Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks
When you're out and about, your face isn't just visible − it's captured.John Keeble/Getty ImagesA woman strolls into a grocery store, thinking about grabbing some apples. Before she even reaches...
Jonathan S. Weissman, Principal Lecturer of Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology
How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness
Vaccine mandates in the U.S. military are nearly as old as the country itself.jacoblund/iStock via Getty Images PlusFor the first time in almost 80 years, U.S. service members will no longer be mandat...
Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
Continuous glucose monitors once required a prescription but can now be purchased over the counter. Jesus Rodriguez/iStock via Getty Images PlusKeeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to b...
Liao Yue, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington
More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoid…
COPD puts people at risk for many other adverse health conditions.AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Image…
Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of…
A fourth grade teacher leads a small group of students in a reading exercise in March 2023 at Tuskeg…
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medic…
While quantum computing has a long way to go, it can open tantalizing new doors for the field of gen…
Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away – we’re trying to bring it closer to…
Weather apps might see that a storm is coming, but mesonets capture what's happening as it arrives w…
Why is water wet?
Evaporating water is essential to helping your body cool down.Imgorthand/E+ via Getty ImagesCurious …
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years
The Taurus molecular cloud is a relatively close star-forming region at 450 light-years away. It has…