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DeepMind’s AlphaCode outperforms many human programmers in tricky software challenges

Humans are evolutionarily drawn to beauty. How do such complex experiences emerge from a collection of atoms and molecules?

Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery

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Deep geothermal technology can harness the heat stored beneath the Earth’s crust to make abundant zero emissions energy.

How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth's rotation is still up for debate.

One in 8 couples in the U.S. struggles with infertility. In male infertility, the issue is not only the declining number of sperm produced, but the reduced motility (level of activity). Does environmental toxicity contribute to male infertility?

The open-source platform has added nearly half a million users in little more than a week — but should scientists make the leap? We examine the pros and cons.

Based on data since 2000 alone, global warming is still occurring at a whopping 7-sigma significance. How hot will planet Earth get?