The mission of a lifetime: a drone on Titan in 2034

Elizabeth Tuttle was overjoyed when, on June 26, she received a call from NASA: her project…

Wimbledon reworks AI tech to reduce bias in game highlights

Efforts to make artificial intelligence fairer now extend to Wimbledon’s courts. Click here for…

PIA23324: Labeatis Fossae

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Scientists invent fast method for 'directed evolution' of molecules

UNC School of Medicine scientists created a powerful new “directed evolution” technique for the rapid development…

Flying on Saturn's moon Titan: What we could discover with NASA's new Dragonfly mission

Flying on other worlds is the next leap in the exploration of our solar system. The…

Why the 'molecular scissors' metaphor for understanding CRISPR is misleading

Last week I read an article about CRISPR, the latest tool scientists are using to edit…

Ten Arctic fox cubs born at Highland Wildlife Park

RZSS’s Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore, has welcomed ten Arctic fox cubs. Click here…

Are self-driving cars really the answer for older drivers?

With more of us living longer, driving is becoming increasingly important in later life, helping us…

The rock-paper-scissors game and coexistence

In 1975, R.M. May and W.J. Leonard first used the rock-paper-scissors game to model ecological scenarios…

An atomic-scale erector set

To design buildings that can withstand the largest of storms, Kostas Keremidis, a Ph.D. candidate at…