A better bachelor’s degree would give students more knowledge and skills in less time. Our treasured four-year model is losing its luster, as evidenced by the chorus of voices now questioning its ...

The standard interpretation of a null state, or empty state, posits it as devoid of structure. This paper introduces a ...

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our understanding of science, space, and the universe. On November 2, 2000, ...

An unusual double-ring structure spotted in space with the help of citizen scientists has turned out to be a cosmic rarity. The celestial anomaly, captured by a radio telescope, is an odd radio circle ...

A little over a year ago, one of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft flew a team of four private astronauts to orbit on a mission that made history with the first fully commercial spacewalk. Jared ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

In the early 1400s, nearly a century before Columbus’s fateful voyage to the Americas, China seemed most poised to use maritime might to create a global empire. Beginning in 1405, Ming Dynasty admiral ...

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley died on Thursday (Oct. 16), succumbing to a head injury he sustained at his home in September, his family confirmed this week. He was 74. Originally hailing from ...

Medal, a platform for uploading and sharing video game clips, has spun out a new frontier AI research lab that’s using its trove of gaming videos to train and build foundation models and AI agents ...

A large chunk of suspected space debris has been found in a remote part of the Australian desert, the country’s space agency confirmed Monday. The charred and smoldering object was found in the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Advances in artificial intelligence are driving surging demand for data centers. But these warehouse-like facilities, containing computers that process and store data, require a lot of land and huge ...