Three chemists who created tiny molecular machines have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their intricate designs.Nature From ACM News | October 6, 2016
Google's online translation service, Google Translate, will soon be using a new algorithm that is entirely based on deep learning, the company announced on 27 September...Nature From ACM News | September 30, 2016
In the fight to protect Earth from solar storms, the battle lines are drawn in space at a point 1.6 million kilometres away.Nature From ACM News | September 28, 2016
The Rosetta comet orbiter will meet a sticky end on 30 September, but not before a finale that should see it gather the most detailed images yet of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko—or...Nature From ACM News | September 28, 2016
Set in a remote natural depression in the mountainous region of Guizhou, China, the world's largest single-dish telescope is on the brink of sparking a new era...Nature From ACM News | September 26, 2016
In 1938, anthropologists Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell set off on an 18-month, 29,000-kilometre expedition to survey Australia's indigenous groups.Nature From ACM News | September 21, 2016
Four years into its travels across Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover faces an unexpected challenge: wending its way safely among dozens of dark streaks that could indicate...Nature From ACM News | September 7, 2016
The world's most famous fossil is now open source. 3D scans of Lucy—a 3.18-million-year-old hominin found in Ethiopia—were released on 29 August, allowing anyone...Nature From ACM News | August 30, 2016
Most summers since 1893, young developmental and evolutionary biologists have flocked to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to master the tricks of their trade.Nature From ACM News | August 17, 2016
Large genomic databases are indispensable for scientists looking for genetic variations associated with diseases. But they come with privacy risks for people who...Nature From ACM News | August 16, 2016
Black holes are not actually black. Instead, these gravitational sinks are thought to emit radiation that causes them to shrink and eventually disappear.Nature From ACM News | August 15, 2016
On 19 June, several hundred thousand US fans of the television drama Game of Thrones went online to watch an eagerly awaited episode—and triggered a partial failure...Nature From ACM News | August 11, 2016