Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

An unprecedented experiment seven years in the making has shaken the field of neuroscience. Researchers set out to answer one of science’s most puzzling questions: Where does consciousness come from?

The race to develop a virtual scientist—an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication—has ...

Did you ever dream of having a lava lamp experiment when you were a kid? I know I did! There’s just something magical about those colorful blobs bouncing around in liquid light. Now, as a parent, you ...

In a world where science, technology, and creativity intersect, the art of science experiment films is gaining momentum. Capturing the magic of scientific exploration and discovery requires more than ...

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A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Understanding what complex chemical measurements reveal about materials and reactions can take weeks or months of analysis. But now, an AI-powered platform developed by researchers at the Department ...

If “art for art’s sake” is a desirable slogan, why not “science for science’s sake”? Modern scientists, whose goals are apt to be shaped by armed forces’ research grants or a corporation’s search for ...