Category Archives: STEM News

To demonstrate our university’s biodiversity, we created maps using Indian folk art, and they have been a resounding success Continue reading →

From upsetting jobs and causing intellectual property issues to models that make up fake answers to questions — here’s why we’re concerned about Generative AI. Continue reading →

From upsetting jobs and causing intellectual property issues to models that make up fake answers to questions — here’s why we’re concerned about Generative AI. Continue reading →

Data submitted by volunteers are letting scientists make new findings thanks to the availability of new sources of data. Continue reading →

Astronauts may uncover underground oceans on Jupiter’s icy moons. Is there a possibility for life beyond Earth in our solar system? Continue reading →

Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S. Continue reading →

Moral panics aimed against trans people are both attacks on that community and part of a broader strategy to control youth across the U.S. Continue reading →

Using artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trade stocks and other financial instruments could have benefits—and perils Continue reading →

Using artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trade stocks and other financial instruments could have benefits—and perils Continue reading →

The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone “was much more complex than previously thought,” according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano Continue reading →

The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone “was much more complex than previously thought,” according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano Continue reading →

For academic research to be truly equitable, leadership, not just the scientists from underrepresented groups, must advocate for it Continue reading →

For academic research to be truly equitable, leadership, not just the scientists from underrepresented groups, must advocate for it Continue reading →

Saturn’s surprisingly young rings and record-breaking bounty of moons make the planet a ripe target for springtime sky watchers Continue reading →

Saturn’s surprisingly young rings and record-breaking bounty of moons make the planet a ripe target for springtime sky watchers Continue reading →

Specialists speculate that a Chinese spacecraft that spent nine months in Earth’s orbit might be similar to a U.S. space plane, and it could have research or military uses Continue reading →

Specialists speculate that a Chinese spacecraft that spent nine months in Earth’s orbit might be similar to a U.S. space plane, and it could have research or military uses Continue reading →

More sustainable ways of removing persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment are on the horizon. Continue reading →

More sustainable ways of removing persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment are on the horizon. Continue reading →

The people who lived between the Tigris and Euphrates locked lips and then wrote about it on clay tablets. Continue reading →

Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age Continue reading →

Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age Continue reading →

Modern Scots share genes with this British ethnic group that predates Indo-European influence. Learn what DNA reveals about these ancient Pictish people. Continue reading →

New research says climate change was responsible for yet another withering heat wave, which baked South Asia in April Continue reading →

White dwarfs, Earth-sized exoplanets, early galaxies and even Saturn’s moon Enceladus are on the agenda for JWST’s second year in space, but exomoons and others miss out Continue reading →

Researchers show how tiny Arctic foxes travel thousands of kilometers for space—revealing potential disease pathways Continue reading →

AI powered facial recognition will lead to increased racial profiling Continue reading →

Dozens of people reported tremors, but seismologists say there was no earthquake Continue reading →

The dramatic digital recreation of the Titanic wreck footage arrives right on time, revealing the severe threat from metal-eating bacteria. Continue reading →

One of the next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, and there’s a two-in-three chance one year will cross the crucial 1.5 degrees C global warming threshold Continue reading →