By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/18/2025 8:00 AM

The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses visual data. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/18/2025 8:00 AM

Why do computers only work with the numbers 0 and 1? There are machines that process three digits with more efficiency than you might expect ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/18/2025 7:38 AM

The sPHENIX particle detector, the newest experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has released its first physics results: precision measurements of the number and energy density of thousands of particles streaming from collisions of near-light-speed gold ions. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/18/2025 7:00 AM

A 2,200-year-old Celtic settlement containing coins and jewelry has been discovered in the Czech Republic. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/18/2025 6:45 AM

It’s certainly possible to consume water sourced from the icy rings of Saturn, but doing so safely may require extra steps ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | kristina.killgrove@futurenet.com (Kristina Killgrove) | 7/18/2025 6:00 AM

Thousands of pieces of leather discovered in an Oslo harbor are giving archaeologists insight into everyday life in medieval Norway. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/18/2025 6:00 AM

Dropout.tv’s Brennan Lee Mulligan talks about the emotional and cultural importance of Dungeons and Dragons. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/17/2025 5:18 PM

After photographs showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency—a blood vessel disease that affects circulation in the legs ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/17/2025 4:40 PM

The park’s newest hydrothermal feature has an otherworldly milky texture from dissolved silica ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/17/2025 3:00 PM

Long-awaited results of a three-person IVF technique suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant mitochondria ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) | 7/17/2025 2:55 PM

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 7/17/2025 1:50 PM

Neuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings feel like a dream and some feel like a disaster ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/17/2025 1:20 PM

Nor'easters are becoming more destructive as the climate warms, a new study finds, with a 20% increase in storm intensity recorded from 1940 to now. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/17/2025 1:13 PM

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | kristina.killgrove@futurenet.com (Kristina Killgrove) | 7/17/2025 1:01 PM

The amethyst was set in high-quality silver and probably once formed part of a brooch. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/17/2025 12:50 PM

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/17/2025 11:53 AM

Tacking—a maneuver used to sail a boat against the wind, changing direction in a zig-zag fashion—is one of the most difficult but necessary sailing maneuvers. While tacking is common, the movement of the sails and wind forces during the turn are not well understood. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/17/2025 11:30 AM

A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap." ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 7/17/2025 11:00 AM

Scientists demonstrate a process called "magic state distillation" in logical qubits for the first time, meaning we can now build quantum computers that are both error-free and more powerful than supercomputers. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 7/17/2025 10:53 AM

Understanding the interaction between light and matter at the smallest scales (angstrom scale) is essential for advancing technology and materials science. Atomic-scale structures, such as defects in diamonds or molecules in electronic devices, can significantly influence a material's optical properties and functionality. To explore these tiny structures, we need to extend the capabilities of optical microscopy. ... Read full Story