The Trump administration is rewriting the 80-year-old American social contract for science research.
The delusions of people with thought disorders have had consistent themes of persecution for decades. But new technology…
It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their…
The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also…
Normal matter – which makes up everything we see and touch – isn’t the only type of matter present in the universe.
Science has always been part of a marketplace of ideas, where claims vie for audiences, resources and belief, and where…
In the absence of comprehensive federal AI regulation, states have stepped in. The Trump administration, at Big Tech’s…
A new machine learning model explores the boundary between biological and nonbiological chemistry.
Interbreeding across species lines is one way helpful genes can spread into a bird population.
Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses – if AI can’t tell the difference between them, it won’t…
Don’t discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they’re mostly about bolstering group…
The mass adoption of new technologies drives demand for rare and complex materials used in their manufacture.
Some children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at…
What’s better – many small space missions, or a few large, sweeping ones? Space scientists are asking this question…
How many human cells does a pig need before it’s considered too human?
What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can’t easily…
Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and…
To most accurately measure mountain peaks, Eric Gilbertson lugs equipment all the way to the top.
Most of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy. The majority of everything else is dispersed throughout…
A new tool lets researchers get a handle on how social media algorithms affect emotions and polarization.