People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Samantha Herman is geeked about cyborgs — about the way technology and human bodies can integrate. The second-year doctoral student at UCLA’s Anatomics Lab is part of a research team that’s working on ...

After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many thought might be impossible: creating a long-sought silicon-based aromatic ...

For example, research programmer roles — dedicated to creating scientific software and tools — “are now obsolete,” says computational biologist Brian Hie. Some scientists warn of potential dangers if ...

Your face changes throughout your life. The process of growing from a baby to an adult is the most dramatic change, but the changes continue throughout adulthood. Weight changes, pregnancy, changes in ...