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This illustration shows, from left to right: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach, CC BY-NC

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From artificial atoms to quantum information machines: Inside the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics

Staff Writer - October 12, 2025

Prof. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH. Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T

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Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’

A new AI research center opening in North Carolina: Colleges and universities are embracing AI technology, often through corporate partnerships. North Carolina Central University via Getty Images

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Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence

Teachers need to be scientists themselves, experimenting and measuring the impact of powerful AI products on education. Hyoung Chang via Getty Images

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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

Protein molecules can have complicated structures that dictate their functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel...

Staff Writer - October 9, 2024

Artificial neural networks mimic human brains, but the technology has its roots in physics. Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution −...

Staff Writer - October 8, 2024

Over-the-counter multiplex tests for more than one illness may soon come to a pharmacy near you. Paco Burgada/iStock via Getty Images

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Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and...

Staff Writer - October 8, 2024

The linear accelerator at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, where researchers study rare isotopes of elements. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

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Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons −...

Staff Writer - October 7, 2024

When people spread lies online, they may know they’re sharing falsehoods. Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images

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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

Staff Writer - October 4, 2024

CubeSats, as depicted in this illustration, make it affordable for universities and private companies to launch a satellite into space. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore...

Staff Writer - September 28, 2024

A porcupine fossil recovered in Florida was the key clue in solving a paleontological mystery. Jeff Gage/Florida Museum, CC BY-ND

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Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and...

Staff Writer - September 21, 2024

The Boeing Starliner, shown as it approached the International Space Station. NASA via AP

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The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew –...

Staff Writer - September 7, 2024

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How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

October 3, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

September 29, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

September 29, 2025