After Effects test showing a 3D, Matrix digital computer effect using Trapcode.

He records the sound of flowing water at a park in the ancient town. [Photo by Gao Yongwei/Wang Guansen/Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua] ...

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...

As gas falls toward a black hole, it heats up and shines. If the glow becomes intense enough, it can push incoming gas away. Astronomers call this balancing point the Eddington limit, and for decades ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keep finding the same impossible thing: ancient supermassive black holes; monsters millions of times the sun’s mass, existing when the cosmos ...

Spanning billions of years, lunar soil could store a chemical record of ancient gases—materials that may one day support ...

The Antikythera Mechanism was a hand-cranked system of interlocking bronze gears designed to model the heavens. Turning the crank revealed the positions of the Sun, Moon, and the five planets visible ...

How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases its amazing and largely overlooked role in everything from climate change ...

Scientists are revisiting the ancient Baghdad battery, a 2,000-year-old artifact that might have been used as a primitive ...

A remarkable discovery in Italy has led to the finding of ancient tracks, offering new insights into how marine creatures may ...

COMMENTARY: Amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the Vatican’s 2025 note ‘Antiqua et Nova’ draws a clear ...

Returning to a focus on speaking offers distinct benefits. It is surprising how quickly we faculty have gone from barely being aware of ChatGPT to the vague perception that it exists somewhere (but ...