Robotics

Here's the Happiness Research that Stands Up to Scrutiny

From meditation to smiling, researchers take a second look at studies claiming t...

Will Quantum Computers Upend Cryptography as We Know It?

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough...

Elon Musk's Neuralink has Implanted its First Chip in a...

The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain...

Why New Liquified Natural Gas Infrastructure Is on Hold

A Biden administration review of natural gas exports could show the U.S. was rel...

For 60+ years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccin...

This year, healthcare providers have tools to help prevent lower respiratory tra...

Japan's SLIM Mission Is Revived on the Moon

After a nine-day shutdown, the upside-down lunar lander received enough sunlight...

Why Insects Are Attracted to Light at Night

Contrary to popular lore, insects do not confuse artificial light for the moon

First Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detector Gets Go-A...

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could discover gigantic ripples in spacet...

Poem: 'Midlife Calculus'

Science in meter and verse

Tomorrow's Quantum Computers Threaten Today's Secrets. ...

Researchers are racing to create codes so complex that even quantum computers ca...

Can 'Conversations' with Whales Teach Us to Talk with A...

A controversial 20-minute interaction with a humpback whale might help scientist...

Shrinking Family Sizes May Change Our Experience with A...

Throughout the world, the number of relatives that people have may dramatically ...

Disinformation Is the Real Threat to Democracy and Publ...

Disinformation abounds, and it can kill. Fortunately, it can often be unambiguou...

Do Cats Experience FOMO?

Feline experts weigh in on clingy cats’ supposed “fear of missing out”

These Numbers Look Random but Aren't, Mathematicians Prove

A new mathematical proof helps show whether a sequence of numbers is “pseudorandom”

Ancient Jewelry Shows Ice Age Europe Had 9 Distinct Cul...

Prehistoric artifacts used in jewelry, such as beads made from shells, amber and...

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