A new scientific assessment reveals that humanity has pushed seven of nine critical planetary boundaries past their safe ...

Researchers have discovered a method to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits in converting waste heat into electricity. Japanese researchers have discovered a way to overcome long-standing ...

In 2021, the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits ...

Astronomers have spotted a monster black hole in the early universe that's gorging on matter at more than twice the theoretical limit. The discovery deepens the mystery of how some black holes born ...

The Cabot Professor of Mathematics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss life lessons from mathematics, the challenges of formulating good questions, and his work visualizing curved space.

Social media use has long been part of the everyday lives of most children and adolescents. Many of them exhibit risky, and in some cases even addictive, behavior. While social media use can certainly ...

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 was a critical moment for America. It was an awful event that brought out the worst in humanity. On social media, many people ...

Abstract: With the development of computing technologies, computer-based simulation methods have gained increasing attention in reliability analysis of engineering systems, among which subset ...