Geoff Brumfiel

Artificial Intelligence is coming to the animal kingdom. Researchers have used advanced facial recognition techniques to track individual geese in a population, and other animal species too.

Israel and Hamas have put forth dueling explanations about what caused the deadly blast at Gaza's Al Ahli Arab Hospital. Publicly available evidence presents problems for both versions of the story.

New analysis sheds some light on what happened after a horrific explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital last week. But many questions remain.

The origins of the blast that killed hundreds of people at the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza are unclear. Israelis and Palestinians are trading blame.

In his visit to Israel, President Biden made a deal on limited humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza. Twelve days ago, Hamas killed 1,400 people in Israel. More than 3,400 people have been killed in Gaza.

Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.

The world's major nuclear powers haven't tested a bomb this century, but experts worry that may be about to change.

New artificial intelligence tools are being rapidly developed across the sciences. They may not be able to solve every problem, but in some cases, they're shortening the time to new breakthroughs.

The war in Ukraine has forced farmers to abandon millions of acres of the nation's most fertile farmland.

NASA-backed researchers say that millions of acres of farmland have been abandoned due to the conflict.

India's lunar mission went into sleep mode on Monday following two weeks of exploration on the Moon. The landing near the Lunar South Pole marks a major milestone for the nation's space program.

The achievement marks the first time an artificial intelligence system has been able to regularly beat humans in a real-world competition and could lead to better drones in the future.

The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.

Wednesday morning, India will attempt to land a robotic probe on the moon. The targeted landing site of this mission is near the lunar south pole.

In recent months, several academic groups have claimed possible discoveries of materials that super-conduct at room temperature. Outside researchers, however, are skeptical.

Russia's Luna-25 mission ended in failure Sunday, when the probe reportedly crashed into the moon unexpectedly. India will make a second attempt at landing on lunar surface on Wednesday.

India and Russia are sending landers to spots near the south pole, which has water ice that might one day be mined to make rocket fuel.

Scientists have used a gene-editing technique to make mosquitos allies in the fight against malaria. Environmentalists are troubled by the idea of genetically modifying wild animals.

Are we really made of stardust? A team of scientists set out to answer the question. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on July 14, 2023.)

The dust, which came from distant stars, is thought to be similar to grains that eventually helped form the planets, including Earth.