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A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster March 4, 2026
The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.
Featured video: Coding for underwater robotics February 27, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory intern Ivy Mahncke developed and tested algorithms to help human divers and robots navigate underwater.
New method could increase LLM training efficiency February 26, 2026
By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.
Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world February 25, 2026
To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulations and makes subtle tweaks to its 3D blueprints.
AI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology February 25, 2026
By providing holistic information on a cell, an AI-driven method could help scientists better understand disease mechanisms and plan experiments.

Kristi Noem’s ignoble legacy as homeland security secretary March 5, 2026
She will not be remembered fondly by Americans or her workforce
States are embracing the MAHA food agenda March 5, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy junior and company have built a powerful coalition
A once-proud tradition is becoming awkward for elite universities March 4, 2026
The slow demise of the swim test
The New President of the United States March 4, 2026
Our report from 1901
Donald Trump bets big on the Iran war March 3, 2026
If it fails to pay off politically, will he cut his losses or double down?

NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind March 6, 2026
Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals
Why replacing Anthropic at the Pentagon could take months March 6, 2026
Swapping out one AI model on a classified network for another takes minutes. Retraining the people who’ve learned to rely on it will take much longer
NASA must delay deorbiting the ISS, U.S. lawmakers say March 6, 2026
U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built
A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf March 6, 2026
A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now
Mumps infections reveal that vaccine-preventable illnesses are resurging in the U.S. March 6, 2026
Maryland is one of several states that are reporting cases of the infectious disease mumps, suggesting the return of diseases—like measles—that vaccines protect against