Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever before. By combining Einstein’s gravity with realistic behavior of light and ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

Dr Baek Jin Eon, 31, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study, has demonstrated that no shape larger than ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

The Beijing-based AI-for-Science firm said the Series C round would fund hiring and R&D, as interest grows in using AI to ...

An ambitious form of climate modelling aims to pin the blame for disasters – from floods to heatwaves – on specific companies ...

China has launched an AI system that can independently run complex scientific research using its national supercomputing ...

Argonne National Laboratory named five scientists as Argonne Distinguished Fellows in 2025. They are Seth B. Darling, Katrin ...

Advanced computer models can quantify the impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges, providing deep ...