The future of work will demand fluency in both science and technology. From addressing climate change to designing ethical AI systems, tomorrow’s challenges will require interdisciplinary thinkers who ...

Northwestern Computer Science leaders Samir Khuller and Sara Owsley Sood are no strangers to tidal shifts in their discipline’s technology. In June 2007, Sood graduated from Northwestern Engineering ...

Today's best AI systems don't have a good grasp on their own thought process, but a new model might allow them to tap into ...

The animal kingdom is full of examples of species that can fully regenerate their vision, but unfortunately, humans are not among them. A new study highlights that mammals aren’t without some nifty ...

You know that feeling when your phone’s ultrasound app reveals something unexpected behind a wall? That’s essentially what happened here, but with military-grade ground-penetrating radar. Noah’s Ark ...

The molecular clock theory posits that genetic changes happen steadily and gradually, offering a reliable means for peering into the past and theorizing when complex life first emerged. However, there ...

The military has often used cyberweapons in discreet operations — like damaging Iran’s nuclear centrifuges by altering their ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

In 2021, a curious discovery pushed penguins into an unexpected corner of science. Researchers studying chemical signatures linked to the search for extraterrestrial life found traces of phosphine in ...

Daniele Visioni sometimes worries he may be labelled an enemy of the state. Visioni, a climate scientist and assistant professor at Cornell University, is an Italian-born scholar who will serve as an ...