Lemurs open mouths wider when singing higher notes They may tune vocal tract as trained human singers do Lemurs sing to mark their territories in Madagascar The singing also reunites groups and avoids ...

Five University of Texas at Austin teams have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, an initiative working to harness artificial intelligence for advances in energy ...

Led by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Project Triad will seize opportunities and create strategic advantages for the U.S. by integrating three domains of quantum technology — sensors, computers ...

Why is Water Quality Monitoring Important? Water is an essential part of everyday life, whether for drinking, recreation, or irrigation. Ensuring access to clean and safe water is an EPA priority.

What types of concerns can participatory science address? Participatory science can be used to help address a myriad of environmental concerns such as soil contamination, microplastic pollution, and ...

Based on hard science fiction, a genre that prioritizes scientific accuracy, the blockbuster gets a lot right but misses a few things, experts say. By Alexis Soloski “The stars weren’t big enough,” ...

"Project Hail Mary" is a modern sci-fi hit that explores how a sun might die and how the human race could find a way to survive in that hypothetical scenario. In the film, fictional microorganisms ...

Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works. Others, an overarching lesson. But for Andy Weir, there’s only one driving approach to creating his bestselling novels: science first. “There’s ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.

NEW YORK – I should’ve known bringing Andy Weir to a science museum was like bringing a kid to a candy store and asking them to keep their hands in their pockets. The book may be dense with what ...