The work at the Hanford site lab could save billions as environmental cleanup continues into the coming decades.

A University of Washington team is helping scientists tell their own stories with a free tool that converts dense, ...

This video tests a method that looks impossible at first but actually produces real, measurable results. It breaks down the ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Teachers don’t need expensive equipment or elaborate planning to engage their students in a meaningful exploration.

Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing ...

Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus. On the slide in front of them were the results of Lu’s latest attempt to turn back time for ...

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A robot named Adam was the first of its kind to do science. Adam mimicked a biologist. After coming up with questions to ask about yeast, the machine tested those questions inside a robotic laboratory ...

Earth science information (ESI) from satellites and other remote sensing technologies is critical for managing climate, agriculture, disasters, and more. Yet the societal value of ESI, how it improves ...

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This project is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through Grant GBMF10224, and the National Science Foundation under Grant GBMF10224 to the National Academy of Sciences. Any ...