The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...

Tools like Sakana's AI Scientist are already demonstrating this potential in computer science research. As Dr. Meige explains: "When it works, it's mind-blowing. It's a little bit like looking at ...

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Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima. Armed with ...

The Trump administration’s freeze on some government work and communications on health topics pending a political review is alarming the nation’s scientists, who say the move could delay ...

Scientists have tracked an intense radio signal coming from deep in space to its origin – and been left shocked by what they found. For years, researchers have been looking to explain fast ...

Prominent blockchain researcher Chen Jing has left the United States to join Tsinghua University in Beijing as a full-time professor. The award-winning scholar and chief scientist said she would ...

Leaders in one Southern California city fed up with the state's immigration policies have voted to become a "non-sanctuary" city and ignore the state's sanctuary laws. The resolution was approved ...

A study published by the journal Chemosphere originally stated that a toxic chemical found in black plastic almost exceeded the safe exposure limit when in fact it was 10 times lower than the limit.

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While acquiring funding may be challenging, the scientists argue that compared to alternatives like laser-pushed sails, electron beams could achieve 10,000 times the range, thus requiring less ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...