CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF AURORAS
Why We Should Pay Attention To Space Weather
Meet the space-weather forecaster leading the charge to help us understand solar flares and geomagnetic storms before it's too late.
MIT Technology Review
THE DATA DOESN'T LIE
Sorry, FCC — Killing Net Neutrality Probably Didn't Expand Internet Access
FCC chairman Ajit Pai had claimed that rosy broadband numbers showed his deregulation approach was working.
DO WE WANT TO GO DOWN THIS ROAD
How A Google Street View Image Of Your House Predicts Your Risk Of A Car Accident
Insurance companies, banks and health-care organizations can dramatically improve their risk models by analyzing images of policy holders' houses, say researchers.
DID 'PLANET OF THE APES' NEVER AIR IN CHINA
Chinese Scientists Have Put Human Brain Genes In Monkeys — And Yes, They May Be Smarter
A quest to understand how human intelligence evolved raises some ethical questions.
FREE FOR ALL
Why Satellite Mega-Constellations Are A Threat To The Future Of Space
A recent Indian anti-satellite test was hazardous but plans for mass satellite launches by SpaceX and OneWeb could pose even greater risks in orbit.
WE'LL BITE
The Race To Grow A More Planet-Friendly Burger
Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won't make us do without?
WEAK LINKS IN THE CHAIN
Once Hailed As Unhackable, Blockchains Are Now Getting Hacked
More and more security holes are appearing in cryptocurrency and smart contract platforms, and some are fundamental to the way they were built.
WE LIVE IN THE WORST TIMELINE
The DIY Designer Baby Project Funded With Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency, biohacking, and the fantastic plan for transgenic humans.
NOW YOU DON'T SEE ME, NOW Y– OH, DANG
The US And China Are In A Quantum Arms Race That Will Transform Warfare
Radar that can spot stealth aircraft and other quantum innovations could give their militaries a strategic edge.
WEIRD WIDE WORLD
The 10 Most Intriguing Inventions Of 2018
From programmable pills to power-generating boots, here are some of the most unusual technological innovations we covered this year.
THE ASHES OF OUR DOOM
The Day I Tasted Climate Change
Every one of us will have a moment when global warming gets personal.
BETTER THAN 'CHRISTMAS PRINCE'
We Tried Teaching An AI To Write Christmas Movie Plots. Hilarity Ensued. Eventually
Using a neural network to create ridiculous plot lines takes a lot of work — and reveals the challenges of generating human language.
THE SELFIE STICK WAS JUST THE START
Inside Shenzhen's Race To Outdo Silicon Valley
Shenzhen flooded the world with cheap gadgets. Can it now become what Silicon Valley never did — a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship and manufacturing?
BIRTHING A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
Chinese Scientists Are Creating CRISPR Babies
A daring effort is under way to create the first children whose DNA has been tailored using gene editing.
FINALLY, WE GET IT
What Is Machine Learning? We Drew You Another Flowchart
It pretty much runs the world.
QUANTUM KEY TO THE QUANTUM KINGDOM
Inside Europe's Quest To Build An Unhackable Quantum Internet
An ambitious project in the Netherlands aims to use quantum technology to foil hackers who try to spy on data flowing through the internet's pipes.
WHEN 'BLACK MIRROR' BECOMES A REALITY
Digital Immortality: How Your Life's Data Means A Version Of You Could Live Forever
Your family and friends will be able to interact with a digital "you" that doles out advice — even when you're gone.
IT SHOULD BE CALLED 'OPENBOOK'
The First "Social Network" Of Brains Lets Three People Transmit Thoughts To Each Other's Heads
BrainNet allows collaborative problem-solving using direct brain-to-brain communication.
FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK, TWITTER?
The Four Ways That Ex-Internet Idealists Explain Where It All Went Wrong
21st-century digital evangelists had a lot in common with early Christians and Russian revolutionaries.
YOU CAN STILL TELL BY THE PIXELS
Fake America Great Again
Inside the race to catch the worryingly real fakes that can be made using artificial intelligence.
