Biometrics are more secure than passwords – but when they're compromised fingerprints and retina scans are hard to…
Mainstream recognition of gay gamers and characters in video games has been a long time coming.
Artificial intelligence techniques like deep learning and reinforcement learning are getting increasingly advanced and capable…
Part of the problem was a mismatch between the influenza strains circulating and the vaccine available. Here's how annual…
Chemists sure know how to party. And here is the proof. On October 23rd they celebrate their hallowed unit: the mole. Find…
Polio can be circulating through a community long before anyone is paralyzed. Monitoring sewage for the virus lets public…
Artificial intelligence poses opportunities as well as dangers; understanding them – and regulating carefully – will…
The stability and integrity of democratic society are too important to be relegated to inherently flawed computer systems…
The United States already has a space agency: NASA. So why do we need a Space Force, and what would it do? Could a Space…
Cybersecurity efforts could take a lead from open-source software, creating hardware whose designs are open for all to see…
Only a small fraction of the data from archaeological fieldwork is made accessible to the public or preserved for future…
Artificial intelligence research owes a lot to biology and chemistry.
Smooth surfaces often provide nooks and crannies for bacteria to hold onto and create a colony. New research with nanoparticles…
Worker naked mole-rats take care of their colony's young even though they aren't the pups' actual parents. New…
Visiting a haunted house or watching a horror movie can be terrifying and enjoyable at the same time. A sociologist explains…
A massive star, with a radius 500 times that of our sun, exploded. But the supernova fizzled – it was weak and dim. Figuring…
Yes, giant mosquitoes are a thing. They're specialized to wait out the dry times only to emerge from their eggs when…
Is gene editing compatible with organic farming? A scholar explains the differences between old genetic engineering and…
Just because you don't have the flu doesn't mean that your aren't teeming with viruses inside and out. But what…
A scientist explains how researchers use cloning in the lab and what is the difference between cloning a gene versus cloning…