Robotics

Autism, Human Connection and the 'Double Empathy' Problem

Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, bu...

If You're Pregnant, These Vaccines Could Save Your and ...

The RSV vaccine is the latest in a series of immunizations that could protect pr...

OSIRIS-REx's Asteroid Samples Are Finally Down to Earth

OSIRIS-REx—the first U.S. mission to attempt a sample return from a space rock—h...

Discrimination Has Trapped People of Color in Unhealthy...

People of color, more than other groups, live in neighborhoods prone to excess h...

Rosalind Franklin Deserves a Posthumous Nobel Prize for...

Awarding Rosalind Franklin a Nobel Prize posthumously for her role in DNA discov...

Poem: 'Message to My Beloved Sibling'

Science in meter and verse

Valley Fever Is a Growing Fungal Threat to Outdoor Workers

The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard

More People Die from Venomous Snakebites Each Year Than...

In low- and middle-income nations, snakebite envenoming is more deadly than almo...

Online Ads Can Infect Your Device with Spyware

An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through onli...

U.S. Will Weigh Cost of Carbon Pollution in More Govern...

Calculations determining the climate damage of greenhouse gas emissions—called t...

People Who Are Changing the Environment One Community a...

These four researchers are highlighting environmental inequities and improving t...

These Adorable Jellyfish Show Learning Doesn't Even Req...

Human scientists—used to the benefits of a centralized, complex brain—have been ...

See How AI Generates Images from Text

Generative AI algorithms use probability to create visuals from noise

This Researcher Captured Air from the Amazon in Dive-Bo...

One researcher has been hiring planes to strafe the sky over the Amazon rain for...

Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with ...

AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication

Fixing Air Pollution Could Dramatically Improve Health ...

The most marginalized people are breathing the most polluted air, and improving ...

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