A Mathematician Who Makes the Best of Things
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of ...
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
Why Would We Undermine the Marvel of American Science?
Dr. Varmus is a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. He shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of cancer ...
Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
(THE CONVERSATION) Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying ...
The Strongest Science Leaders in Civilization 7
The best science leaders in Civ 7 never fall behind. They control research, stay ahead in tech, and shape the future with ...
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The Dire Consequences of Science Without DEI
While it’s unclear what research or programs, specifically, fall under Trump’s definition of DEI, the order has already set off chaos and confusion throughout the science world, as agencies like the ...
Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.
Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This ...
Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough
Enzyme designers in the David Baker lab at the University of Washington in Seattle, from left: Sam Pellock, Anna Lauko, Kiera ...
14 Best Romance Anime to Binge on Valentine’s Day
Romance anime is great for any occasion, but for otakus worldwide, there's at least one series each will swear by for ...
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The early minds behind the machine: Founders of artificial intelligence
Turing's 1950 paper didn't just pose the profound question, "Can machines think?". It ignited a quest to build AI technology ...
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...
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VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: 10 dates and 35 years later, UK alums reflect on love, illness and caregiving
It seems like foreshadowing that they met while playing the board game Life. Marietta Barton was 19 years old; Jeff Baxter was 21. Despite both growing up ...