Using the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT), an international team of astronomers have performed long-term photometric ...

A research team at Duke University has developed a new AI framework that can uncover simple, understandable rules that govern some of the most complex dynamics found in nature and technology. The AI ...

Startups flush with cash are building AI-assisted laboratories to find materials far faster and more cheaply, but are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment. The microwave-size instrument at Lila ...

In polarization analysis, the real structure of a retarder sample may consist of multiple layers or a continuous, nonlayered structure (left). Conventional approaches typically model the sample as a ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

Ancient supercontinent Nuna's breakup around 1.5 billion years ago set off a chain of events that made Earth more habitable, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Clinicians and researchers continue to address unproven and debunked claims about the origins of autism — most notably that vaccines and prenatal acetaminophen use may increase the risk for the ...

What is architecture? For some, its traditional role is to bring together imagination, technical knowledge, and problem-solving, allowing architects to design and construct while balancing ideas with ...

Colby College said it has received a $150 million anonymous gift to build a 200,000-square-foot science complex on the school's campus in Waterville by 2030. The donation is the largest in the ...

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Jake Schreier to direct reboot of live-action 'X-Men' Jesse Grant / Getty Images / Marvel Jake Schreier is set to direct the X-Men reboot and, in a new interview, teased the film in the works. Marvel ...