Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers…
Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
Underwater construction is a complex and difficult task, but engineers have developed several ways to build underwater ……
Scientists don’t often have the time to get all their equipment set up to study incoming meteors from space. Instead,…
An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t…
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge…
An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other…
AI has learned the ins and outs of proteins. Gene editing gives scientists control of life’s molecular machinery. Together…
Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long…
Research reveals lots of reasons why well-meaning attempts to inform, persuade or correct misinformation go awry. It also…
How and why preterm birth happens is still unclear, in part because research on pregnancy tends to focus on developmental…
Americans associate with each other more online than off these days. How people interact in digital communities could have…
It’s hard to look for something you’ve never seen before – and that might not even exist. But you have to start somewhere.
Researchers can create ‘single-cell radios’ using bacterial proteins to transmit the invisible activities within cells.
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two…
AIs that can see and hear have captured the public imagination. A machine learning expert explains why the sense of smell…
2024 marks 25 years since NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory started detecting X-rays from energetic astronomical events.
To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students learn.
Humans have watched and learned from animals who treat their ills with bioactive plants. This animal wisdom has a scientific…
Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.