Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they ...

Error theory can mean vastly different things depending on the context - what does it mean in the context of science and AI?

The Amazfit Active Max is a great entry-level pick for everyday fitness enthusiasts. It may not be the most advanced or customizable smartwatch out there, but it is well-built, reliable and has every ...

After years of confusion, a new study confirms the proton is tinier than once thought. That enables a test of the standard model of particle physics.

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive. In the three years since ChatGPT’s explosive debut, OpenAI’s ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

The existence of massive, elliptical galaxies in the early universe has puzzled astronomers for two decades. An international ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question still lingers—was it worth it?

A European project calls for help to verify whether carbon quantum dots are really able to sense chemicals in cells.

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

A giant virus encodes part of the protein-making toolkit of cells that gives it greater control over its amoeba host, raising questions about how it evolved and how such beings relate to living organi ...