By exploiting the way yeast cells mate, researchers have figured out a quicker, easier way to identify on- and off-target…
Prejudice and stereotypes are part of why social inequality persists. Social scientists use tests to measure the implicit…
As artificial intelligence technology becomes more capable, it threatens more types of jobs – like lawyers, bureaucrats…
The US could help solve a global security problem and boost its image abroad by helping willing experts share their cybersecurity…
Cosmologists are heading back to their chalkboards as the experiments designed to figure out what this unknown 84 percent…
Until the recent observation of merging neutron stars, how the heaviest elements come to be was a mystery. But their fingerprints…
Evaluating behavior using the elements of addiction can shed light on the president's – and anyone else's –…
Artificial intelligence has so much beneficial potential that fears about it shouldn't prompt new regulations. Existing…
A disaster fantasy raises questions about tinkering with Earth's climate. With real-life scientists exploring geoengineering,…
Cybercrime affects individuals and families as they navigate online life. But significant efforts focus instead on cybersecurity,…
Scientists have a big problem: Many psychological studies don't hold up to scrutiny. Is it time to redefine statistical…
Micro-targeted online advertising has destroyed how Americans share experiences and a common knowledge base. The fix for…
Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don't use – game…
A LIGO team member describes how the detection of a gravitational wave from a new source – merging neutron stars – vaults…
The gravitational wave itself is the least exciting part of the announcement from LIGO and Virgo. Observing this new source…
Scanning physical items constructed with nefarious intent can introduce malware into a smartphone or computer.
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Consumers can't read, understand or use information in companies' privacy policies. So they end up less informed…
Combining machine learning, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles could revolutionize how people with disabilities…
The cyberthreat from China is one more of espionage than destruction. And it's changing – perhaps even lessening.