A Harvard astrophysicist who believes the Manhattan-sized comet hurtling towards Earth could possibly be fueled by alien ...

In this era of instant communication and rising cyber attacks, keeping things secret has never been harder. Quantum computers will make it even harder once they arrive, when someday they will be able ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Researchers across the United States and the world who raced to protect climate data, ...

The Don Harrington Discovery Center announced it will feature a retired specialist in process analysis and application ...

Harnessing the power of AI, a research team at the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virus Research has launched Viro3D—the most comprehensive database of human and animal virus protein structure ...

As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent ...

The destructive Emerald Ash Borer beetle has been increasing its range in the U.S. for decades. After being found near Forest Grove in 2022, it’s been confirmed in five Oregon counties, as of ...

Young children have a lot of trust in scientists, and watching superhero TV shows with villainous researchers has little ...

Apparently even whales enjoy horsing around. The reason orca whales have been attacking European ships recently isn’t due to targeted violence, but rather that the enormous mammals consider it a form ...

Missouri scientists have used special equipment to study Missouri's waterways for more than 100 years. Called streamgages, ...

Top medical experts are urging a warning label on bacon and other processed meats that use nitrates in the curing process ...