Google Research mapped a male fruit fly’s brain, and it only took a few days for modders to start making it play Doom.

Researcher Miki Takahara accepts an Ig Nobel on behalf of the late Tokuji Unno. Hands up if you’ve been to a science awards ...

The Ig Noble Prize winners of 2026 have been announced, and as ever, there are some weird and wonderful things on the list. We've selected some of the most intriguing projects honoured at this year's ...

"At the end of the day, if we aren't better at what we do now than we were when we were younger, then I would say, 'Time to hang it up.'" ...

AI might be taking over the workplace, but Meta employees apparently won’t need to prove quite so enthusiastically that they’re using it anymore. Meta has updated its performance review guidance so ...

Don’t get too excited, but the world’s largest dark matter detector has spotted a single unusual particle. Announced today at the TeV Particle Astrophysics conference in Japan, the event recorded by ...

From China Miéville to Brandon Sanderson via a tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin, there are some really huge names with new sci-fi novels out this month - as well as a new Doctor Who tale, says Alison Floo ...

As COSI prepares for its annual closure starting Sept. 7, representative Joe Wood shared several household science experiments families can perform at home until the museum reopens with a new exhibit ...

Meanwhile, the opposite of the concept of “family entertainment” finds the star of a children’s TV show going on a maniacal killing spree. RELATED: ‘Coyote vs Acme’ screenwriter Samy Burch on the film ...

I’ll bet you have asked yourself if the plant you are looking at is a real plant or a made-up version. Does it remind you of a scene from a sci-fi movie? Here is a list of some fun plants you and your ...

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NORTH ANDOVER — Stevens Memorial Library held its annual Epic Diet Coke & Mentos candy explosion experiment Aug. 5 on the library’s front lawn. A dozen kids assisted with the science experiment by ...