The experienced science journalist soon learns to skim over certain sections of scientific papers: specifically, the sentences stating that the research represents “a significant advance” and “expands ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...

Chinese paper mills are using generative artificial intelligence tools to mass produce forged academic papers, a new investigation by the mainland’s state broadcaster has found. The report, which ...

Marjorie Rice, a homemaker from San Diego, solved a decades-old geometry problem in 1975. Her discovery of new pentagon ...

There are a growing number of tablets with E Ink displays and digital pens that promise a paper-like experience for writing notes and drawing pictures. And at first glance, it’d be easy to mistake the ...

OpenAI Teases Option to Create 'Erotica for Adults' Using ChatGPT The move is part of an effort to 'relax' the chatbot now that OpenAI has added age-based mental health safeguards, CEO Sam Altman says ...

Most of us think we know something about Jane Austen. As I began research for Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation marking 250 years since her birth – I certainly believed I ...