All Stories by Maria Temming
- Tech
Websites often don’t disclose who can have your data
Privacy policies don’t reveal much about how websites share a user’s data.
- Materials Science
Light could make some hospital surfaces deadly to germs
A new surfacing material can disinfect itself. Room lighting turns on this germ-killing property, which could make the material attractive to hospitals.
- Science & Society
On Twitter, fake news has greater allure than truth does
In the Twittersphere, fake news gets more views than real stories, based on an analysis of more than 4.5 million tweets.
- Tech
Human cells form the basis of this artificial eye
Real or fake — you be the judge. Human cells were used to create this test bed for studying both the eye and eye-disease therapies.
- Space
Most Americans would welcome a microbial E.T.
People are more likely to welcome than be scared by new evidence pointing to extraterrestrial life, Americans report — at least if the E.T.’s are tiny.
- Tech
How to tell if a drone is stalking you
Is a drone surveilling you? Scientists have figured out a way to tell when it’s streaming video of you or your home.
- Computing
Smartphones put your privacy at risk
Smartphones have become essential companions. But they can leak data about you. In fact, the potential for invading your privacy is higher than you might think.
- Archaeology
Scientists detect mystery void in Great Pyramid of Giza
Using high-tech tools normally reserved for studies in particle physics, scientists have found a large, hidden void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza.
- Tech
These robots quickly swap ‘origami’ jackets — and tasks
Quick-change origami wardrobes help robots change their shape — and skills.
- Health & Medicine
How bugs in your gut might hijack your emotions
Tiny molecules in the brain may help bugs in the gut hijack people’s emotions. That’s the conclusion of some new research.
- Tech
Meet the world’s smallest monster trucks
These DNA-scale nano-vehicles surprised chemists. The bonds that hold their atomic building blocks in place grip the wheels more strongly than anyone had expected.
- Animals
This tiny animal is apocalypse-proof
Microscopic animals called water bears can survive nearly any kind of apocalypse, from asteroids and nuclear war to exploding stars.
