Scientists have discovered that a sample of the Ryugu asteroid collected by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft contains the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil, the building blocks of DNA and RNA upon which all life is…
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Welcome to the Block Universe
I walk down the patterned garden paths
In my stiff, brocaded gown.
With my powdered hair and jeweled fan,
I too am a rare
Pattern.
— Amy LowellIn the 2016 movie Arrival, a group of cephalopod-like creatures, dubbed “heptapods,” unexpectedly…
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Precision Manufacturing Behind the Robotics Revolution: Why Machining Still Matters
The robotics and automation industry often captures attention with headlines about artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and humanoid robots. These innovations represent the visible frontier of technology. But beneath the sensors,…
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Generative AI in business schools: Friend or foe?
Since tools like ChatGPT burst into higher education, debate has focused on two extremes: either students are all committing underhanded academic fraud and plagiarism or Artificial Intelligence will magically revolutionize learning.
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Why arthritis in children can threaten eyesight
Arthritis is often associated with older age, but it also affects children. One of the most common forms is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an inflammatory condition that causes persistent joint swelling and pain.
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Changing flight paths could slash aviation's climate impact
Small changes to aircraft flight paths to avoid the atmospheric conditions that create condensation trails—known as contrails—could reduce aviation’s global warming impact by nearly half, a new study suggests. The study, led by researchers at…
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Trump’s plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit
The suit also alleges that this is part of a pattern of attacks on Colorado. Earlier in 2025, the US government moved a major Space Command facility from Colorado to Alabama. “When issuing his decision,” the suit…
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Social background shapes how hard children work at school, according to study
Which children work harder at school, and what do their efforts have to do with their social background? Until now, educational research has been unable to provide empirically based answers to this question. However, a new international study led…
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“Totally unexpected.” Scientists just discovered yet another extraordinary thing about the platypus
Platypuses, those famously weird, ‘duck-billed’, egg-laying mammals, have another odd string to add to their bow. A study in Biology Letters reveals that tiny, pigment-producing structures inside their cells are more bird-like than…
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Q&A: Exploring the rise of telehealth-prescribed stimulants
In just one click, almost anything can be delivered to one’s front door. Today’s digital landscape offers countless conveniences through instant items and services, including prescription drugs.
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