Large language models (LLMs) can suggest hypotheses, write code and draft papers, and AI agents are automating parts of the research process. Although this can accelerate science, it also makes it ...

In December, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic unveiled its newest tool, Interviewer, used in its initial ...

Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. SAN FRANCISCO — George Yancopoulos has been the chief scientist at Regeneron since it was founded in 1988, and was a leading ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth’s, but are much denser on the gas giant—so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly ...

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected ...

Rice University quantum computing researchers have introduced a novel algorithm with the potential to speed up quantum computing. This algorithm landed the team in the finals for the XPRIZE Quantum ...

Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.

Often, the word fungus doesn't have the most positive implications. At times, some fungi can indicate you have an infection that you need to pick up an ointment for. Meanwhile, certain kinds of wild ...

Soay sheep, native to Scotland, are known for their hardiness and small size—and also for their cheatin’ hearts. The breed earned the dubious distinction of being the least monogamous in a new study ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This week, the UN Environment Program launched the Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7), a stark assessment that comes on the heels of US President ...

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