Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today ...

When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different from humans, while the latter are ...

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Forget about basic stand-on devices that measure weight and basic body composition stats; this advanced foot-to-hand smart scale can do that and so much more.

To fill the talent gap, CS majors could be taught to design hardware, and the EE curriculum could be adapted or even shortened.

Quantum key distribution promises ultra-secure communication by using the strange rules of quantum physics to detect eavesdroppers instantly. But even the most secure quantum link can falter if the ...

In December 2025, Brett Baker led a research cruise to collect microbial genomes off the coast of Uruguay. In this photo, Tyler Smith pilots a remotely operated vehicle collecting shallow coastal ...

AI model GPT-5.2 collaborates with physicists to discover a new formula in particle physics, reshaping future scientific research methods.

Sonali Dasgupta started STEMonsters Education to enable children to watch concepts learnt in theory, evolve into practical models. Through STEMXplore 2026, she’s inviting children and schools to be a ...

Pet soundboards allow our four-legged friends to press buttons and express themselves in human language. But is it real? UC ...

A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence ...