Wearables Turn Bodies Into Data Streams
In a development that has drawn wide attention in data science research, consumer wearables track heart rate, sleep, and activity....
Month: July 2026
Polygenic Scores and the Promise of Prediction
In a development that has drawn wide attention in data science research, polygenic scores sum many small genetic effects. It...
Biobanks and the Power of a Million Genomes
In a development that has drawn wide attention in data science research, large biobanks link genomes to health records at...
The Reproducibility Reckoning in Science
In a development that has drawn wide attention in data science research, surveys found many published results are hard to...
Machine Learning Cracks Open Drug Discovery
In a development that has drawn wide attention in ai research, aI models now screen and design candidate drug molecules....
Restoring Sight With a Gene From Algae
In a development that has drawn wide attention in medicine research, an optogenetic therapy partially restored a blind patient's vision....
Optogenetics Matures Into a Research Staple
In a development that has drawn wide attention in neuroscience research, optogenetics uses light to switch neurons on and off....
Superconductivity Claims and the Value of Skepticism
In a development that has drawn wide attention in materials research, sensational room-temperature superconductor claims drew scrutiny. It is the...
Fusion’s Other Path: Magnetic Confinement Advances
In a development that has drawn wide attention in physics research, tokamaks confine hot plasma with magnetic fields. It is...
The Thwaites Glacier and the Threat of Collapse
In a development that has drawn wide attention in climate research, antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting from below. It is...
