Chinese American physicist Wu worked on the Manhattan Project and performed groundbreaking experiments throughout her long…
Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. By squeezing…
Entomologists wonder if the insects currently pollinating farmed cacao are the right ones for the task.
Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and global supply chains for building software stack the deck against US…
Microphones on the seafloor recorded life under the Antarctic ice for two years – inadvertently catching seal trills and…
Microbes can alter the minds of mouse mothers and disrupt their natural instinct to nurture their young.
Dogs' barks say a lot about how they're feeling.
Whether or not you respond to a certain medicine or therapy doesn't just depend on you. The microbes in your gut play…
Neuroscientists tackling the age-old question of whether perceptions of color hold from one person to the next are coming…
Sophisticated fake social media personas created by North Korean hackers offered to collaborate with cybersecurity researchers.…
NASA's Mars 2020 mission arrives at the red planet on Feb. 18. On the rocket is the Perseverance Rover. The rover's…
COVID-19 kept many scientists from doing field research in 2020, which means that important records will have data gaps.…
The virus is evolving and new strains are more transmissible. Will the vaccines work against these new variants? How can…
If you are a sci-fi junkie you've probably wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black…
Parents can take a page from psychological research on trauma and recovery to help kids struggling with pandemic life.
Is it time for some scientists to turn back to pre-COVID-19 research?
The type and amount of misinformation closely tracks tensions in US-China relations. Effectively countering the misinformation…
With slow vaccine distribution and manufacturing, some people won't get the second dose on time. But does it matter?
You need a new shot every year because current flu vaccines provide limited and temporary protection. But researchers'…
The recent arrest of a Chinese-born scientist at MIT raises questions about the value of international science collaboration…