Scientists are using the video game Minecraft to study how humans learn, perfecting a classic Roman pasta dish with science, and a possible reason why more young people are getting colorectal cancer.

Friday marked the beginning of a whole new world at Liberty Science Center. The world-traveling “Minecraft: The Exhibition” is making its premiere at the Jersey City facility and runs through Sept. 5.

In “A Minecraft Movie,” which opens in theaters April 4, four misfits transported to the video game’s cubic world must harvest materials to craft their way back home and protect themselves from ...

Microsoft has announced that it’s starting to use Minecraft as a space in which to build, test and develop new artificial intelligence systems. The new platform, developed by academics, will be made ...

I discover what the Science is for the best food, weapons and armor are in 1.13 Minecraft! Is dried kelp the new magic secret? Also is a diamond sword the best weapon for any scenario, or is the ...

Vanilla Experiments are essentially Minecraft’s public test servers. They’re similar to Snapshots, but only work on the Beta Bedrock version of the game. Vanilla Experiments let you get familiar with ...

Microsoft has published the source code for its Project Malmo, allowing anyone to conduct artificial intelligence experiments in the world of Minecraft with a little programming. It unveiled the ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 15, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. and Code.org on Tuesday unveiled the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial for students and educators created for Hour of Code, an annual, ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's two hosts, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Juana. REGINA ...

With 30 million trials of last year’s Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, Microsoft and Code.org believe the new offering will again introduce tens of millions to coding for the first time SINGAPORE, 16 ...