Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.

Researcher Miki Takahara accepts an Ig Nobel on behalf of the late Tokuji Unno. Hands up if you’ve been to a science awards ...

As artificial-intelligence tools become crucial collaborators in science, universities must teach students to challenge such systems and assess their ability to do so.

The company says it has cracked the physics of fluids using AI, solving one of the toughest puzzles in mathematics.

The UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling ...

The AlphaGenome Atlas charts the effects of 9 billion single DNA letter changes to the human genome — every possible mutation ...

Investigator-initiated trials (IITs) are a popular way that researchers and biotech companies test new therapies. Trials are ...

Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such ...

The scientist honoured by the newest telescope in space spearheaded a pioneering programme as NASA’s first chief astronomer.

The development bank and others are starting to publish and verify the raw data and code accompanying their research-based ...