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Thousands Of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin
Proponents of the chips say they're safe and largely protected from hacking, but one scientist is raising privacy concerns around the kind of personal health data that might be stored on the devices. -
MIT Is Establishing A New College For Computing And Artificial Intelligence
As part of the initiative, MIT will hire 50 new faculty members and appoint a dean for the college, set to open in September 2019. -
The Science Behind Addiction Shows Tough Love Isn’t Enough
A new film from NOVA, “Addiction,” chronicles the rise in prescription painkillers and the explosion in opioid addiction that followed — leading to a record 72,000 overdose deaths in the year 2017 alone. The documentary explains the brain science behind addiction. -
Facebook Says 14 Million Accounts Had Broad Array Of Personal Data Stolen
In an update on a recent security breach, Facebook says 30 million accounts were affected. For nearly half of those, hackers accessed a users' searches, locations and other details. -
Same-Sex Penguin Couple Fosters An Egg In Sydney
The new penguin couple are named Sphen and Magic, and the two males are about to take the leap into parenthood. They are often spotted together, waddling or going for a swim. -
Cassini Discoveries Keep Coming, A Year After The Spacecraft's Death
Cassini was vaporized when it plunged toward Saturn a year ago, but new papers are still coming out. -
Soyuz Rocket Failure Forces Astronaut And Cosmonaut To Make 'Ballistic Landing'
Astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin were headed to the International Space Station when their Soyuz MS-10's booster failed. -
Giraffes Inherit Spot Patterns From Their Mamas, Study Says
Scientists have previously hypothesized that spots are conferred at random, or that they are influenced by environmental factors. -
After A Shark Attack, Addressing Cape Cod's Growing Seal Population
Does the Cape have a seal problem? -
A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer's Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit
Alzheimer's prevention specialist Jessica Langbaum says that like most working people she gets plenty of mental exercise without playing crossword puzzles or brain games. She says work is the key.