Despite the conventional wisdom, a new study shows picking up the subtleties of grammar in a second language does not fade until well into the teens The older you get the more difficult it is to...
The explosion of health–related data could transform clinical trials and drug development. But only if we learn how to make sense of the data first. Humanity generates about 16.3 zettabytes (...
3-D printed buildings are finally happening, in concrete jail cells, foam homeless shelters and earthquake-proof bungalows. . Many inventions, in hindsight, feel more like discoveries. Think of the ...
The U.S. Northeast may be more geologically active than thought. For the past 200 million years New England has been a place without intense geologic change. With few exceptions, there have been...
The Quantum Shorts competition invited stories incorporating the laws of quantum mechanics The mind-bending possibilities of quantum physics lend themselves to philosophy—to wondering about the t...
Cloud and AI are Microsoft’s future bets ”We want to move from people needing Windows to choosing Windows, to loving Windows. That is our bold goal,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thr...
Nuance Communications explained the huge potential of Apple’s Business Chat platform, which one day means we’ll be able to ask our HomePod to arrange our next bank loan. . While we ...
Slow-onset climate impacts could displace 140 million in their own countries by 2050 As the sea creeps steadily inland in countries such as Bangladesh, and as dwindling rains put already marginal farm...
The next-generation RAV4 isn’t the only new Toyota we’ll see at next week’s New York Auto Show. The company just announced plans to introduce the 2019 Corolla Hatch, a four-door model develop...
Once you understand why all these tech companies so desperately want you to adore their assistants, the push for a “smart” everything suddenly makes a lot more sense. With Apple’s...