Computer Science

Mobile devices gather piles of data that you may actually find helpful.
Inside Science Contributor
New method could help identify the exact right moment to pick wine grapes.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Scientific techniques show promise for future linguistics research.
Mike Lucibella, Contributor
New tools help forecast risk of climate-dependent diseases.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Physicists propose experiment to test hypothesis that reality is just a computer simulation.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
A view from the 2012 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union
Chris Gorski, Editor
A duo of recent journal papers use the tools of science to address economic questions.
Chris Gorski, Editor
After a jet flipped over, officials decided they better do something.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
A magnet is suspended in midair using a high temperature superconductor.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Remote 'sentries' could keep watch between inspections.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New headlamps can improve driving in rain, snow.
Allison Jarrell, Contributor
Harry Potter is fictional, but Achilles and Beowulf -- perhaps not.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor