AgingApril 15, 2025
Tech Use Isn’t Driving Dementia in Older Adults
Smartphone and computer use hasn’t put today’s older adults at increased risk of cognitive decline
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OpinionApril 15, 2025
Fusion Energy Needs Continued U.S. Leadership to Secure Our Energy Future
The U.S. leads the world in fusion energy research. It can’t squander that lead like it did with microchips
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GeologyApril 14, 2025
Why Are Rare Earth Metals So Precious?
China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?
OpinionApril 14, 2025
Replacing Federal Workers with Chatbots Would Be a Dystopian Nightmare
The Trump administration sees an AI-driven federal workforce as more efficient. Instead, with chatbots unable to carry out critical tasks, it would be a diabolical mess
RoboticsApril 12, 2025
This Robot Copies Life—By Decomposing
A new soft robotic arm and its controller break down naturally
Cross CurrentsApril 11, 2025
Dear Breakthrough Prize Billionaires: Fund the Science You’re Watching Trump Destroy
The billionaires behind Facebook and Google can do more than hand out glitzy awards for science. They should fund the research the Trump administration has canned
Artificial IntelligenceApril 10, 2025
Data Centers Will Use Twice as Much Energy by 2030—Driven by AI
Data centers accounted for about 1.5 percent of global electricity consumption in 2024, an amount expected to double by 2030 because of AI use
Artificial IntelligenceApril 9, 2025
Where AI Is Now: Smaller, Better, Cheaper Models
A state of the AI industry report shows that 2024 was a breakthrough year for small, sleek models to rival the behemoths
DefenseApril 9, 2025
Trump’s Cornell Funding Freeze Could Make U.S. Troops Less Safe
Cornell is being slammed with stop-work orders that will seriously impact department of defense research linked to the Air Force and military safety, sources tell Scientific American
Artificial IntelligenceApril 4, 2025
This AI Speedrunner Taught Itself to Play Minecraft
The Dreamer AI system of Google's DeepMind reached the milestone of mastering Minecraft by ‘imagining’ the future impact of possible decisions
SportsApril 2, 2025
Why the New ‘Torpedo Bat’ Is Hitting It out of the Park
After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?
TechnologyMarch 28, 2025
There’s Nothing Small about this Nanoscale Research
We’re taking you inside MIT.nano, a clean laboratory facility that is critical to nanoscale research, from microelectronics to medical nanotechnology.