The future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists previously thought. Using ...

It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. But that is just what ESA's CryoSat ...

Commercial software can’t keep pace with experimental precision when it comes to large-scale computer-algebra calculations in ...

Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays. The research is being presented at a meeting of ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful imaging technique that reveals atomic scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. Using an advanced electron microscopy method, ...

Tech companies are building enormous data centres and reconfiguring energy infrastructure across the US, all to power the burgeoning AI industry. On a road trip, Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo trace ...

At Bard’s Wíhaŋble S’a Center, Lakota artist Suzanne Kite leads a research lab exploring AI ethics through Indigenous knowledge, land-based practices, and dream research.

So, what exactly is quantum theory in chemistry? It’s basically the set of ideas that explain how atoms and molecules behave at a really, really tiny level. Think smaller than you can even imagine.

Perhaps the Changsha kiln’s unique cultural contribution was firing poetry onto ceramics. Among Liu’s collection are ewers inscribed with various ancient poems that have been preserved under the glaze ...

According to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) geology record, Commentary on the Waterways Classic, Yunmu Mountain's soil is suitable for pottery, and over a thousand households of potters lived ...

Advanced AI is not something we’re waiting for—it’s quietly moved into our homes, jobs, and even our social lives. By 2040, ...