The 2025 Nobel Prize for physics recognizes original investigations in the intersection of basic and applied sciences. The prize recipients tested profound quantum mechanical hypotheses through clear ...

Established with Resolution A/RES/79/325 on 26 August 2025, the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI serves as the first global scientific body on Artificial Intelligence (AI), bringing ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A new “apex predator” dinosaur species has been discovered based on its fossil, unearthed in Argentina with a crocodile bone stuck in its jaws. The species has been named Joaquinraptor casali, and was ...

A landmark literacy bill awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature after unanimously passing the Senate floor with a 38-0 vote. If signed, AB 1454 moves the state one step closer to implementing ...

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Newly unveiled results from a nationwide proficiency assessment taken by thousands of students across the country show scores across grade levels and subject matter are continuing to decline. The ...

Abstract: Powertrain electrification is an effective solution to reducing emissions of construction machinery. However, working hydraulic system of existing electric wheel loaders are centralized load ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Astronomy often focuses on objects that are vast distances from Earth – stars that are light-years away, galaxies that are tens of thousands of light-years away, quasars at the edge of the known ...