When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...

Players and managers were able to get used to ABS during spring training, but Opening Day will likely be the first time many fans experience the system. Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images ...

There have been around 945 episodes of Star Trek, spread across more than a dozen shows, aired over sixty years. Yet for all the times Starfleet crew members have probed the intricacies of alien ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. What is Bluetooth? – Henry, age 13, Somerville, ...

Curling, as is the tradition every four years, becomes a beloved sport for Olympics viewers who fall in love all over again with the sport played on ice with giant stones from Scotland and brooms. But ...