Just as embroiderers, with needle and thread, can transform plain fabric into an intricate pattern, engineers can use lasers and polymers to create flexible, complex structures that could transform ...

Quick Take April is often prime time for spring bird migration. Migratory birds use “weather windows” to help conserve their ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems designed to emulate the organization and functioning of networks of neurons in the brain.

A new optical illusion excellently illustrates just how finicky our eyes are when it comes to perceiving colors.

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn’t ...

The name might sound like a Nordic god, but it is actually the molecular machinery that allows many different species to eat and grow: fungi, plants, whales, humans, flies. It is the mighty TOR ...

A long‑term study in Sarasota, Fla., details how bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Finding ways to bend tasks toward your strengths and passions can make you happier, more productive and find more meaning in your life—no matter your ...

I was 16 years old when I got my first “real” job at a local Jack-in-the-Box. It was not a great gig, for sure, working over a hot grill and dealing with rude, demanding customers. But I was saved ...