The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025. There is currently no evidence to suggest that it is anything other than a natural astrophysical object. However, given the small ...

The popular pay-TV provider, Multichoice, has slashed the price of the DStv decoder from N10,000 to a N7,900, while the GOtv decoder price dropped to N6,500. This second major adjustment in months, ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn’t feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

Decoder is now a video podcast. We’re very excited to announce that Decoder is now officially on YouTube. So if you prefer to watch and not just listen to your podcasts, you can head over to ...

There are words that are easy to understand, and then, there are words like “recondite.” The thing about “recondite” is that it doesn’t just describe something obscure and complex to figure out, it is ...

A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner speech, which could help people with paralysis communicate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A new study tested a device trained to translate four participants' inner thoughts. Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images In recent years, scientists have been working on technology that could help ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

A participant is using the inner speech neuroprosthesis. The text above is the cued sentence, and the text below is what's being decoded in real-time as she imagines speaking the sentence. Scientists ...

Take this quiz to test how fluent you are in the lingo of today’s tech industry. Credit... Supported by By Mike Isaac Photographs by Ian C. Bates Mike Isaac has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area ...