For dinner tonight, you are being treated to the tasting menu of a lifetime. The periodic table of elements. Which elements ...
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Machine learning is revolutionizing fundamental science by tackling long-standing mathematical challenges. A key example is ...
For years, physicists have mapped the stability of atomic nuclei with remarkable confidence. The periodic table, with its ...
Most Americans say they trust scientists to act in the public’s best interests, though confidence is lower than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republicans and Democrats agree that it’s important the U.S. is a world leader in science, but sharply diverge on how the U.S ...
The outlook has brightened for federal science budgets, but political appointees are likely to have a big say in how that ...
Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell death—to survive treatment. Instead of dying, these “persister cells” ...