Stories by

Patrick Monahan

With the help of implanted electrodes, two patients recovered everyday skills like holding a soup can. See video of the tech in action.

Using galaxies like a magnifying glass allowed astronomers, including Rachel Bezanson, to capture never-before-seen details in a patch of sky known as Pandora’s Cluster. Look back in time with her.

Ray Jones in Pitt Business is an avid user of ChatGPT — and he’s encouraging his students to try it, too.

The tech behind Alexa and Tesla might be smart, but is it wise? Pitt philosophers Colin Allen and Brett Karlan say exploring that question could break us out of the artificial intelligence hype cycle.

Their model could shed light on more lightning bug behavior as well as other instances of synchronization in nature.

For cells, the new research shows, there’s such a thing as too much communication. The results have implications for studying cancer and other diseases.

In a new publication, Pitt researchers share how they crafted a guide that prioritizes safety for field researchers from marginalized groups.

A new study shows where industry and weather dropped metals like lead and cadmium in Pittsburgh soils.

Merging galaxies might hurl away the gas that fuels new stars, according to a discovery by Pitt astronomers and their colleagues.

A Nature paper led by a Pitt PhD student revealed a crucial flaw in studies that attempt to predict complex personality traits from one-off brain scans.