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Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule - an important finding for the synthesis…
Technology
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of FreedomMargaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose softw…
Healthcare
Trump administration paving way for temporary sale of some unapproved peptides
Food and Drug Administration scientists and some medical experts have raised alarms about increasing access to certain peptides.
Technology
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
'Techno-optimism' may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed. Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the pr…
U.S. and German scientists win Nobel Price in medicine for discoveries on optogenetics
American Karl Deisseroth, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist, has won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with two German scientists. Their discove…
Technology
Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Turning Brain Cells On And Off. It Began With Pond Scum.
A trio of scientists whose discoveries allowed researchers to control the activity of brain cells with light won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday. It all…
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A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean's 'Deep Reefs'
Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here's what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.
Technology
AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion
The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.
AI
AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine
Scientists and entrepreneurs knew the dangers of AI a quarter-century ago. But animated by curiosity and profit, they went ahead anyway. Over the past few week…
Industrials
The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women's health long…
Scientists Detect Radio Signals from an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
No, it's not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.
AI
Meet the top Anthropic scientist who predicted the core of today's AI doom debate
Meet the top Anthropic scientist who predicted the core of today's AI doom debate
Healthcare
'Planetary boundaries' necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth's health are 'outside the safe operating space' as climate disaster looms. The planetary life support systems relied u…
Commodities
Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon
For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can…
New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century
Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.
AI
Why AI Isn't Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons
Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.
AI
A renowned computer scientist once skeptical of the AI singularity now says humanity is 'certainly at risk'
A renowned computer scientist once skeptical of the AI singularity now says humanity is 'certainly at risk'
Commodities
Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska's deep-sea diversity
But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump's plan to expand seafloor mining. Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea spong…
Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist
Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in 'immaculate condition' after discovery in Bay AreaA 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable conditio…
Energy
US scientists turn to chickens to sound the alarm as West Nile cases rise
Chickens - which can test positive for viruses but cannot spread them - an ideal early warning system for mosquito-borne disease. The start of West Nile virus…
Technology
Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation
Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation
AI
Anthropic says scientists used its AI for research that could aid biological weapons development
Anthropic says scientists used its Claude AI in sensitive biological research that the company feared could have applications in weapons development - includin…
AI
Scientists Saved Us From Catastrophic Risk Before
Track-two science diplomacy can provide vital safeguards on AI.
AI
OpenAI's chief scientist says AI labs may need to slow down: 'No one is prepared for the consequences'
OpenAI's chief scientist says AI labs may need to slow down: 'No one is prepared for the consequences'
Industrials
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.
Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle
An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promisi…
Hundreds Of Millions Trapped In Post-Viral Nightmare As Scientists Race For Cure
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are living with brutal, long-term conditions caused by past infections while scientists are nearing answers that could…
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe.
West Point's only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Adam Kalkstein compared administration's order to 'trying to teach the law' without mentioning 'the constitution'The only climate scientist teaching at West Po…
