Science
Scientific discoveries and research
How labor movements may help rebalance power in the technology sector
Wide swaths of American workers are more meaningfully involved than in the past in organizing around and pushing back against artificial intelligence (AI) and d...
NASA's Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon: The long road to launch
NASA is once again shooting for the moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space La...
Direct confirmation of two baby planets forming around a young, sun-like star
As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of different solar system architectures. C...
How Neanderthals used a lakeshore in Germany to hunt, butcher and survive
In 1948, a group of amateurs led by a local headmaster in Lehringen, Germany, uncovered the skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant—the largest land mammal known...
Discarded oyster shells may pull rare earth metals from polluted water
New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key...
Video training helps young adults with disabilities navigate romance
For too long, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been denied the same opportunities for love, romance, and sexual expressio...
Q&A: How high school shapes future success
A study led by a recent Harvard graduate analyzed Massachusetts education and unemployment data for insights on how high schools affect students' long-term educ...
Tale of the lava heron: Student describes new Galapagos species
The Galapagos Islands are famous for the discoveries that shaped Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now an SFSU graduate has added one more: Ezra Mendales (M...
AI agent accelerates catalyst discovery for sustainable fuel development
Scientific discovery is often tedious, expensive, incremental trial and error, but the advent of artificial intelligence is accelerating the process. A multi-in...
Novel measurement confirms a 50-year-old prediction: Dark points are faster than light
A research group from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology reports in Nature an unprecedented achievement in electron microscopy: the direct measurement...
Scientists identify new Fusarium species behind wheat disease outbreak in Ethiopia
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat that can reduce grain yields and contaminate grain with toxins harmful to humans and livestock. The...
Wild squirrels consistently climb higher for better snacks, researchers find
Squirrels are usually willing to climb higher to reach their favorite foods, shows new research appearing in Animal Behaviour. Extensive lab studies have found...