Turbulent research landscape imperils US brain gain − and ultimately American prosperity
Despite representing only 4% of the world’s population, the United States accounts for over half…
Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the woolly mammoth?
In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them…
New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents
In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training,…
Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists
If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you’re stepping on…
Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows
The United States is trying to decouple its economy from rivals like China. Efforts toward…
How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies
You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You…
Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why
Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared. Known as the Permian–Triassic…
Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000…
Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons
When U.S. forces attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was…
Chatbots are on the rise, but customers still trust human agents more
Customers contact companies regularly to purchase products and services, inquire about orders, make payments and…