A new automated machine-learning system performs as well or better than its human counterparts — and works 100 times faster.

Results may help explain how humans do the same thing.

Subnanometer-scale channels in 2-D materials could point toward future electronics, solar cells.

Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.

Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.

System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.

Ahrens, Rathbun, Silmore, and Wei are recognized for tackling complex science and engineering problems of national importance.

Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort.

Research reveals the upwelling pathways and timescales of deep, overturning waters in the Southern Ocean.

Method may help predict hotspots of instability affecting climate, aircraft performance, and ocean circulation.