Imagine if a self-driving car could spot a pedestrian before they step into view from behind a building. Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have...

In April 2023, fishermen off Spain’s eastern coast made an unexpected and historic catch. A juvenile great white shark, just over two meters long and...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new image of the Egg Nebula, a rare and short-lived object formed as a star nears...

Talking about flatulence may feel awkward, but scientists say it could reveal important clues about gut health. Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed...

Life needs more than water and the right temperature to exist. New research suggests that only a small number of planets ever get the chemical...

Scientists have developed a new way to produce clean hydrogen using sunlight and liquid metal, offering a promising path toward greener energy made directly...

Modern satellites rely on electromagnetic waveguides—hollow structures that carry high-power signals between components such as antennas and transmitters. Today, these waveguides are usually made from...

Galaxy clusters, the largest structures held together by gravity in the universe, may be far heavier than scientists once believed. New research suggests that much...

Scientists studying material from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered new clues about how some of life’s most basic ingredients may have formed long before...

Researchers have created a microphone so thin it looks like a human hair, yet tough enough to survive temperatures as high as 1,000°C. Made entirely...

Artificial intelligence tools have become part of everyday life for millions of people. Many use AI at work to write emails, summarize documents, or...

Researchers at Queen's University have built a new kind of computer that uses light instead of electricity—and it works at room temperature, stays stable...

A team of physicists at McGill University has developed a new device that allows them to trap, release, and manipulate DNA molecules without ever...

Scientists have discovered a cool new way to make building materials stronger and more eco-friendly, and it involves using tiny living organisms! In a paper...

A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans. The...

For the first time ever, scientists have documented humpback whales blowing perfect bubble rings during close and curious encounters with humans. Much like someone blowing...

The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that...