Build a powerful enough laser, and you can shine it into space. Aim it well, and you can blind satellites.
To build a true artificial mind, first map out how thinking works. Enter the Common Model of Cognition.
Astronomers have discovered the first dormant black hole outside of the Milky Way. These black holes are not absorbing matter…
The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’…
The oral polio vaccine – which is no longer given in the US – relies on a live but weakened virus that can actually…
It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.
They’re crucial for tracking deforestation, pinpointing dangerous heat, and helping people respond to fires, floods and…
A mathematical method of analyzing networks can spot hidden features such as people who wield soft power in organizations.
Megalodon, the world’s largest known shark species, swam the oceans long before humans existed. Its teeth are all that’s…
The newly discovered species – Qikiqtania – highlights evolution’s twisty, tangled path.
The costs of three frequently touted solutions – tree planting, carbon capture and geoengineering – would be astronomical…
The story behind the research can be as compelling as the results. Recording the effects of starvation, a group of Jewish…
Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can…
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the…
The protective caps at the ends of chromosomes naturally shorten over time. Researchers found that direct damage can prematurely…
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points…
Crowdfunding has become a go-to means of raising money for political causes, but the monetary show of support can cause…
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
The monkeypox virus, which is commonly found in West and Central Africa, is now causing many infections in the U.S., Europe…
The negative health effects of Y chromosome loss could be one potential reason women tend to live longer than men.