As 'Starfleet Academy' sets itself on some high stakes for its season one finale, it's returning to one of the most fearsome ideas from 'Trek' past.

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator ...

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

How can better data drive economic change? 'We Do Declare' uses oral histories to reveal how women collected evidence, ...

Artificial intelligence is weighing into art history debates by “authenticating” masterpieces and exposing alleged fakes. But experts aren’t convinced.

In honor of Women’s History Month and the enduring impact of women in science, The Scientist invited readers to share the names of the female researchers who have inspired them most. From pioneering ...

A prehistoric mass grave in Serbia reveals that more than 77 people—mostly women and children—were deliberately killed in a brutal act of violence about 2,800 years ago. Genetic evidence suggests the ...

In 2017, Ramachandran and two other UCSD professors, Paul Mills and Deepak Chopra, the famous New Age author, were launching ...

Leigh argues three forces underpin most innovation: tinkering, teamwork and trade. New ideas alone aren’t enough.

Instead of profiting from the rare 22K gold-trimmed teacup, the nonprofit thrift store is donating it to the Museum of the ...

At FamilySearch’s RootsTech 2026, members of the Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy provided five principles for using artificial intelligence technology responsibly to maximize its benefits ...

Permanent exhibit set to open in 2027 includes Fulton Fryar’s cabin, which shows past segregation in the Adirondacks.