Can AI really design wireless chips better than humans? According to a newly published study in the journal Nature Communications, the answer is yes. Better, faster, and next to impossible for humans… read more >>

Marmosets, small primates native to South America, are known to be highly social primates. Living in family-based groups of up to 15 individuals, they use a complex system of vocalizations for… read more >>

The first astronauts since the Apollo era will land on the lunar surface later this decade. If NASA’s Artemis program proceeds as planned, it will eventually establish a permanent presence on the… read more >>

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the holiday, I’m turning my attention to an animal long associated with the holiday: bats! No, not the blood-sucking bats of vampire lore: This post focuses on a species… read more >>

Star Trek may have introduced the masses to the concept of a warp drive, but early references to this mode of travel date back to the 1930s in Jack Williamson’s science fiction novel, The Cometeers…. read more >>

Carrion crows, a notably brainy bird native to Europe, recently demonstrated their laudable intellectual capabilities in yet another way. While these crows have previously shown the ability to… read more >>

 
Every year for more than twenty years, TIME editors compile a list of the most impactful ideas and products. This year, the editors focused on categories such as AI, accessibility, robotics,… read more >>

The rapid intensification and slower decay in recent hurricanes provide a terrible “one-two” punch, increasing storm surges and wind speeds at landfall while expanding the total area affected by the… read more >>

A Boston-based startup developed a non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that slowed Alzheimer’s disease patients’ cognitive delay by 83% and functional decline by 84% after just six… read more >>

July 2023 is the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. And we still have a few days to go before we flip the calendar to August.
According to Scientific American, “Because July is… read more >>