Trump claims “total authority” to override governors, force states to reopen
States say they will follow science and evidence, not Trump.
Science // Science & Exploration
John Conway, inventor of the Game of Life, has died of COVID-19
After 50 years, people are still discovering interesting Game of Life patterns.
New COVID-19 dashboard just for the US offers rich, county-level data
The new map puts each area’s cases in context.
World’s oldest yarn hints that Neanderthals had basic math skills
We have no proof Neanderthals told stories, but they definitely spun yarns.
Here’s an unprecedented look at Apollo 13’s damaged service module
"It almost felt like I was behind the camera, inside the lunar module."
Portable clock provides new ruler for measuring the Earth
Portable optical clock so accurate it runs faster if lifted by a centimeter.
No, senator, science can’t do away with models
Here’s why Senator John Cornyn’s critique of modeling is misguided.
Celebs share rumors linking 5G to coronavirus, nutjobs burn cell towers
Pressure of a pandemic brings old fears of new wireless tech into the open.
Nine Amazon workers describe the daily risks they face in the pandemic
These jobs are essential because people need deliveries... and to feed their families.
The Greatest Leap, part 5: Saving the crew of Apollo 13
50 years later, revisiting the “successful failure” that changed how we see space flight.
Glowing silicon nanowire reveals how to put optics in your CPU
Silicon-germanium alloy glows, may be future CPU optical communication laser.
Hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 begins amid political debate
Researchers aim to get clinical data on unproven treatments Trump has promoted.
Study with jazz improv musicians sheds light on creativity and the brain
Mastery in jazz is dependent on one's ability to improvise in all kinds of scenarios.
Anthropologists describe the first skeleton of a Homo naledi child
The bones hold clues about when human children started taking so long to grow up.
Researchers find an animal without mitochondria
The “powerhouse of the cell” is apparently not necessary for animal life.
