Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But…
Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern…
FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year.The…
Heat Stress Is Hitting Caribbean Reefs Earlier Than Ever This Year
Scientists in the United States are reporting “unprecedented patterns” of surface warming, an ominous sign for coral.As the world’s coral…
Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new…
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox
A deadlier version of the infectious disease is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the type that caused a…
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose A.I. Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company…
How to Care for Yourself as a Caregiver
Forget yoga or weekend escapes. There are more realistic tools to put in place, experts say.Once a quarter, Bich Le,…
Birth Control Pills Make Some Women Miserable. But Are They Stopping?
The woman in the video looks resolute, and a little sad, as she cuts up a pack of birth control…
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…