Science

Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vac...

A 3-D printed, plastic beaker could help algae grow on ...

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials ...

How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends

AI models such as ChatGPT consume serious power. Experts break down where that e...

A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin...

In a small cell therapy trial, 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes no longe...

A rare chance to see two exploding stars is happening i...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemis...

Popular weight-loss drugs may ease migraines too

A GLP-1 drug led to fewer days with headaches, a small pilot study of migraine s...

A new ‘eye’ may radically change how robots see

The system contains a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes...

This painless nanoneedle patch might one day replace ce...

Using millions of tiny needles, the patch samples molecular data from inside cel...

See how the herpesvirus reshapes our cells’ DNA in just...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to al...

Harmful heat doesn’t always come in waves

Even without reaching heat wave levels, sustained high temperatures may contribu...

A barrage of radiation couldn’t kill this hardy life-form

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting...

Mysterious ‘little red dot’ galaxies have a possible or...

Compact ruddy galaxies seen by the James Webb telescope confound astronomers. Ha...

This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs

An egg-shape trend found among birds shows up in miniature with very protective ...

AI can measure our cultural history. But is it accurate?

Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify pat...

‘Magic’ states empower error-resistant quantum computing

Special quantum states allow computers to perform the most difficult class of qu...

Genetics reveal the origin story of East Asia’s favorit...

The origin of red beans — also called adzuki — has been murky. A new study says ...