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An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time.

Scientists disagree on how biology got started and on whether we can ever know for sure.

The founding editor built a math and science magazine that high schoolers and Nobel laureates alike read. Now, he’s turned to books.

Early-career researchers are tackling some of biology's biggest questions. Along the way, they explain persistent misconceptions about their work.

What do scientists know about how to live longer - and maximize the number of years that you're healthy? Princeton molecular biologist Coleen Murphy explains what you can do now, which pharmaceutical is having an unexpected effect on longevity, and why the next few years are so promising. Murphy also talks about the science of predicting how long we'll live.

The computational neuroscientist on how scientists themselves need to better advocate for government support.

The former Perimeter Institute postdoctoral researcher went on to become a research scientist at Flatiron Institute, specializing in tensor networks.

Opening May 16, 2026, the exhibition showcases over 140 haute couture creations alongside contemporary art, design, and scientific artifacts, inviting visitors to explore how Van Herpen merges craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, sustainability, and pioneering aesthetics.

One of the most transformational projects in New York higher education is Empire AI, a first-in-the-nation consortium of public and private research universities to advance artificial intelligence research in the state.

Combining fossil and geochemical analysis, researchers showed that eukaryotic cells were already complex and aerobic 1.7 billion years ago, pushing back the dawn of eukaryogenesis.