Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community

For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community.

Anne Toomey, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science, Pace University • conversation
Feb. 12, 2025 • ~10 min

Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches

Artists and scientists explore how we subconsciously perceive subtle proportions in trees.

Mitchell Newberry, Research Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Michigan • conversation
Feb. 11, 2025 • ~8 min

AI is transforming the search for new materials that can help create the technologies of the future

Discovering new materials could drive forward areas such as green technology and advanced electronics.

Domenico Vicinanza, Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems and Data Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2025 • ~9 min

Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools

This evaluation shows how competitive DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot is, beating OpenAI’s flagship models for performance as well as price.

Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 • ~6 min

AI could help overcome the hurdles to making nuclear fusion a practical energy source

The technology could help produce more resistant materials and allow scientists more control over fusion reactions.

Tan Sui, Associate Professor (Reader), University of Surrey • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 • ~8 min

Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology

Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.

Rachel Pope, Reader in European Prehistory, Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 • ~9 min

How we uncovered the UK’s biggest site of dinosaur tracks in a quarry in Oxfordshire

The footprints were uncovered at a large quarry in Oxfordshire.

Duncan Murdock, Collections Manager, Earth Collections, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 23, 2025 • ~7 min

Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

Biden’s legacy includes elevating science’s influence in federal decision-making and considering the social and ethical effects of research.

Arthur Daemmrich, Professor of Practice in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~10 min

How the science of tiny timescales could speed up computers and improve solar cell technology

Attosecond science allows the extremely fast movements of electron particles to be observed. This emerging field brings both opportunity and controversy.

Carla Faria, Professor of Physics, UCL • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 • ~8 min

We’re getting closer to having practical quantum computers – here’s what they will be used for

Quantum computers can explore every possible solution to a problem at the same time.

Domenico Vicinanza, Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems and Data Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 • ~8 min

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