Scientists discovered that adjusting rRNA levels controls protein production in cells, influencing whether they remain stem cells or specialize. This breakthro…

With an anticipated "super" El Niño looming, a new study led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography considers whether society could use a weathe…

Biologists discovered how sea stars grow transparent, crack-resistant calcite lenses that double as shock absorbers by arranging crystals in wave-like patterns…

Cloud seeding off South America’s coast could weaken El Niño by cooling ocean temperatures, a *Science Advances* study found, but risks like "termination shock…

An Amazon software engineer in Washington state is accused of killing his wife, whom he viewed "as an obstacle" to being with a woman he loved from India, just…

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Engineers warn a Manhattan high-rise, once Pfizer’s HQ, risks collapse after steel columns buckled; the building’s instability could endanger subway tunnels, a…

Software engineering jobs now prioritize AI fluency, critical thinking, and system design over raw coding speed as AI automates routine tasks. Companies like G…

The Lasar Group said its engineers had developed a drone warhead "specifically to destroy howitzers by targeting their gun barrels."

A half-built Manhattan skyscraper tilted 3 inches after steel columns snapped, evacuating 5,000 people. Engineers race to stabilize it before wind or further t…

The reality competition series, which also includes a pickleball coach and jumbotron engineer among its players, premieres July 9 on CBS.