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AI agents have emerged from the lab, bringing promise and peril. tadamichi/iStock via Getty Images

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AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026

Staff Writer - December 30, 2025

Large language models have become extremely good at mimicking human writing. Robert Wicher/iStock via Getty Images

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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI

President Donald Trump displays his executive order countering state laws regulating AI. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation

Charli XCX performs during a celebration of the annual release of Spotify Wrapped in 2022 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spotify

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The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped

Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and power plants and pipe them underground to geological formations. Nopphinan/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works

The angles and branches in this illustration of a chip are key to using terahertz waves for the next generation of high-speed wireless communications. Wenhao Wang, Guillaume Ducournau, and Ranjan Singh

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Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of...

Staff Writer - September 3, 2024

It’s not you: App privacy settings really can be complicated. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images

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Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy

Staff Writer - August 16, 2024

Keith Krach with his hands up at the Perdue Commencement

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Krach Delivers Powerful Purdue Commencement Address with Proof of Equation: Transformation...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2022

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Purdue Forms World’s First Institute for Tech Diplomacy Through Transformation and...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2022

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Is Google’s eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?

Staff Writer - January 7, 2017

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Big data security problems threaten consumers’ privacy

Staff Writer - March 23, 2016

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Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors

Staff Writer - March 10, 2016

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Windows 95 turns 20 – and new ways of interacting show...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2015

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

Staff Writer - December 31, 2025

Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago;...

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

December 27, 2025

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

December 26, 2025

Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Andyworks/E+ Collection via Getty Images

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

December 25, 2025

Warmer temperatures can supercharge storms. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

December 24, 2025