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A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to environmental change than scientists realized.

Astronomers may have uncovered how the most common types of planets in our galaxy grow. The discovery confirms astronomers’ theories that these planets start as 'bloated' babies but quickly lose much of their thick atmospheres.

Simons Foundation president David Spergel talks about the evolving landscape for science philanthropy, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in an uncertain time.

Tensor networks grapple with the complexities of both quantum particles and machine learning.

New York aims to democratize access to hardware often limited to federal labs and Big Tech.

A new paper, researchers at the Flatiron Institute, NYU Langone, and Rutgers University propose that sensory neurons are not just passive filters but active, “self-supervised learners“. Their job is to find hidden structures in the dynamic flow of sensory data, effectively sorting the present moment based on its shared history or its likely future.

The Museum of the Moving Image is becoming a place to gather, play, and create.

The age at which a person is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder is sometimes linked to their genetic make-up and their risk of developing mental-health conditions, according to an analysis of behavioural and genetic data.

Experiments with small, floating slabs of ice have revealed melting-induced shape changes that may explain why icebergs sometimes flip over.

Exploring one of the greatest discoveries of modern astronomy — that our universe is expanding — and the new questions it raises about how the cosmos works.