A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opt its host’s systems with the help of ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Faculty of Arts and ...

AI optimists envision a future where artificial general intelligence (AGI) surpasses human intelligence, but the path remains riddled with scientific and logistical hurdles.

The researchers found they could hack the AI’s creativity by turning this knob. As they cranked the temperature up, the ...

A new federally funded study by researchers at Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania offers an unprecedented ...

Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The discovery opens new possibilities for studying how matter organizes itself ...

New research using fossil bone analysis is overturning traditional scientific views on the growth and lifespan of ...

Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are inherited conditions that affect the body’s connective tissue, which provides strength and ...

A doctoral student recreated a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

Iridium oxide is one of the most important—and most problematic—materials in the global push toward clean energy. It is ...