring whether humans carryContinue Reading
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