SCIENCE

Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality.Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality. Read More

Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials. Read More

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding. Read More

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian. Read

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals. Read More

A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa.A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa. Read More

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction. Read More

An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again. Read More

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented the process in action.The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented the process in action. Read More

Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found.Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found. Read More