Although the AI didn't select the components or board layout, its assistance with routing potentially saved engineers weeks ...

Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim ...

If you can't work remotely from a beach chair, the SunBooster might be the next best thing for keeping your mood in check as ...

ThioJoe reveals five surprising causes behind a hard drive filling up too quickly. Supreme Court suggests Trump might use Insurrection Act Heroic survivor 'riddled with bullets' after stopping shooter ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie ...

A major international review has upended long-held ideas about how top performers are made. By analyzing nearly 35,000 elite achievers across science, music, chess, and sports, researchers found that ...

Carrie McDonough receives funding from the U.S. EPA. She previously led the Pittsburgh chapter of Stand Up for Science and volunteers with Indivisible Pittsburgh, Casa San Jose and Pittsburgh ...

The editors of Scientific American look to 2026 as a chance to peer into the future to see what science may be unfolding and what discoveries may lurk on the horizon. But the new year is also a chance ...

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward In 2025, researchers watched an interstellar comet, learned about human ...

There were huge disruptions to the global scientific enterprise this year — but immense bright spots for health, discovery, innovation and research collaboration. Yet there remains much to celebrate — ...

Computers have become an essential part of our everyday lives. Students are using computers daily through their need to attend online classes, play games, searching information, or do their school ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Polly Thompson Every time Polly publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox!