News

  1. Animals

    This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs

    An egg-shape trend found among birds shows up in miniature with very protective bug parents. Elongated eggs fit more compactly under mom.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Psychology

    AI can measure our cultural history. But is it accurate?

    Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.

    By Sujata Gupta
  3. Quantum Physics

    ‘Magic’ states empower error-resistant quantum computing

    Special quantum states allow computers to perform the most difficult class of quantum computing operations.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Planetary Science

    In a first, the Webb telescope found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it

    Finding a Saturn-sized world around the young star TWA 7 could pave the way for the Webb space telescope’s direct observation of other exoplanets.