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Computer science is a hands-on field where students design, build, and solve real-world problems. Whether you’re interested in software development, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, or data ...

IN FEBRUARY 2026, a team of four theoretical physicists published a paper on the non-peer-reviewed repository site arxiv, along with a co-author Kevin Weil.Weil is a product manager at OpenAI and was ...

The idea that inflammation can be regulated by the nervous system is leading to an explosion in what is being dubbed ‘bioelectric medicine’. But plenty of murky claims are being made by unverified ...

Eddy Keming Chen is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. Mikhail Belkin is a professor of artificial intelligence, data science, ...

Have you ever had an idea for something that looked cool, but wouldn't work well in practice? When it comes to designing ...

Today, we know a lot about distance work and how to make it work. Thirty years of federally funded research brought ...

A college degree still provides an edge when it comes to finding a good job, but a person's major may be just as important to career stability, research suggests.

AI adoption and use are still evolving, and the technology itself is changing rapidly. What we know about AI and its impact ...