The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
Researchers design studies that might disprove what’s called their null hypothesis – the opposite of the claim they’re…
Naloxone can reverse an overdose in minutes, but exactly how it does this at the molecular level has previously been unclear.
ChatGPT has dramatically altered how people retrieve information, muscling aside Google search as the first stop on the…
Urban digital twins pull together tremendous amounts of data to realistically model cities, but they’ve been missing a…
Is an organism a sum of its parts, or should they be considered as a whole? New research on ferns shows how the way scientists…
Some unique ‘stars’ might be fueled by dark matter annihilation.
Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs…
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text…
Two ethnobiologists at Penn State surveyed over 800 mushroom harvesters in the mid-Atlantic region to understand what they’re…
A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use…
Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can…
People are increasingly using AI chatbots for emotional and psychological support. Now, companies are using it to support…
Searching for life on other planets requires more than just measuring their distances from their stars. A future NASA telescope…
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material…
Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington’s estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.
Academic freedom grew strongly after World War II, with greater university funding, protections and autonomy, yet global…
To overcome two challenges in training AI – scarce or hard-to-get data and data privacy – researchers have come up with…
Guilt and discomfort around food can be especially challenging during the holidays. But trusting your body and remembering…
We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things…