Why did the self-driving car crash? New AI tool may finally have the answer

As self-driving cars become more common on city streets, one important question remains difficult to answer: Why do they sometimes crash? Now, researchers at King's...

Scientists finally find the Milky Way’s missing black hole wind

For more than 50 years, astronomers have searched for a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Now,...

How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating

Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod. These armored creatures,...

Scientists Create AI That Can Invent New Battery Electrolytes

Artificial intelligence is helping scientists discover new medicines, create advanced materials, and now even design better batteries. Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed...

AI May Predict Heart and Kidney Disease from Eye Scans

Eye exams are becoming much more powerful than many people realize. Modern eye clinics now use advanced imaging technology that allows doctors to look...

Ancient Martian ocean? Vast clay deposits may hold clues to life on Mars

Scientists have discovered that huge clay deposits near the landing site of the upcoming ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover are much larger than previously thought. The...

MIT scientists develop new carbon capture technology that could slash energy costs

Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial emissions is considered one of the key tools for fighting climate change. However, today's carbon capture technologies are often...

Scientists compress massive X-ray data files by more than 8,000 times

Scientists in Japan have developed a powerful new way to compress X-ray imaging data in real time, reducing file sizes by more than 8,000...

The simple reason your building is too hot or too cold—and how to fix...

Have you ever wondered why an office, apartment building, or public space can feel too hot one day and too cold the next, even...

Scientists launch 10-year plan to build living cells from scratch

A team of scientists from across Asia has launched an ambitious project to create artificial living cells from non-living materials within the next decade. If...

This tabletop printer could change how computer chips are made

A new tabletop-sized device developed by engineers at the University of Texas at Austin could dramatically speed up semiconductor research while reducing costs. The technology...

Smart glasses could soon predict what you’ll look at next

Augmented reality (AR) devices such as smart glasses may soon become much smarter. Researchers have developed a new technology that can predict where a person...

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Smart soil: A new way to water and feed plants efficiently

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new type of soil that can capture water from the air to keep...

This mini donkey gets big boost from pacemaker

Nix, a miniature donkey with a potentially fatal heart condition, is on the mend after a successful pacemaker implantation by veterinarians at the Cornell...

Volcanoes may have killed Venus with a runaway greenhouse, and almost the Earth too

What turned Venus into hell? It could have simply been a steadily-warming Sun, but new research suggests that Volcanoes may have played a role in...

Scientists discover iron as key to cheaper, greener batteries

What if a common element, instead of rare and expensive ones, could revolutionize electric car batteries? Researchers, including an Oregon State University chemistry team, have...

Why tiny water balloons cover quinoa

Quinoa, a protein-rich crop known for its ability to thrive in harsh conditions, has long been admired for its resilience to drought and salt. However,...