When most people hear "polymer," they think of plastics. In our group, polymerization is a way to line up identical molecules like beads on a string and let quantum mechanics take over. Put magnetic ...

A $6 billion business co-founded by Oliver Curtis and his cousin Tim Rosenfield has attracted blue-chip backers. But not everybody is convinced. Billions of dollars are pouring into data centres to ...

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility. By Catrin Einhorn An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave ...

This could be a pivotal year in shaping what role artificial intelligence plays in American schools. Some families want Mayor Mamdani to hit the brakes. By Troy Closson The Pentagon and Anthropic were ...

Mar. 6, 2026 A tiny piece of moss helped expose a cemetery scandal in Illinois, where workers allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots. By identifying the moss and analyzing its chlorophyll to ...