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Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry. A team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs.

A shark expert whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie explains some of their unique features. Many discoveries came in the decades after 'Jaws.'

The tools that are meant to help make AI safer could actually make it much more dangerous.

A happy marriage comes with many benefits for mental and physical health. Theory and recent research suggest same-sex couples have accessed those benefits since the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision.

The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd's murder is visible in today's Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.

AI avatars of dead people are teaching courses and testifying in court. Even with the best of intentions, the emerging practice of AI 'reanimations' is an ethical quagmire.

Measurement standards underlie most fields of science - without them, researchers couldn't compare the results of different studies.

AI's advantage over humans comes down to 4 dimensions: speed, scale, scope and sophistication. Whether AI can replace you depends on how much one or more of the S's matter in what you do.

Mars isn't a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.

Researchers discovered a previously unknown function of RNA, potentially opening the door to new ways to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.