SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

When MIT mechanical engineering Professor Kripa Varanasi landed in New Delhi in the middle of the night...

One of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies has implored the industry to pause development on AI, because the...

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What started off as a sci-fi horror turned into one of the best sci-fi comedies ever when it dropped 25 years ago. Being true to its title, Ivan Reitman's "Evolution" proves that nothing ever stays the same – including...

Some fossilized filaments are giving Earth’s first flying vertebrates a shiny new makeover. At least one species of pterosaur shimmered in iridescent greens and magentas, scientists report May 10 at bioRxiv.org. The discovery reshapes what we know about the fearsome...

Over half of the planet’s freshwater reservoirs will be “functionally dead” by 2060 due to sediment build-up, a study...

Available for over a yearMosquitoes are frequently called the world's deadliest insect. They kill more people every year than any other creature by spreading diseases like malaria, West Nile virus and Zika. In an effort to combat the disease...

A huge study into the biology of endometriosis has revealed new mechanisms by which it may cause its severe...

The silicon that forms the foundation of most computer chips has fundamental limits to how much power...

It's that season again – the most uncovered time of the year. For some, swimsuits can be an issue, but not for Carly Anderson. The former elementary schoolteacher is now an online influencer, whose content...