For years, researchers have grappled with one of autism’s enduring mysteries: why males receive diagnoses at more than four times the rate of females. While many theories have suggested that ...

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar power generated slightly more than 6% of the world’s electricity in 2022. Solar cell technology is expanding quickly on a global scale. About ...

From the beloved Tama, Japan’s stationmaster calico cat, to Garfield, the world-famous lasagna enthusiast, orange-colored felines have long captured hearts and imaginations. But behind their ...

Laser-driven ion acceleration has long been a powerful tool, capable of generating extreme energies in an instant. It has been hailed for applications ranging from cancer treatment to semiconductor ...

State-space models are AI designed to better understand long-term patterns in data, such as climate trends or biological signals. Unlike traditional models, they track how information evolves rather ...

A groundbreaking artificial intelligence model known as Deep Predictor of Binding Specificity (DeepPBS) has been developed by USC researchers and featured in the esteemed journal Nature Methods. This ...

Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a plasmonic nanoparticle-based floating system that can offer a reliable alternative to freshwater production. This portable solar-powered prototype ...

Microplastics are produced when plastic breaks down in landfills and is exposed to UV light in the sun. Certain parts are so minute that they are measured in nanometers (a billionth of a meter). They ...

While it’s long known that intensive land use in tropical areas has severely impacted local biodiversity, the role of trade has been undervalued. Earlier, agricultural exports were estimated to cause ...

A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has devised a superconducting quantum computing prototype called Zuchongzhi-3. The prototype works on 105 qubits and 182 ...

The study looks at hydrogen-rich compounds formed at very high pressures by hydrogen gas — the dumbbell-shaped molecules — and the alkali metals cesium and rubidium. Similar compounds of strontium ...

Active galaxy 1ES 1927+654, circled, has exhibited extraordinary changes since 2018, when a major outburst occurred in visible, ultraviolet, and X-ray light. The galaxy harbors a central black hole ...