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Scientists are uncovering how temperature shapes our sense of bodily self, revealing that warmth and cold do far more than keep us comfortable. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers are uncovering how temperature influences the way we perceive our own bodies, offering new insight into the “skin-to-brain”...
A research team has created a quantum antenna capable of precisely measuring terahertz frequency combs for the first time. A research team from the Faculty of Physics and the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies at the Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw has introduced a new appro...
For years, Marcus Jones and Akunna Olumba noticed a stunning lack of art galleries and shows in their city of Detroit, Michigan. Especially when it came to ones that specifically showcased Black artists. "I’ve always felt the want to support our people,” Jones told The Michigan Chronicle. “As a Blac...
GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them. As AI wheedles its way into our lives, how it behaves socially is becoming a pressing question. A new study suggests AI models build social networks in much th...
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Nation & World What’s working, not on front lines of AI in classroom Keith Parker (from left), Yenda Prado, and Kedaar Sridhar.Jill Anderson/HGSE Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer December 9, 2025 5 min read Tech, education experts share new initiatives on learner profiles, making STEM more accessible,...
New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may arise from several very different evolutionary events. Bursts of star formation, shifts in flowing gas, and even streams of metal-poor material from a galaxy’s outskirts can a...
Kathryn Kanjo, newly appointed museum director of the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Courtest UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art This fall, the University of California, Irvine, and Orange County Museum of Art completed their am...
Facebook’s focus has always been to make it easy to stay close to the people and things you love. Today, we’re introducing improvements that help cut through the clutter so you can easily update your profile, find new content via search, and enjoy photos and videos in your Feed. Smarter, Cleaner Fee...
Basic Books While, as Benjamin Franklin quipped, it may be that nothing is certain but death and taxes, only the former can be considered the great equalizer. Death comes for us all, regardless of our social or economic status. Taxes, on the other hand, have always been far more......
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Nnena Kalu. James Speakman/PA Media Assignments The Turner Prize, England’s most high-profile art award, has named Nnena Kalu as its 2025 winner. She will take home £25,000 (about $33,300), while the three other shortlisted artists will receive £10,000 (...
Australia has just launched one of the largest batteries in the world, with a storage capacity of 1.6 gigawatt hours (GWh) and the ability to supply electricity to up to 200,000 homes during the evening peak. The Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub is a battery and solar facility near Hillside, about 17 ...
The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research suggests...
Leah Rand. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Just who gets a say at FDA public drug-approval hearings? Researchers find vast majority of speakers tend to be supporters; unclear why so few detractors appear Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer December 9, 2025 8 min read Public input ...
When it was built between 1790 and 1793 by industrialist Samuel Oldknow, Mellor Mill was the largest spinning mill ever constructed, and it was also quite an imposing structure by the standards of the early Industrial Revolution. Located a rural area south of Manchester, the textile mill was six sto...
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Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians salvaged a beached whale’s remains, a practice that hadn't been performed in generations...
A coin minted during the reign of one of Great Britain’s most famous monarchs recently fetched a record price at auction. The officially designated Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold “Ship” Ryal of 15 Shillings ND (1584-1586) MS63 NGC sold for $372,000 by Heritage Auction in November. The sale set a world...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! Claire Tabouret s designs for the Notre-Dame de Paris stained-glass windows goes on public display tomorrow. A Swedish court said climate activists never intended to damage a Monet ...
Michelle Hoehn is a cost accountant at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, where her work contributes to NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA/Danny Nowlin Michelle Hoehn vividly remembers the day a seed was planted for her future...
Demand for electricity is increasing. The U.S. electric grid will need to expand in response. But there’s a tradeoff between cost and reliability in doing so, according to a new study. The study is a rare instance of scientific analysis focused on a pending piece of federal legislation. Researchers ...
