41% of people employed as scientists and engineers are women
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China’s new Moon mission is about to launch, and it’s a rare example of countries working together
All systems are “go” for tonight’s launch of China’s next step in a carefully planned…
To make AI safe, governments must regulate data collection
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a $2.4-billion investment in artificial intelligence. Part of…
Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations
Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded history, and people have been…
How to spot fake online reviews (with a little help from AI)
Before you buy something, or visit a new restaurant, or see a new film, you…
AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?
In March, we saw the launch of a “ChatGPT for music” called Suno, which uses…
The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
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Asian Americans who give to charitable organizations
Two-thirds of Asian American adults say they have volunteered or made a donation through a…
Asian Americans who send money to people in their ancestral homelands| Pew Research Center
In addition to asking Asian adults whether they have given to charitable organizations, we asked…
Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
If all goes well late on May 6, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni…