When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Considering what healthcare systems might learn from past efforts to develop highly trustworthy computer systems.

When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as February 6, they’ll climb aboard NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide ...

Generative AI is reshaping software development—and fast. A new study published in Science shows that AI-assisted coding is ...

The award recipients will be honored at a ceremony at ACS Spring 2026 in Atlanta on March 24, 2026. Sponsor: Endowed fund ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The simple question of who invented the digital computer has many possible answers. Several strands of development – both theoretical and practical – converged around 1950, and no single inventor can ...

More than just the Big 12 championship is on the line this weekend. Texas Tech and BYU play in a rematch of their regular season meeting with a place in the College Football Playoff on the horizon.

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise. Owen Collumb, a Cybathlon race pilot who has been ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...