The 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry gave a hand to handed molecules – and the processes chemists use to create them.
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AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit stereotypes of gay and straight.
If you think about leap years, it may seem like humans have a very odd way of measuring time. Sometimes, timekeepers even have to add extra seconds to clocks.
IceCube looks for high energy neutrinos from space. It joins the ranks of complementary experiments that study neutrinos originating closer to home.
From thalidomide to resveratrol, molecules with the exact same chemical properties can have drastically different effects in the body depending on how they’re arranged in space.
Modern AI owes its existence to both cognitive and computer science. What you envision as its origin story can influence how you understand what large language models can do.
‘Use it or lose it’ isn’t quite true when it comes to the health benefits of exercise. Cells across the body retain a memory of training that lasts longer than once thought.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics recognizes Francis Halzen’s vision in building an unusual telescope in Antarctica, as well as the neutrino discoveries it’s made.
As dogs age, their brains undergo similar changes to human brains, making them a valuable natural model to study dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Neuroscientific advances follow a pattern of visualizing the brain, measuring its function and then controlling it. Optogenetics may lead to a new era of medical treatment.
Understanding how certain animals can regenerate entire organs and limbs could help heal injuries in people.
The sudden proliferation of Flock cameras and abuses has led to a response from Florida lawmakers, but they have stopped short of regulating this technology and its uses.
Hunter-gatherers do not always seek total equality, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t egalitarian.
Prompting AI models to contradict your ideas can improve your thinking about a problem.
Particle accelerators aren’t just for testing the Standard Model. They’re also used to diagnose and treat disease and study world history.
People may accept bad behavior – even sexual assault – when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
Many animal species – frogs and humans alike – struggle to make choices in a complex, overwhelming world.
A 100-year-old equation helps scientists build solar cells, develop biofuels and even study quantum computers.
Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content.
Most states have legislated election deepfakes by requiring a warning
28 states require disclosures on the media
A hit 1983 movie illustrates what computer scientists have long known: If you give an AI agent a goal but don’t control what it can and can’t do, you shouldn’t be surprised by what it does.
Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.
Cybercrime is getting increasingly sophisticated, and scammers target senior citizens.
The games created a new way of experiencing video games by building a 3D world in which events could unfold beyond the player’s line of sight.
All the training data in the world can’t account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.
Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.