Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep ...

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Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...

Despite years of debate and follow-up studies, an odd streak of cosmic light still defies a final explanation. Is it a giant ...

Researchers at OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks showed that an AI model working with an autonomous lab can design and iterate real ...

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission ...

Our sun was born 4.6 billion years ago near the crowded center of the Milky Way and then migrated roughly 10,000 light-years ...

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon ...

Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark on the gut ...

No bad luck here—just lots of fascinating math that explains why the 13th of a month so often falls on a Friday ...

AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our emails and phones. Now, a new study finds biased AI suggestions ...