Technology We pitted ChatGPT against tools for detecting AI-written text, and the results are troubling February 21, 2023
Future ChatGPT is almost good enough to become a doctor. What does it mean for AI and for doctors? February 17, 2023
Discoveries Codebreakers find and decipher the long-lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots February 9, 2023
Future Researchers create DNA pottery that could one day deliver drugs inside your body February 6, 2023
Electronics Shape-shifting “Terminator robot” escapes prison just like in the movies February 2, 2023
Biology This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable February 1, 2023
Materials This material has the highest melting point of all February 1, 2023 - Updated on May 10, 2023
Animals The cute and bizarre echidnas blow snot bubbles to beat the heat waves January 26, 2023 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Archaeology This ancient, 2,500-year-old love/grief letter is the most romantic thing January 25, 2023
Environmental Issues Millions of farmers rely on their faith in God when making important decisions January 23, 2023
Biology This slime mold smartwatch is a living gadget — and it serves an important purpose January 23, 2023
Future The future of AI voice is here: new AI has emotionally intelligent synthetic speech January 20, 2023
Art Repurposing wind power: How out-of-service wind turbines are giving new life to children’s playgrounds January 19, 2023
Environment Eating one freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of forever chemicals-laced water January 17, 2023 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Materials Ukrainian researcher who fled war shows how recycled concrete can help his country rebuild January 13, 2023
Inventions New hydrogel absorbs liquids so much better it could replace cloth and towels January 5, 2023
Environmental Issues Over a quarter of water is lost through leakage. These small “AI pipebots” could fix that January 3, 2023
Future This solar car will steal your heart with its uncanny looks and whopping 1,000 km range December 23, 2022
Future Deep-red, cranberry-based lipstick also kills off microbes, fungi, and bacteria December 21, 2022
Animals Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning December 21, 2022
Chemistry New ultrathin gold coating can make your glasses defog themselves December 15, 2022 - Updated on December 16, 2022
Biology Batteries running on bacteria juice can power medical devices inside your body December 15, 2022
Biology This AI can tell if you’ll have a heart attack in the next 10 years December 7, 2022 - Updated on December 8, 2022
Anthropology The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world’s poor countries November 30, 2022
News Protests continue offline and online in China, as authorities try to squash and erase any trace of disobedience November 29, 2022
Future Over 1000 songs released in China have AI voices. Some have over 100 million streams November 25, 2022 - Updated on May 15, 2023
News Scientists may have finally cracked the biggest puzzle keeping solid-state batteries from taking over the energy industry November 21, 2022
Biology “Optical electrodes” can read your mind, paving the way toward fully-functional prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces November 3, 2022
Biology Scientists equip sharks with scientific equipment and send them to study the world’s largest seagrass hotspot in The Bahamas November 3, 2022
Animals Marshmallow test proves smart jays have excellent self-control — just like humans November 2, 2022
Biology Juicy bots: Withering passion fruit gives rise to a robot that can clean space junk November 1, 2022
Animals A nest-monitoring device can save more sea turtle hatchlings and fight extinction October 31, 2022
News The future food label might just be in the shape of a QR cookie, helping prevent packaging waste and pollution October 19, 2022
Future New exoskeleton leaves the lab, steps into the real world — and adapts on the fly October 18, 2022
Future An AI capable of ‘thermal attacks’ just proved that no password is safe October 13, 2022 - Updated on June 21, 2023
Archaeology Researchers unravel the mysteries of a Middle Ages nanomaterial October 11, 2022 - Updated on October 12, 2022
News Six major tech companies pledge not to weaponize AI, but will politicians follow their lead? October 11, 2022
