Unlike active galaxies that endlessly devour nearby matter, these black holes remain in slumber, stirring only momentarily to consume an unlucky passing star. Astronomers from MIT, Columbia University ...

Perseverance has uncovered unusual, basalt-rich Martian spherules that likely formed in violent explosions—either from meteors or lava.

AI can misjudge medical ethics when puzzles are slightly changed—suggesting it still lacks the nuance to safely navigate high-stakes decisions.

Think you don’t have time to exercise every day? New research says you might not need to.

Scientists engineered synthetic cells that accurately keep time using biological clock proteins, offering new insights into how circadian rhythms resist molecular noise. Researchers at UC Merced have ...

Researchers have mapped the complete pathway for sensing cool temperatures from skin to brain, revealing a spinal cord ...

New research reveals that irregular sleep patterns, not just how long we sleep, may significantly raise the risk of numerous ...

A common plant virus awakens the immune system to fight cancer—and it’s grown using sunlight, soil, and science.

In one of the most extreme environments on Earth—the Large Hadron Collider—normal electronics fail almost instantly. But ...

“We’re introducing a major technological advantage when it comes to solving the scalability problem,” said graduate student and first author Kerolos M.A. Yousef. “Now we can miniaturize an entire ...

UC Riverside and Google built an AI that spots deepfakes—even without faces. By analyzing motion and background clues, it exposes fakes hiding in plain sight.

Get ready for a celestial event—but keep your expectations grounded. The Southern delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks July 30–31 and is best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Northern stargazers may ...