<p>The noted robotics expert discusses the need for better communication to the public on the value of basic science</p>
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<p>The university president shares thoughts on private funding and the future of science and innovation</p>
<p>What does it take for an insect or worm to live full-time on a glacier?</p>
<p>Mikhail Verbitsky was detained at an Armenian airport last Thursday on charges of inciting terrorism</p>
<p>If the supernova remnant is confirmed, it would be one of the closest to the supermassive black hole that lies in the center of the Milky Way</p>
<p>This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging</p>
<p>Fossilized poo harbors remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed</p>
<p>As Ebola rages, Moderna and others are racing to develop an mRNA vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak</p>
<p>The first participant has been treated in a landmark clinical trial of cellular reprogramming, which aims to rejuvenate aging cells</p>
<p>Tungsten is a coveted for military uses. Restoring domestic supply could help with ongoing munitions shortages</p>
<p>Mathematicians have considered how to watch every corner of a space—but soccer adds moving players, blocked views and constant action</p>
<p>NASA's X-59 research aircraft reached its target speed and altitude for the first time on Friday</p>
<p>A study finding that even one drink a day causes health risks was deliberately sidelined by the Trump administration, a former federal public health official alleges</p>
<p>Melting permafrost is releasing carbon into the atmosphere, but scientists may have underestimated just how bad the situation may be, a new analysis finds</p>
<p>The 24 alien books the <i>Scientific American</i> staff love, from <i>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy</i> to <i>Contact</i> and beyond</p>
<p>SpaceX’s IPO—the largest in history—has out-of-this-world implications for AI, space commerce and extraterrestrial exploration</p>
<p>The new movie <i>Disclosure Day</i> is all about a big, alien secret. But SETI researchers behind the updated post-detection protocol say they aren’t in the business of secrets.</p>
<p>Reusable rockets and Starlink made Elon Musk’s company dominant in spaceflight. Its record valuation leans on making Starship flights routine and orbital AI data centers real</p>
<p>Meteor camera networks can reveal the hidden history of the solar system, and you can assist from your own backyard</p>
<p>Extremely curved spacetime can warp cause and effect, creating channels for backward communication</p>
<p>A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language</p>
<p>In a first, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its own vaccine schedule</p>
<p>Salt, with its ability to seal liquid in, is uniquely suited to storing the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve</p>
<p>This tiny robot might look like a high-tech hamster ball, but it could hasten lunar exploration</p>
<p>Researchers have created the first high-resolution global map of the extent of one of Earth’s largest—and least visible—living networks</p>