Happy Pi Day, Here’s Some piCoin, piCoin is Actually a Thing
IN BRIEF The joy of Pi Day may tempt you into purchasing some pi-based cryptocurrency. As trendy as that sounds, you'd probably be better...
Here’s What Scientists Can Learn From Newly-Discovered Deep-Earth Mineral
IN BRIEF The fourth most abundant material on Earth has never been actually seen in nature — until now. Researchers have confirmed that...
Sierra Leone Just Held the World’s First Blockchain-Powered Election
IN BRIEF For the first time, blockchain was used to oversee a national election — verifying the recent results of Sierra Leone's...
Nanoparticles Could Save Lives By Stopping Internal Bleeding
IN BRIEF Internal bleeding still comes with a very high risk of fatality. One new "drug" uses magnetically-driven nanoparticles to both...
23andMe Cleared to Sell Genetic Tests for Cancer Risk
Detecting Cancer Genomics and biotech company 23andMe now has approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell consumers a...
Here’s How You Could Survive Being Sucked Into a Black Hole
How to Survive a Black Hole OK, so maybe you aren’t going to get sucked into a black hole tomorrow. Or ever. Maybe even trying to imagine...
What Are YOU Looking At? Mind-Reading AI Knows
IN BRIEF Could AI determine what you're looking at right now? One new study shows that it's possible. Japanese scientists know what...
A Company Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain to Cure Disease
IN BRIEF Brain-control interfaces are still very much developing technologies; we're not quite ready to fully merge our brains with...
Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain
IN BRIEF Is clinical depression a degenerative illness? One new study shows that inflammation in the brain linked to depression increases...
Using “Nanodrops” to Repair Corneas Could Ultimately Replace Glasses
IN BRIEF Quite a number of people develop nearsightedness or farsightedness during their lifetimes. "Nanodrops," a new eye drop developed...