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20 years ago, the iPod was born
It's officially been 20 years since Apple announced the upcoming release one of their most iconic products: the iPod.The company unveiled the first… -
Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again
A former science teacher who's been blind for 16 years became able to see letters, discern objects' edges — and even play a Maggie Simpson video game —… -
The Genius Next Door: MIT Geomorphologist Taylor Perron Discusses Landscape Evolution
Newly appointed to the MacArthur Fellows Class of 2021, local professor Taylor Perron talks to us about his research. -
Self-driving Waymo cars gather in a San Francisco neighborhood, confusing residents
It was a modern mystery.In a tiny neighborhood in San Francisco's Richmond District, self-driving Waymo cars have been converging at all hours of the day… -
William Shatner is bound for space, but the rest of us will have to wait
Star Trek's Captain Kirk is about to boldly go where hundreds of others have gone before, continuing a decades-long tradition of space flights for… -
Is COVID Finally Declining? ‘We Are Not Out Of The Woods’ Says Epidemiologist
Given the cyclical nature of COVID-19 trends in the past, and the coming arrival of colder weather and more indoor socializing, will that trend remain? -
Is Cannabis Safe? A New NOVA Film Explores The Complex Risks And Benefits
Sarah Holt discusses what we know and still don't know about the complex plant. -
Why Facebook and Instagram went down for hours yesterday
When Facebook suffered an outage of about six hours on Monday, businesses suffered along with it. The platform and its Instagram and WhatsApp siblings… -
‘The Opioid Epidemic Hasn’t Gone Away’: The COVID Overdose Toll
Two doctors say stigma around addiction and mental health is still a problem in treating people with opioid abuse disorders. -
