The NASA livestream had just confirmed the wheeled robot was alive and well and ready to start doing science! We cheered and hugged and imagined a future where our solar system would be full of ...

In the course of reporting this series on the impact of artificial intelligence on science and math, Quanta writers interviewed close to 100 experts — computer scientists, biologists, physicists, ...

Linus Ullmark was the Zero Hero. The Ottawa Senators’ top goaltender made 27 stops to stretch the Battle of Ontario to a pivotal Game 6 on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre in a 4-0 ...

The Trump administration has dismissed all of the scientists working on the sixth National Climate Assessment — a major congressionally-mandated climate report that details the way the changing ...

“Chinese institutions do 5 to 15 per cent AI research now in articles and meetings, and produce quite a bit less research than US institutions.” That was how noted artificial intelligence (AI ...

Are we living in “The Matrix” in real life? In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation — but one scientist believes that the idea isn’t all fiction.

Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new University of Georgia study that found when researchers use humor in their communication ...

Birds that babysit: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds. Forget fleeting friendships -- the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of ...

These moments — where protocol clashes with human need — make nurses want to be scientists and figure out better answers. While the three of us have had that chance, most don’t. That needs ...

Getting it on on the regular appears to be a massive safeguard against the blues — and scientists say they've calculated the exact number of times per year you should be doing it. In a new paper ...

Sethuraman Panchanathan, the Indian-origin Director of the National Science Foundation, resigned amid alleged pressure from the Trump administration to cut the NSF's budget and staff. Frustration ...