Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water.The…
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Burning upAs the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, ‘Burning up,’…
The idea of weapons in space, once a plot of science fiction, became a reality Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S.…
A picture of a distant, shark-shaped cloud of gas in space has earned the top prize in a Royal Observatory…
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Often considered the slowest, most methodical and most abstract of the sciences, mathematics usually advances so incrementally…
A researcher was perusing a collection of old Egyptian texts in a Dutch library when he stumbled upon a torn…
Time keeps getting away from us. It has a fraught relationship with our subjective experience — sometimes slowing down or…
The rings around a strange small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus look mysteriously different from previous views, new observations…
The saying that “all roads lead to Rome” may be famous, but a new study finds it’s far from true.…
A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago froze a snapshot of the Andes in their youth, revealing a slow-and-steady formation…
This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain))Quick…
With fall now upon us, many of us will be dusting off our binoculars and telescopes ready for the longer…
Quick factsWhat it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation DoradoWhen it was shared:…
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that hunt for cancer may do a better job when they approach the analysis as if…
Scientists melted diamonds with a powerful laser to take some of the most precise measurements of the mineral’s elusive melting…
An exceptionally well-preserved fossilized molar belonging to an adult Pacific mastodon has surfaced in a nature preserve near San Francisco.Upon…
Tiny fragments of ancient alien tech may be strewn across the surface of the moon, and it may be relatively…
Burning UpAs the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate…
A family photo album can reflect how physical traits, such as blue eyes or lanky limbs, have been passed down…
This year’s Lasker Awards — coveted prizes for biomedical research that are sometimes called “America’s Nobel Prizes” — have gone…
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now hold conversations, reason through difficult mathematical equations, and respond in ways that seem more…
Removing safety guardrails that stop artificial intelligence (AI) from claiming that it’s conscious also makes it more prone to express…
In the event of a global catastrophe, such as a nuclear war, an enormous volcanic eruption or large asteroid strike,…
Remains of a Bronze Age folding chair were found in a chieftain’s grave in Denmark.(Image credit: National Museum of Denmark…
When the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, both nations agreed not to…
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient tomb belonging to the “keeper of the secrets of royal decrees,” they announced…
Nearly two millennia ago, a wealthy Roman commissioned an intricate, multicolored floor mosaic that depicted two beloved household animals: a…
Humanoid robots in Beijing have beaten a number of men’s athletics world records at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games,…
Over dinner at a gaming convention around 2010, board game designer James Ernest turned to his friend Eric Harshbarger and…
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad test at Cape Canaveral – YouTube Watch On When Blue Origin’s…