Category: Science

The last time I covered the science of humanoid robots, the state of the art looked downright Orwellian — by which I mean, “four legs

A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.

Levels of six RNA molecules in the blood ID’d older adults likely to survive two more years. Whether it will work for other people is

For decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep

A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains

Research reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.

Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning

Research reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.

China’s massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans

A new analysis of a large fossil shinbone suggests T. rex ancestors came from North America instead of Asia. Not everyone agrees.

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth’s moon.

Archaeologists have uncovered the graves of two pre-Roman children who were buried like male warriors.

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin’s peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but