Coronavirus outbreak on Diamond Princess hits 454; 14 infected Americans return
The new cases in America bring total from 15 to 29.
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Bio-electronic device can produce electricity using nothing but humidity
Can produce power for about 20 hours each day and will work indoors and at night.
Fight or flight: How horror movies manipulate our brains for peak excitement
"The whole brain is responsive to a potential threat, at the expense of anything else."
SpaceX nailed the launch but missed a landing on Monday [Updated]
The 50th successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage will have to wait.
Americans trapped on cruise ship with coronavirus get to go home
Once back, the cruise passengers will be subject to a 14-day federal quarantine.
Researchers have already tested YouTube’s algorithms for political bias
More moderation associated with more hate speech and misinformation, not politics.
China launches a crush of clinical trials aimed at coronavirus
China is good at conducting clinical research; coordination is another matter.
Team that made gene-edited babies sentenced to prison, fined
China cracks down on researchers who edited genes in fertilized human eggs.
“Loonshots” and phase transitions are the key to innovation, physicist argues
Ars chats with physicist and biotech guru Safi Bahcall about his book Loonshots.
Meta-analysis study indicates we publish more positive results
Meta-analyses will only produce more reliable results if the studies are good.
The global soda tax experiment
Can these taxes really make a dent in obesity, diabetes, and other ailments?
Scientists model dynamic feedback loop that fuels the spread of wildfires
Interaction between rising air, ambient winds determines how quickly a fire spreads.
Forecasting El Niño with entropy—a year in advance
This would beat 6-month limit of current forecasts.
Plant-based burgers will make men grow boobs, Livestock News reports
There's still no evidence to support this claim.
DNA points to humans as killers of the northern version of the penguin
DNA from old bones provides a glimpse into the auk population's history.
