DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People
A long history of mercantile trade along the eastern shores of Africa left its mark on the DNA of ancient Swahili people. A new analysis...
How to Use Narcan, the Overdose-Reversing Nasal Spray
Narcan, a nasal spray that can quickly reverse an opioid overdose, has now received federal approval to be sold over the counter. By late summer,...
F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
Narcan, a prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday, authorizing...
Cockroach Sex Took a Strange Turn. Now More Mutations Have Emerged.
Cockroaches are changing up their sex lives, and it’s all our fault. Faced with sweet poisoned bait, roaches first ended up with a mutation that...
NFT Website Claims to Be Affiliated with Art Basel, Triggering Cease and Desist Letter from Fair
Editor’s Note, March 29, 2023: As of today the website digitalbasel.io has been taken down. An online platform called Digital Basel has been presenting itself...
A Campaign Aide Didn’t Write That Email. A.I. Did.
The Democratic Party has begun testing the use of artificial intelligence to write first drafts of some fund-raising messages, appeals that often perform better than those written...
One of the Luckiest Lightning Strikes Ever Recorded
Benjamin Franklin invented lightning rods in the 18th century, and the devices have been protecting buildings and people from the destructive forces of lightning ever...
Elusive ‘Einstein’ Solves a Longstanding Math Problem
Last November, after a decade of failed attempts, David Smith, a self-described shape hobbyist of Bridlington in East Yorkshire, England, suspected that he might have...
Artificial Intelligence Glossary: AI Terms Everyone Should Learn
We’ve compiled a list of phrases and concepts useful to understanding artificial intelligence, in particular the new breed of A.I.-enabled chatbots like ChatGPT, Bing and...
The Shark ‘Didn’t Look Right.’ Was It a Plastic Toy?
Goblin sharks are deep-sea fish whose frightening, protrusile jaws served as an inspiration for the terrifying creatures in the “Alien” movie franchise. Little is known...
Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
Gordon E. Moore, a co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corporation, the California semiconductor chip maker that helped give Silicon Valley its name, achieving the...
Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online
Parts of Twitter’s source code, the underlying computer code on which the social network runs, were leaked online, according to a legal filing, a rare...
Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk said Twitter is now worth about $20 billion, according to an email he sent the company’s employees on Friday, a...
At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
When Apple held a corporate retreat in California’s Carmel Valley about five years ago to discuss its next major product, Jony Ive, its longtime design...