An algal protein gave researchers a precise way to activate selected nerve cells. The experiments that followed changed neuroscience—and opened a demanding path toward restoring vision.
A summer field campaign followed smoke from the fireground into the atmosphere. Its measurements could help explain when a blaze generates dangerous weather—and what its particles do months later.
Gboard’s new training system sends encrypted examples to protected servers. Understanding its privacy promise means following the data—and the checks on who can use it.
Tampa Bay wins the ALDS opener 1–0 on Jonathan Aranda’s homer. Austin Wells ends the no-hit bid in the eighth, then loses New York’s best chance on the way to third.
