Latest science news in Mathematics & Economics
Star-Friedman Challenge awards 7 cutting-edge science projects
In this moment of great global uncertainty, the Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research is helping Harvard researchers rise to the challenge. Funds from the Challenge are enabling their continued creative scientific pursuits,...
Climate Change Solutions Fund bets on next generation
An octet of grants awarded just weeks before the COVID-19 crisis closed Harvard’s gates are beginning to show the fruits of the research for which they paid. The projects, which leverage the unique...
Harvard libraries hit the books again
When Harvard Library Access Services Director Amy Boucher returned to the Yard at the end of June, she entered a different Widener Library than the one she’d left in mid-March. Re-shelving carts filled...
Pandemic? What pandemic? Trump reelection ads ignore coronavirus
A surge of coronavirus cases in Florida and Arizona comes as Democratic TV ads in battleground states pound Trump on his pandemic response.
Zachary Quinto, Khary Payton to voice characters in 'Invincible'
"NOS4A2" star Zachary Quinto and "The Walking Dead" actor Khary Payton have signed on to voice characters in Amazon's upcoming animated series, "Invincible."
Look: Royal family releases Princess Beatrice wedding photos
Britain's royal family shared two photos from the wedding of Princess Beatrice, Queen Elizabeth II's daughter, and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
How to evacuate and find emergency shelter during a pandemic
Pandemic or not, it's better to leave before this happens. (Chris Gallagher/Unsplash/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including tips on cleaning groceries, ways to tell if your symptoms are just allergies, and...
Did baristas lose their jobs because of COVID-19 or because they tried to unionize?
On July 4, the company announced the immediate shutdown of its five locations and laid off 54 employees, just a week after workers announced they planned to become one of...
Cannabis farmers in a poor California town want to go legit; instead, police crack down
The small township of Anza in Riverside County is a hotbed of cannabis production. But no permits have been granted to cannabis growers in the county.
SpaceX delays South Korean military satellite launch by a day
The launch of South Korea's first dedicated military communications satellite, from Florida, has been postponed to Monday, SpaceX tweeted.
Roche buys into Blueprint's RET inhibitor
The deal positions pralsetinib to compete against Lilly's Retevmo
Predicting your personality from your smartphone data
Everyone who uses a smartphone unavoidably generates masses of digital data that are accessible to others, and these data provide clues to the user's personality. Psychologists are now studying how...
US Senate passes bill to extend chemical facility security law
Legislation would keep program going for 3 more years
About 94 per cent of wild bee and native plant species networks lost
Climate change and an increase in disturbed bee habitats from expanding agriculture and development in northeastern North America over the last 30 years are likely responsible for a 94 per...
Hackers attacked 130 Twitter accounts, stole private messages from 8
Twitter announced late Friday that a total of 130 accounts were targeted in this week's hack, and that hackers stole personal data -- including private messages -- from up to...
'Chucky' TV series on track for 2021 debut
Syfy and USA Network released a teaser for its new "Chucky" horror show based on the "Child's Play" film franchise.
Civil rights icon John Lewis dies at 80
Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights leader who worked to desegregate the Deep South and served in the House of Representatives for more than three decades, has died. He was...
Pop Smoke's 'Shoot For the Stars,' 'Hamilton' top the U.S. album chart
Late rapper Pop Smoke's "Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon" is the No. 1 album in the United States.
Brazil's Bolsonaro under pressure to protect Amazon
Faced with investors demanding "results" in the fight against Amazon deforestation, Brazil's government seems to be performing something of an about-face, although it will have to work to convince skeptics.
Expand school digital literacy lessons to cover health technologies used by young people
Young people need more support to navigate the growing number of digital technologies which track and manage their health, say researchers.
Amazon soya and beef exports 'linked to deforestation'
UK consumers may unwittingly be buying meat linked to the destruction of the Amazon, experts say.
California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains
Despite a healthy-looking jobs report, experts say to expect more job losses with COVID-19 on the rise and reopening dialed back.
This L.A. music producer is obsessed with houseplants: See how they amplify his work
"As an artist obsessed with plants, it's natural for plants to seep into my work," L.A. music producer Mark Redito told us. "I find so much inspiration from them not...
Joe Biden calls for additional $34B funding to reopen schools
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday called for Congress to pass an additional $34 billion in funding to help schools reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Woman proves fortune teller wrong with $70,000 lottery jackpot
An Australian woman said she has finally proven a tarot card reader wrong by scoring a lottery jackpot worth more than $70,000.
Recognizing fake images using frequency analysis
They look deceptively real, but they are made by computers: so-called deep-fake images are generated by machine learning algorithms, and humans are pretty much unable to distinguish them from real...
Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Friday.
Pentagon issues two contracts under DPA Title III to sustain workforces
Two Defense Department contracts totaling $36.9 million, to sustain the U.S. industrial base under Defense Production Act Title III, were announced Friday.