One‑way attack drones: Low‑cost, high‑tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare
Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Kahn, Georgetown University
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have...
Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo...
Laura Beers, American University
At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest...
AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship...
Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, University of Kansas
When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction....
Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever –...
Eric R. Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrei Derevianko, University of Nevada, Reno
Most clocks, from wristwatches...
Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate – this...
Josie Slaathaug, Sonoma State University and Daniel Crocker, Sonoma State University
At least six gray whales have died in...
What declining vaccination rates mean for families in Allegheny County – where 1 in...
Kar-Hai Chu, University of Pittsburgh and Maggie Slavin, University of Pittsburgh
As the risk of measles remains an ongoing...
Health care sticker shock has become the norm, but talking to your doctor about...
Helen Colby, Indiana University and Deidre Popovich, Texas Tech University
As health care costs rise, patients aren’t just shouldering...
Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne’s 19th‑century novel
Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Illinois Wesleyan University
With the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, human beings...
