Science Study: Small-brained hominins used fire, engraved tools and cave walls, and buried their dead Ruben Bolling
privacy How voice data is being used with AI to generate "predictive" medical diagnoses Elías Villoro
twitter New research shows Twitter ignores hate speech posted by Twitter Blue subscribers Jennifer Sandlin
Sargassum blooms 'High amounts' of flesh-eating bacteria and ocean plastics create 'perfect pathogen storm' in Florida seaweed Carla Sinclair
digital bridges Paralyzed 40-year-old man walks again after doctors gave him brain and spine implants Carla Sinclair
police Canadian cops killed mostly in car crashes, not by gun violence–and fewer are dying on the job than in the past Rob Beschizza
oceans Creepy dolls, magic spell bottle, barnacle-encrusted bible, and other bizarre beach detritus to be auctioned off in environmental benefit David Pescovitz
battery Scientists have made an edible rechargeable battery, but suggest you don't eat it Rusty Blazenhoff
books "Who Would Believe a Prisoner?" chronicles America's first separate prison for women Elías Villoro
Technology The world's smallest clean room is inside this tiny train car that travels back and forth across a road (video) David Pescovitz