140 million tweets capture COVID-19’s spread
Researchers are sharing a trove of tweets that highlights COVID-19: its effects, our fears, and misinformation.
April 8, 2020 • ~5 min
social-media covid-19 internet data-science twitter society-and-culture
Data centers aren’t the energy hogs we thought
A new rundown of how much energy data centers around the world use shows that they don't use as much power as previously believed.
Feb. 28, 2020 • ~5 min
climate-change energy data-science computers science-and-technology
How archaeologists can dig deeper with big data
Big data could give archaeology a big boost, researchers show with new work on the Inca Empire. But they have some caveats about its power, too.
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
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Lab-made molecules store image of Picasso drawing
Researchers have stored and retrieved image data from mixtures containing molecules they made in the lab. It's a step forward for molecular data storage.
Feb. 18, 2020 • ~5 min
data-science molecules science-and-technology
DNA lets stuff like buttons and glasses store data
"DNA is currently the only data storage medium that can also exist as a liquid, which allows us to insert it into objects of any shape."
Dec. 9, 2019 • ~6 min
dna data-science 3d-printing featured science-and-technology
The right ‘noise’ can get around one of WiFi’s limits
A new way to get around one of the flaws of WiFi takes advantage of the "wireless noise" that fills our houses.
Oct. 29, 2019 • ~6 min
internet data-science wifi sensors science-and-technology
Good old days? Index charts national happiness since 1820
Analyzing 8 million books and 65 million newspaper articles let researchers measure national happiness levels from 1820 - 2009 for the first time.
Oct. 15, 2019 • ~5 min
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Ocean info fills gaps in Earth’s ‘methane budget’
"The methane budget helps us place human methane emissions in context and provides a baseline against which to assess future changes."
Oct. 14, 2019 • ~5 min
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Better data would ease gaps in rural public health
Gathering better data, and making them accessible to health leaders, could help close the gaps between urban and rural public health.
Aug. 26, 2019 • ~5 min
public-health data-science rural-communities health-and-medicine
What’s the most polluted city? It’s impossible to really know
You might have seen articles ranking the most polluted cities in the world, but a lack of good information makes it difficult to really know.
Aug. 16, 2019 • ~4 min
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