Science
A chatbot might not break a sweat every time you ask it to make your shopping list or come up…
The future of plant life on Mars may be bioplastic. Green algae (Dunaliella tertiolecta) flourished under Mars-like conditions inside translucent,…
Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in…
GLP-1 drugs may possess a new power: Easing migraines. In a small, preliminary study, a GLP-1 drug nearly halved the…
This hexapod robot recognizes its surroundings using a vision system that occupies less storage space than a single photo on…
A patch containing tens of millions of nanoneedles can read what’s happening in our cells on the fly, potentially eliminating…
The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape…
The early universe is speckled with little red dots, and now we may have an idea of how these peculiar…
In recent weeks, extreme heat waves have broiled the United States, China and Europe. But scientists are warning of another…
An unassuming lichen harbors a hidden superpower: It’s remarkably resistant to ultraviolet radiation. New experiments on the hardy organism call…