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.
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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…
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back…
A legal loophole could grant computer systems many legal rights people have – threatening human rights and dignity and…
Nature doesn't always make the things we need so three Nobel Prize winners figured out how to fast-track evolution in…
Is it too much to dream of batteries that are part of the structure of an item, helping to shape the form of a smartphone,…
People are still wrestling with what artificial intelligence could and should do, half a century after the debut of the…
The Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to three scientists for the inventions of optical tweezers--in which two laser beams…
Autonomous cars and people-centered communities are mutually exclusive, writes a cyclist and transportation scholar.