Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation[1], camouflage[2] and warning signals[3]. The colors making up these...
Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating[1] that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes[2] (600-800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of water each year. As...
The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone,...
Misinformation is a key global threat[1], but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation from social...
Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes, viruses can actually get...
On Oct. 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights[1]: A Vision for Protecting Our Civil Rights...
The comprehensive, even sweeping, set of guidelines[1] for artificial intelligence that the White House unveiled in an executive order on Oct. 30, 2023, show that the U.S. government is...