Researchers have found that even people with limited experience in biology can use AI to help them create a dangerous pathogen.
When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site”…
AI is reshaping biomedical research and drug discovery and delivery. But challenges still exist.
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A cyberattack on a US corporation illustrates how state-aligned hackers operate, and how damage in war today isn’t always…
Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government…
Victor Glover will become the first Black astronaut to orbit the Moon – but he is part of a long line of Black explorers,…
Curiosity and an openness to new ideas help Ryland Grace, the movie’s protagonist, navigate new discoveries about life…
NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support.
The Iranian government uses the threat of sea mines to control access to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane that is…
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When the Trump administration took aim at higher education and the scientific research enterprise, a university dean had…
While direct evidence of multiple universes is hard to come by, indirect evidence raises intriguing possibilities.
Researchers are using machine learning models to identify gentrification in imagery. Community insights help keep the models…
Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust,…
A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements…
The verdicts in a case against Meta and another against Meta and Google have the potential to change how social media works…