The U.S. power grid desperately needs upgrades to handle climate change

The climate is changing faster than the U.S. power grid is adapting. Smarter grids and smaller grids could help.

Snakes suffered after a frog-killing fungus wiped out their food

Both snake diversity and body size dipped at a site in Panama after chytrid swept through.

AI can predict which criminals may break laws again better than humans

Computer algorithms are better than people at forecasting recidivism, at least in some situations, a new study finds.

Scientists entangled quantum memories linked over long distances

The entanglement of quantum ‘hard drives’ is a crucial step toward creating a quantum internet.

Will Australia’s forests bounce back after devastating fires?

Intense bushfires that have blazed down Australia’s eastern coast could have long-lasting effects on the continent’s unique plants and animals.

Some West Africans may have genes from an ancient ‘ghost’ hominid

A humanlike population still undiscovered in fossils may have passed helpful DNA on to human ancestors in West Africa starting around 24,000 years ago.

Coronavirus’s genetic fingerprints are used to rapidly map its spread

Fast and widespread scientific data sharing and genetic testing have created a picture of how the new coronavirus spreads.

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