Uncategorized

  1. Computing

    Solving problems by computer just got a lot faster

    A new computer program sifts through all possible solutions to find the best answer to a given problem far faster than other algorithms.

    By Maria Temming
  2. Health & Medicine

    The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep

    Sleep deprivation may speed up development of Alzheimer’s disease.

    By Laura Beil
  3. Planetary Science

    First global maps of Pluto and Charon show the worlds’ highs and lows

    New charts of Pluto and its moon Charon, compiled using New Horizons’ data, reveal high peaks, deep depressions and strange ridges.

    By Lisa Grossman
  4. Neuroscience

    Pregnancy depression is on the rise, a survey suggests

    Women today may be at greater risk of depression during pregnancy than previous generations.