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The ancient Greek word phronesis means practical wisdom. It's about choosing the right action at the right time for the right reasons, helping you apply the other virtues correctly.

Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it's more of a medical liability today?

From wearable samplers to passive environmental monitoring, new research is changing how scientists observe chemical exposure - without invasive sampling.

A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoids the issue of liability for content and focuses on allegations that social media platforms themselves are harmful by design.

Using drones makes detecting land mines safer. Using AI to fuse data from multiple types of sensors on the drones makes it more efficient.

Public health campaigns had made significant strides toward eradicating diseases like elephantitis and river blindness. But this progress has since unraveled with the second Trump administration.

From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can see in the sky.

Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.