Researchers at RMIT University designed a small, remote-controlled robot that uses a sea urchin-inspired filter to remove oil ...

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with ...

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If you own a 3D printer, these small projects might be worth trying. They solve real problems you run into at home, in the car, or while reading.

In a new experiment, raccoons continued opening fresh doors and latches on a puzzle box even after they had claimed the food ...

A State College-area high school student will return home from spring break with a major research prize under his belt. Connor Hill, a senior at State College’s Delta High School, claimed the top $250 ...

Finalists in the Society for Science and Regeneron $1.8 million science competition are increasingly turning to machine learning, and organizers are balancing innovation with misuse.

Electron movement and structures described in quantum physics allow researchers to better understand how and why materials like superconductors behave ...

The world’s largest climate modeling initiative is quietly ramping up its next project, but U.S. participation is a wild card ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers ...

Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers’ behaviour? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer pressure often implies? In his PhD dissertation, UvA behavioural scientist ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the ...