The best of scientists’ photos from the field. Plus, researchers are split about whether it’s OK for AI to write science papers and bad philosophy is stopping progress in physics, says Carlo ...

Scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working on a humanoid robot that can be part of frontline military mission, an official said on Saturday. The Research ...

While Tyson received plenty of encouragement from gun supporters online, the popular scientist actually has a long history of opposing guns and gun violence. 'Some claim the USA is a Christian ...

The first X-ray pictures of a mysterious sphere that some ... has since been scrutinised by scientists. It is said to feature three layers of a “metal-like” material, 18 “microspheres ...

Scientists have developed an A.I. tool that ... to estimate the biological ages of adults with cancer by analyzing photos of their faces. Study participants with younger estimates tended to ...

Before the eruption, scientists saw a wide variety of ocean life around the Tica hydrothermal vent. Andrew Wozniak For the first time, scientists have witnessed an active seafloor volcanic ...

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NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has officially begun its scientific mission: capturing about 3,600 images per day to ... This comprehensive view will allow scientists to track how the cosmic ...

Bottom: Three microscope images show (left to right) bosonic 23Na forming a Bose-Einstein condensate; a single spin state in a weakly interacting 6Li Fermi mixture; and both spin states of a ...