Scientists worldwide are calling for a moratorium on gene editing in germline cells. But what is a germline cell? How does…
Considering language from a biological perspective led researchers to the idea that new food processing technologies affected…
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claimed intent to focus on privacy will be hard to execute, will not happen soon and does not…
In many cities, convention holds that there's a lane for walking and a lane for standing on the escalator. But human…
Stories passed down from the ancient world tell of self-powered machines able to move on their own – robots – playing…
Scientific inspiration struck a geologist after many walks through the woods in New York and New England. These ruins hold…
A new strategy for U.S. Cyber Command seeks to block enemies from achieving their objectives – but may not be successful,…
People – individually and in groups – were not as good at facial recognition as an algorithm. But five people plus the…
Ancient DNA allows scientists to learn directly from the remains of people from the past. As this new field takes off, researchers…
Researchers have found a way to evaluate how energy-efficient electric vehicles are, and compare the sizes and costs of…
Digital publishing hasn't resulted in the free and open access to information many envisioned. Universities are increasingly…
When algorithms are at work, there should be a human safety net to prevent harming people. Artificial intelligence systems…
Headlines around the world declared that a second person was cured of their HIV. But while the results are encouraging,…
The interests of pharmaceutical companies and public health are not the same. Industry dollars can distort research agendas,…
Scientists are figuring out how to reduce the cost of space travel – to and from the Moon and possibly to Mars. One approach…
Drones already help with search and rescue, but teaching machines to identify victims on their own could free up human rescuers…
Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table and essential for life on Earth. It may also be key to shifting away…
SpaceX's advances in space technology have reduced barriers to space and changed the direction of American space policy,…
Using the family relationships between single-celled protists alive today, researchers hypothesized what their evolutionary…
When nerve cells in the brain pass electrical signals to each other, they create tiny electric fields that can be sensed…