Science

A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics

An AI tool trained on chemical signatures from corpse-eating insects may help de...

Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines

Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immun...

Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex

A new Nanotyrannus fossil suggests the diminutive dino lived alongside T. rex in...

This flower smells like injured ants — and flies can’t ...

A type of Japanese dogsbane releases a scent identical to wounded ants’ distress...

Some planets might home brew their own water

Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, ...

Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This ...

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse ...

Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fis...

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, ...

The AI model OpenFold3 takes a crucial step in making p...

The open-source AI model improves transparency in predicting how proteins intera...

Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright

Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed m...

Hurricane Melissa spins into a monster storm as it bear...

The story of Atlantic hurricanes is treading a familiar — and frightening — path...

Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for o...

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline...

DNA reveals Neandertals traveled thousands of kilometer...

DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,00...

These simple knife tricks stop onion tears instantly

With a high-speed camera and a tiny guillotine, scientists showed that chopping ...

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the...

These tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions,...

A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science

AI promises to speed up scientific analysis and writing. However, AI agents stru...

Napoleon’s retreating army may have been plagued by the...

DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that ma...