Dozens of research articles from 1999–2024 mention early Babylonians using fingerprint biometrics, despite no evidence ...

We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of questions we think matter—is shaped by something far older than the scientific ...

Today we’re counting down 25 Mind-Bending Scientific Anomalies Defying Explanation. These are all documented, scientifically observed occurrences that baffle the researchers who discovered them. Some ...

Abstract: For the interpretability of deep neural networks (DNNs) in visual-related tasks, existing explanation methods commonly generate a saliency map based on the linear relation between output ...

It’s my favorite time of the year, and not just because the sugary excess of Halloween gets to be one-upped by the carbo-loading of Thanksgiving and the mass gift-giving of Christmas. It’s also ...

For decades geologists thought the slow rise of South Africa’s southern coast was driven by forces deep below—buoyant plumes of molten rock ascending through Earth’s mantle and heaving the crust ...

Title: Decouple Request Payload from RPC Methods Definition Author(s): kurtisvg@ (on behalf of Transport Working Group) Status: Draft Type: Standards Track (Refactoring) Created: 2025-08-08 This SEP ...

In cheminformatics, where machine learning is transforming our understanding of how molecular properties are predicted and explained, a critical challenge has long remained: making these powerful but ...

Scientific thinking is not limited to laboratories or researchers in white coats peering into microscopes. It is a way of reasoning that empowers everyday citizens to make informed, data-driven ...

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy introduces a unique clinical dilemma in the management of psychiatric and neurological disorders, where ensuring maternal mental health must be carefully balanced against the ...

An experienced angler knows the best fishing starts early in the morning. Every weekday at daybreak, as I sift through a fresh batch of email, a figurative fishing expedition begins. And I’m the catch ...