What governs the speed at which raindrops fall, sediment settles in river estuaries, and matter is ejected during a supernova? These questions circle around one, deceitfully simple factor: the rate at ...

The AI Assistant, now in public beta for web and mobile, allows users to modify images by typing or speaking their desired changes, such as removing objects or altering backgrounds.

A new chatbot outperforms doctoral researchers at literature reviews, and could end up being the secret weapon science has been waiting for, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi PhD students have it tough. No ...

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every ...

Modern nutrition often focuses on single nutrients, yet food and the body operate as complex systems. Health columnist Seth Schneider looks at shifting dietary trends and cultural food traditions ...

In 2026, we need to be doing much more to help communities prepare and to become a resilient before the next fire breaks out. That means investing in innovation, using better data, better technology ...

Researchers simulated nearly every molecule in a bacterial cell — and then watched the cell grow and reproduce.

A new study revisits a century-old question about how turbulence starts. The findings could potentially influence not only aircraft engineering but even the design of mechanical heart valves, and ...

Researchers have developed a high-tech system that rapidly scans ants and converts them into detailed 3D models. Using a synchrotron accelerator, X-ray imaging, robotics, and AI, the team scanned ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New training methods are teaching robots to learn like humans: much faster, and using much ...

Thanks to the alternating single-double nature of the bonds, electrons in these orbitals end up delocalized; the differences between the bonds become a bit irrelevant, and the molecule is best viewed ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.