An electron microscopy image can capture atoms arranged in a crystal lattice or defects threading through a semiconductor material, but turning that image into materials insight can take weeks of careful analysis. Now, an autonomous artificial…
The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics — and a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State…
The space economy technically isn’t anything new. It’s been a thing since governments and companies began launching rockets and satellites into space. Still, it’s an exciting time for investors because of the immense upside of the next…
Cambridge, MA (April 1, 2026) — The JWST mission has released their Cycle 5 General Observer program awards, and 15 CfA astronomers across five research divisions were accepted as PI or Co-PI.The projects…
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a molecular switch in neurons that limits the regrowth of damaged axonal fibers. The findings, published in the journal Nature [https://doi.org/…
Earth feels like a local story. It sits close to the Sun, surrounded by rocky neighbors, and is built from dust and debris that once swirled in this tight inner region.
For years, scientists believed that story was incomplete. They suspected that…
Last summer, a wedding photographer walked begrudgingly into a physics laboratory outside Rome. Feeling uninspired by the intricate machinery around him, he decided to turn off the lights. “I wanted to create a world that was a bit more…
The history of iron metallurgy in sub-Saharan Africa has long puzzled scientists. Now, a newly studied site in eastern Senegal offers one of the clearest windows to date into this ancient technological change.
In Senegal, archaeologists have…