Microscopic Videos That Show the Invisible Wonders Around Us
The winners of this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion competition showcase the wiggly, feathery, undulating beauty of invisible life. NYT > Science More...
Do You Have Questions About A.I.? We Want to Answer Them.
The New York Times is soliciting readers’ questions about the dangers — and benefits — posed by artificial intelligence. NYT > Science More...
Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected. NYT > Science More...
A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise. NYT > Science More...
The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. NYT > Science More...
The World’s First Bugs Had Way More Legs
Meet the earliest known insects. Shaking hands with them will take a while. NYT > Science More...
Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange
A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say. NYT > Science More...
Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them. NYT > Science More...
How the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, NASA’s New Window Into the Universe, Came to Be
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will study dark energy and discover a multitude of planets. NYT > Science More...
Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move. NYT > Science More...